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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 13, 2025

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive to describe the work that has been carried out in 2025 to implement the Cycle South Dublin programme?

REPLY:

The Cycle South Dublin programme consists of 45 projects to be delivered as 63 schemes to provide a cycle network of 263km of high-quality cycle track by 2029.

This network will build on pre-2021 schemes such as the Grand Canal Greenway, Willsbrook Road, Monastery Road and the R120 new Nangor Road to Adamstown project amongst others. The developing network will link into future Bus Connect corridors connecting South Dublin into Dublin City Centre.

A significant number of projects have already been delivered under the Cycle South Dublin programme, this includes Sections 1 to 4 of the Dodder Greenway, Avonbeg Greenway, D24 neighbourhood Network Phase 1, D12 Bike Bus Route and others. At this point in time, 50% of the Cycle South Dublin network will be delivered or will be ready to commence works. Continued delivery of the Cycle South Dublin is dependent on significant annual funding provided by the National Transport Authority.

In addition to the active travel and cycle routes, the national “Safe Routes to School” and South Dublin “Safe School Zones” schemes are developed and delivered by the Active Travel section. These schemes and are included in Cycle South Dublin projects where schools are on, or adjacent to the Cycle South Dublin network. Current activity related to Cycle South Dublin is as follows.

Projects completed or due to be completed in 2025:

• Airton Road extension scheme
• Dodder Greenway section 5, Butterfield Road, Firhouse Road and Spawell Link Road
• D24 neighbourhood Network Phase 2, Ballycullen and Killininny Road
• Castletymon Road Phase 1a, District centre to Greenhills Road
• Grand Canal to Lucan Urban Greenway - Phase 1a, Grand Canal to Esker Lane
• Grand Canal Greenway, 12^th Lock to Hazelhatch

Projects currently under construction or ready to commence in 2025/early 2026:

• Templeville Phase 2 and Glendown Active Travel schemes as one project, works ongoing, to complete in summer 2026
• Castletymon Road South, to link to the Dodder Greenway
• Firhouse Road Active Travel Improvement Scheme
• Whitehall Road Active Travel Trial scheme
• Tallaght to Clondalkin Phase 1. South of Cookstown Road. This scheme is held until completion of the Uisce Éireann works on Belgard Road in 2026

Projects at design stage:

• The Canal Loop Greenway Bridge improvement works in Griffeen Park
• Wellington Lane Phase A, Orwell to Templeogue Road and Phase B Orwell to Greentrees Road

Projects at planning stage:

• Knocklyon to Ballyboden Greenway Part 8 commencing on 15^th October 2025

Projects at preliminary design stage:

• Baldonnell to Grand Canal via Corkagh Park and Clondalkin feasibility and route options study.
• Esker Permeability Scheme, Stakeholder consultation and preliminary design work.
• Oldbawn Road Active travel Scheme, route design options study
• N81 Tallaght Central Strategy, route design options study