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Aakanksha Surve

Dublin City Council imposes speed limit on Strand Road after works for cycleway trial suspended

Dublin City Council has imposed a speed limit on Strand Road in Sandymount in "the interest of safety".

The move comes after works on the controversial cycleway trial were suspended by the local authority following a High Court order.

The 30 km/hr speed limit will be in place starting Monday, March 15.

A spokesperson for DCC said on Twitter: "Due to the High Court stay on Dublin City Council continuing works on Strand Road, which means roadworks are now suspended and unfinished, in the interest of safety from Mon 15th March there will be an enforceable 30km/hr speed limit on StrandRoad & Beach Rd until further notice."

Last month we reported on how all works on the cycle path had been halted due to a High Court order.

Car restrictions - including traffic barriers, reduced parking, and a one-way system - were to be implemented as part of the measures for the new two-way Strand Road cycle path.

Traffic was going to be limited to one lane with cars allowed to travel outbound only to the Merrion Gates.

The local authority had devised a set of plans to avoid traffic rat-runs in Sandymount village under a six-month trial.

Independent councillor Mannix Flynn and local resident Peter Carvill had sought a stay on the works which was opposed by the council earlier this week, the Irish Times reported.

But the cycleway trial would no longer be going ahead after a High Court judge ruled that DCC had to suspend the project until a decision had been reached regarding the concerns raised by Cllr Flynn and Mr Carvill on the work undertaken and the lack of an environmental impact assessment.

The council shared an update on social media announcing that the one-way system would not be coming into effect.

A previous post on Twitter read: "The one-way system will not come into effect on Monday.

"We are still committed to undertaking the Strand Road trial to provide safe and protected cycle facilities for all ages and to also improve the area for pedestrians, however, we cannot now give any date when this may occur as it will depend on the outcome of the court case.

"We are very disappointed at not being able at this stage to put in place these facilities where none exist at the moment."

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