It’s the plan which will making getting in and out of the city centre quicker and easier. And this week the National Transport Authority (NTA) published their latest version of the BusConnects Swords to City Centre route and opened it for public consulation. People have until July 18th to have their say on the route.…
Bike Week 2023 starts this Saturday, 13 May and runs to Sunday 21 May. The Active Travel team in Fingal County Council has arranged an exciting events agenda to celebrate everything two-wheels (and occassionally three or four). Here is the list of events for Fingal: Day Time Location Event Featuring Saturday 13 May 12-4pm Millennium…
Major ground works will start next week as part of the preparation for Metrolink. Trenches are being dug at the Estuary Roundabout of the R132 on Wednesday and Thursday (05/04 and 06/04). Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area. Theses trenches being dug along the route of the Metrolink so that engineers…
Swords councillors agreed unanimously this week to advocate for a new bus route to extend from Swords to Blachardstown. Following a motion from Cllr Ian Carey, the area committee of the council will this week write to the NTA to open discussions of a bus route connecting Blanchardstown and Swords. The two major population centres…
At the junction of the Brackenstown Rd and Murrough Rd a new mini-roundabout will be put in place as part of the safe route to schools scheme for St Cronan’s School. The new design has been put forward with a view to protecting school children, vulnerable road users, and improving traffic flow at the location.…
The Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has initiated an assessment of the noise generated by Dublin Airport to see if they have exceeded the allowed noise levels. Under the laws which brought ANCA into existence, it has the power to initiate an assessment of the noise situation at Dublin Airport to determine if additional noise…
Some 50 to 60 people braved sub-zero temperatures to attend a protest against Fingal County Council’s handling of illegal flights off the new North Runway, on Monday afternoon. Calling on the council to ‘do their job’ by enforcing the planning permission that is in place on Dublin Airport, protesters highlighted the ongoing illegal use of…
As part of the Railway Order, Metrolink have published detailed designs for the Metrolink stations and tracks in Swords. Some of the elements: New designs will reinstate existing estate boundaries at Seatown, Estuary Court and Ashley. Metrolink will be above ground as it passes Balheary Park, with trains visible from playing pitches. The train will…
The next important step in making Metrolink a reality will take place at the end of this month. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have informed local representatives that the Metrolink Railway Order will happen on September 30th. A Railway Order is the start of the planning process for the new metro and it is an application…
Only a fool would make predictions – especially about the future. So the saying goes. But there are a number of really positive signs that over the next four years the county town of Swords will see major and transformative investment, that it has so badly needed for so long. Here is the list: Swords…