Waterford’s Quay will be reduced to just a lane of traffic either way, with bus lanes and cycle lanes also envisaged in a proposal brought before City Councillors on Monday evening.
The revised ‘Green Route’ plan for the R680 also provides for the creation of roundabouts at both the Keizer Street and Gladstone Street junctions and a three-metre median in the middle of The Quay.
The median, which will make The Quay more pedestrian friendly, will also be planted with trees as part of the further ‘greening’ of the city centre.
The proposal, completely revised from the previous plan brought before the Council, runs from Colbeck Street to Rice Bridge and was warmly welcomed by Councillors at Monday’s meeting.
“Following on from the Waterford Crystal development, this proposal is a further incentivisation of the use of The Mall,” said Cllr Tom Cunningham, who chairs the Council’s Special Policy Committee on Transport.
“The proposal that has been brought before this Council will, I believe, act as a catalyst for the further development of the Viking Triangle.”
Cllr Cunningham said the proposal, detailed to Councillors by Senior Engineer Frank Roche, now put the ball firmly in the court of public transport providers.
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Good to see work going ahead with developing the quay, Hopefully the trees won´t be too big that they will block views of the quay from across the river, Wouldn´t flowers be a better option?
sorry but putting 2 roundabouts on the quays will turn it into an absolute disaster – think of peple rounding a roundabout only to want to stop and turn directly into one of the car parking spaces on the quay … engineers need to understand that traffic calming doesnt mean slowing it down by reducing lane capacity.
prepare for the backing up of traffic all the way out through the manor – out the dunmore road from lombard street and back along the dual carriageway from the bridge – on a roadway that is slow as it is, this move will make it a no-go zone for most people. then again that is maybe what the council want ??
trees OK flowers OK – maintain them and stop them from being vandalised. day one !
Yes it might look pretty but the traffic will be awful.Look at the Newtown Road,William St and Lombart St,It”s a total mess bad planning by the council.I think the city council should take a trip out around the back roads around Waterford.FIX THE POTHOLES AND ROAD SURFACES!!!.Stop wasting money on work that doesnt need doing.