Plans have finally been drawn up showing the new roads of a scenic south Dublin village which will turn into a temporarily one-way street as part of new COVID-19 restrictions.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has said that the switch in Blackrock will come into play on June 8 with the first phase of the project lasting two weeks before further work.
The change is being made in the hope of allowing extra room for pedestrians and cyclists as the public continue to try and abide by the two-metre distance rule.
Blackrock village will get wider footpaths, new trees, café seating, planters, a cycle lane and new surfaces as part of the new plan.
Once the council is happy with changes, they will look to beginning the second phase of the project on June 29 which will include more work such as screw-down kerb seprators.
A Dublin-wide plan like this on a range of temporary coronavirus measures will hopefully be unveiled by the end of May also.
DLRCC said: "In response to the COVID-19 crisis and to facilitate safe physical distancing, mobility and support local businesses reopening, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council plan to install a temporary one-way traffic system in Blackrock Village with the space reallocated for the safety and benefit of pedestrians and cyclists.
"The Council are working on this initiative with the support of the Blackrock Business Network. The details of the plan are currently being worked on and will be finalised next week and it is envisaged that the temporary changes will be implemented in the village from Wednesday, 27 May.
"The proposals are being planned so as to not adversely affect public transport serving the village. In putting in place the temporary measures, It is proposed to use materials that are both functional and sympathetic to the public realm in Blackrock Village."
They added: "Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are in the process of preparing a County-wide plan of temporary measures to address the challenges in the public realm resulting from COVID-19 to address public safety, mobility and to support the recovery of the local economy, and this County-wide plan will be completed in the next two weeks."
