The National Transport Authority (NTA) has received notification of planning approval by An Bord Pleanála for the Bray to City Centre Scheme. The Scheme is part of the BusConnects Dublin programme, a key element of the Government’s policy to improve public transport and address climate change. The objectives of the Scheme include provision of necessary bus, cycle, and walking infrastructure enhancements that will facilitate modal shift from car dependency contributing to an efficient, low carbon and climate resilient City.
The Bray to City Centre scheme has an overall length of approximately 18.5km and in addition, with the section of Stonebridge Road included in the design measures approximately 200m. The Proposed Scheme is routed along R138 and commences at the junction of Leeson Street Lower and Earlsfort Terrace on St. Stephen’s Green. It runs along Leeson Street Lower and Upper, and Sussex Road. It continues along Morehampton Road and Donnybrook Road, through Donnybrook Village and on to the Stillorgan Road, serving the UCD Interchange via the Stillorgan Road overbridge at Belfield.
The route then continues on the Stillorgan Road (N11), which carries on to the Bray Road to Loughlinstown Roundabout. From Loughlinstown Roundabout it runs along the Dublin Road (R837) to St. Anne’s Church and then continues south through Shankill village along the R119. It then passes through Wilford Junction and along the Dublin Road until it terminates on Castle Street in Bray, on the north side of the River Dargle crossing.
Construction Stage:
Subject to completion of various processes, the NTA will now further develop the construction sequencing to include the Bray to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme taking account of approvals received, along with documentation to allow procurement to commence for the construction stage of the Scheme.
It is expected that all twelve corridors will be completed in 2030 with the first construction contracts to be awarded in mid 2025 with on-site construction to commence in the second half of the year. The construction of the corridors will be delivered on a phased basis in order to reduce the traffic impacts that could arise should all twelve be constructed concurrently. In relation to the Bray to City Centre Core Bus Corridor, it is likely that the Scheme will be implemented in the second half of the overall Core Bus Corridor construction programme.
In the coming months, detailed communication arrangements for the construction phase will be developed to ensure that residents, community groups, businesses and public representatives are kept fully informed and have access to relevant liaison personnel during the delivery of the Scheme.
More information on the Bray to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme is available in the documents below and on the statutory planning application website at the following link www.brayscheme.ie.