Plans have been unveiled by Limerick City and County Council’s Active Travel team for the transformation of the route between the South Circular Road into the city centre.
As part of the consultation period, a Virtual Public Consultation Room has been created to guide people through the proposals.
A series of in-person drop-in sessions are also planned in the community where members of the public can come along, meet the team behind the proposals and get further information before making a submission.
The development works will consist of:
- Segregated cycle lanes, shared carriageway and footpath upgrades/reconstruction commencing on the R526 (north-east of Ballykeefe Roundabout), along South Circular Rd, Henry St and terminating at Mill Lane in Limerick City Centre, with dedicated pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities throughout.
- Traffic calming measures including raised table junctions, upgrade of junctions, reduced carriageways, changes to speed limits, and insertion of traffic signals at the Ashbourne Ave/New Street and Henry St/Mallow St junctions.
- Removal of and redistribution of on-street parking bays to facilitate cycle lanes along the length of scheme
- Traffic restrictions to include vehicular access from the SCRd to City Centre diverted to Ballinacurra Road, removal of right turn from Ballinacurra Road to SCRd, Lifford Ave to SCRd, removal of left turn from Boreen an Tobair to SCRd, extension of existing one way system on SCRd to junction with Clontarf Place, and creation of one way streets to include Quin Street, St Gerard Street, and Mill Lane
- Infill car parking area to include 10 spaces on corner of South Circular Road and Laurel Hill Avenue
- Road resurfacing, road markings, coloured surfacing, surface water and foul drainage works, public lighting, services, and landscaping works including removal of one tree at junction of South Circular Road/Lifford Avenue
Sean McGlynn, Senior Engineer with Active Travel Limerick said: “This route is one of the key routes into the city centre that we are working on. We are now at the stage where we are looking for the public’s input and there is a range of public consultation options, from a virtual room to drop-in meetings.”
“I would encourage anyone with an interest to get in contact and see what plans we have to help get Limerick moving via Active Travel.”
You can find out more information about the proposed plans by:
- Visiting the Limerick City and County Council online Public Consultation platform: mypoint.limerick.ie
- Visiting the Virtual Public Consultation Room: www.innovision.ie/limerick-scr
Active Travel Limerick will be hosting four drop-in sessions at the following times:
| Drop-In Session 1 | Thursday 6th October 2022 | 12pm – 2pm | Fennessey’s Pub |
| Drop-In Session 2 | Thursday 6th October 2022 | 5pm – 7pm | >Room G10, Mary Immaculate College |
| Drop-In Session 3 | Wednesday 19th October 2022 | 5pm – 7pm | Room G10, Mary Immaculate College |
| Drop-In Session 4 | Thursday 20th October 2022 | 12pm – 2pm | Citizen Innovation Lab, UL City Campus, Sarsfield St |
Submissions must be received on or before 4pm on Thursday 10 November 2022.