Louth County Council submits Part 8 for Dublin Road Active Travel

Louth County Council has lodged its Part 8 planning application for Active Travel measures on the Dublin Road from the Inner Relief Road to Riverside Walk, with the application open for submissions from the public.

According to the details available, the Placemaking and Physical Development section of Louth County Council proposes to install high-quality segregated pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to improve safety and promote Active Travel along the Dublin Road from Xerox Junction (R132, R215 intersection) heading northwards to Riverside Walk for a length of c.2km.

The local authority is proposing to upgrade junctions along the entire route to provide safer pedestrian and cycle crossings, and to upgrade existing bus stops along the route, providing facilities that integrate both pedestrians and cyclists. It also aims to upgrade all entrances along the route to better facilitate pedestrians and cyclists.

It seeks to provide pedestrian and cycling crossings at identified desire lines along the route, and to connect to existing cycling facilities that interface with the route, improve landscaping and biodiversity along the full length of the scheme including sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS). The application also provides for all other ancillary works associated with these cycle lanes along the length of the scheme.

The closing date for submissions is 15 October. For more information and to make a submission see here.