Luas Lucan Public Consultation - Ballyowen Area
A public consultation about the routing for Luas Lucan in the Ballyowen area is ongoing.
The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) held an open evening on 2nd June 2010 in Ballyowen Community Centre to discuss the alternative options for the routing of Luas Lucan (Line F1) in the Ballyowen area. In advance of this open evening RPA distributed 3,000 letters to all households located in the area and notified all residents who subscribed to our Lucan Luas database. Our open evening was very well attended and the response from the public and the elected representatives has been remarkable in terms of number of submissions.
The Emerging Preferred Route (EPR) for Luas Lucan was announced in October 2008. The choice of EPR was informed by extensive public consultation which was carried out in 2007 and 2008 .The route is in line with the preference indicated by South Dublin County Council. After the announcement of the EPR, RPA started the detailed design for Luas Lucan. During the initial design stage RPA was made aware that routing the tracks along Ballyowen Lane raised concerns among residents and public representatives. RPA therefore decided to consult the public further on these issues and examine whether there were any feasible alternatives to the EPR. Through this design study RPA has identified two alternative alignment options that are shown on the enclosed map as Option A and Option B. These options were presented to the public during the open evening on 2nd June 2010.
In order to facilitate residents who were unable to attend our open evening and wish to make a submission, we have uploaded drawings of the three options and a detailed description of each option accompanies the drawings:
Click here to view or download EPR and Stop Options Map
Click here to view or download EPR Option Drawings
Click here to view or download EPR Option Description
Click here to view or download Link Option A Drawings
Click here to view or download Link Option A Description
Click here to view or download Link Option B Drawings
Click here to view or download Link Option B Description
Residents who have attended the open evening might notice that these drawings are in a different format compared to the ones displayed on 2nd June 2010. The drawings have been optimized to be viewed on a computer screen or printed by a home printer. Please be advised that the design has not changed since our open evening.
On 23rd July 2010, RPA sent a letter to residents in the Ballyowen Area advising on the EPR Options and Link Options for Luas Lucan (Line F1). The closing date for submissions on these options for Luas Lucan is Tuesday 31st August 2010. Click here to view or download Luas Lucan Ballyowen Residents Letter 23rd July 2010.
As previously advised RPA aims to take a final decision in respect of this section of the route in September. We now ask all residents who have not yet contacted us about this matter and wish to convey their views to make a submission to RPA before Tuesday 31st August 2010 so that they can be considered and help inform the decision. You can let us know your opinion by e-mail, post or by phone.
Email: info@rpa.ie
Freepost Address
Freepost
Railway Procurement Agency
Parkgate Business Centre,
Parkgate Street,
Dublin 8.
Freephone: 1800 67 64 64