Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are advertising for Programme Director and Head of Procurement for Metrolink. The plan to bring the project to the next phase is getting underway as key leadership roles have been advertised with a deadline of the 28th of November. TII are expecting to attract international interest in the roles and they…
The Malahide Road roundabout in Swords will face three days of disruption from November 13th, for road resurfacing connected to Metrolink. The busy roundabout will have a stop go in effect during the works. The purpose of these works is to fully reinstate the road areas, where Slit Trenching Investigations were undertaken in recent weeks.…
Multiple daily trips from Swords to Balbriggan is a reality for Swords families whose children attend Cholaiste Glor na Mara in Balbriggan. Some 35 students from Swords attend the Irish language secondary school but because of Department of Education rules they do not receive a bus service. According to department rules, only students attending the…
It’s World Car-Free Day today and to celebrate Fingal County Council are offering a FREE bike share ride. You can try one of the Tier ebikes or Bleeper push bikes for free for 40-minutes if you want to try them out for a spin. Download the Bleeper and Tier apps, to register and unlock your…
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…