Dublin Cyclists On Track

Councillors in Dublin have given the green light for a €10m cycle route in the city.

The 4.6km track will be built along Dublin’s Grand Canal and Docklands.

The project will see four cycle and pedestrian bridges being constructed as well as a boardwalk on the approach to Leeson Street in the city.


Around 170 car parking spaces will be lost along the route as a result.

The scheme is being funded by the Department of Transport and it is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Most of the cycle track – which will start at the Grand Canal at Rathmines Road Lower and continue along the canal to the Samuel Beckett Bridge and on to Clontarf via East Wall - will be physically separated from both motorists and pedestrians.

The Docklands section will form part of the planned Sutton to Sandcove (S2S) cycle route around Dublin Bay.

(DW/BMcc)