A new road project, which will link the Rathbeale Rd and the Brackenstown Road, will have consultants appointed to it in Q3 of this year. The Swords Western Distributor Road which will go from the Brackenstown Rd, west of Swords Manor, and travel north past the new Mooretown development and across the Broadmeadown River to…
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…
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…
The future of the long-awaited public transport megaproject Metrolink has been secured, as cabinet agree the business case. The metro which will link Swords to Dublin city centre is now expected to be delivered by 2034. The business case presented to government outlines the projected cost for the project to be in the region of…