BusConnects Dublin - Big changes to Bus Network

What are the changes?

I've seen a Go Ahead AX bus going down Newtownpark Avenue this morning.

It could be doing route training for the S6 in Blackrock this morning.

I also just saw one going along the Dundrum Bypass a few minutes ago.

They seemed to have upped the C3 to a 20 minute frequency from Ringsend in the evenings. Could explain why I've actually been able to board a bus to Leixlip the last week, normally they are full and won't even stop. Nice to know they are willing to make changes to deal with issues.

Received today

Dear Community Forum Member,   

This is a no-reply email address. Please feel free to email queries to cbc@busconnects.ie

We are emailing you to provide a status update in relation to the Core Bus Corridors specifically the Kimmage to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme.

It has come to the National Transport Authority's attention that due to an administrative error, a certain Junction Design Report (Appendix 2) was omitted from the Transport Impact Assessment Report Appendix (Appendix A6.1) contained within Volume 4 Appendices to the hard copy of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report that was available for inspection at (i) the offices of the NTA, and (ii) the offices of An Bord Pleanála. Please note that this Junction Design Report was available for inspection in the electronic copies of the EIAR at Appendix 2 of Appendix A6.1 (i) on the website of the NTA at www.kimmagescheme.com and (ii) on the website of An Bord Pleanála at https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/317660 and was separately available elsewhere in the EIAR at Appendix A6.3 to the electronic and hard copies of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report. This discrepancy has now been rectified and the Junction Design Report is included in the hard copies of the EIAR at (i) the offices of the NTA, and (ii) the offices of An Bord Pleanála.

In the circumstances, in order to ensure full and effective public participation, an extension of time for inspection, purchase of documents and for the making of submissions/observations or objections is being provided beyond 7th November 2023 to 8th December 2023.

Notices in relation to a further period of time for the making of submissions relating to the Kimmage to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme pursuant to Section 51(3) of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended) and in accordance with Article 4(a) of the of the Third Schedule to the Housing Act 1966 (as amended) relating to the Kimmage to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 will appear in the Irish Independent and the Gazette newspaper on Thursday 26th October 2023.

A copy of the application documentation may be viewed and downloaded free of charge at: www.kimmagescheme.ie . Please note all previous documents regarding BusConnects are still available on www.busconnects.ie

All previous submissions/observations or objections submitted to An Bord Pleanála during the previous period of time for the making of submissions/observations or objections, are unaffected by this additional period and do not require to be resubmitted. They will be considered in full by An Bord Pleanála – no further action is required.

Additional submissions/observations or objections may be made in writing to the Board at An Bord Pleanála (Strategic Infrastructure Division), 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902 before 5.30pm on this extended date of 8th December 2023.

Any submissions/observations must be accompanied by a fee of €50 and must be received by the Board not later than 5.30 p.m. on 8th December 2023. This fee will not apply to certain prescribed bodies including those specified in Section 51(3)(b) of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended) or to landowners and others with a legal interest in land who are objecting to compulsory acquisition of land in which they have such an interest in a compulsory acquisition case. This fee shall also not be payable by any person who had already made and paid the fee for a submission/observation between 1st August 2023 and 26th October 2023.

Submissions/observations can also be made on the An Bord Pleanála website at the following address: https://online.pleanala.ie/en-ie/sid/observation .

Yours sincerely,

BusConnects Team

They aren't going to withdraw the application, they can just leave it with ABP until they get round to rejecting it, that gives the NTA cover for doing nothing here for the next 2 - 5 years.

There is 2 new bus shelters currently being built for the S8 in Newtownpark Avenue.

They are being used for the route to Dún Laoghaire Dart Station.

The 1st one being built is near the traffic light junction outside Dunnes Stores at the Playwright.

This new bus shelter is being built right opposite the bus shelter at Marian Park.

The 2nd one is being built across the road from Melfort Housing estate/Newpark Comprehensive School.

However; there is no new bus shelters being built on the opposite side of Newtownpark Avenue when the S8 goes to Citywest. There is also that bus stop marking still there at Guardian Angels Church. I don't know whether that stop will still be there to allow the S8 stop outside the entrance to the church when the route is rolled out for service in late November.

when is the new date for the S spine coming in? I saw a few bus stops.

26th November is the supposed launch date. Theres been a lot of drivers out route training the past few weeks!

F spine is next I believe, then the E spine. Not sure if the N2 and O routes will be included with the E spine launch.

Count yourself lucky your part of the city has a 24 hour service at all and isn't the last spine to be implemented!!!

It's not DB's problem to solve capacity issues... It's the NTA, who schedule the route and so impacts capacity

I fully accept that however I would question how much DB are pushing the capacity issue with the NTA becase there has been zero changes.

If NTA say yes start moving to 15 min service, is there resources to acheive this?

I would like to see the restrictions on BE 101 lifted as an immediate measure overnight to carry passengers through Drumcondra. I don't know how busy the service would be however I suspect not packed.

There should be no new 24 hour services until existing are sufficently resourced and the argunment adding others will ease the pressure on existing is just not true.

Yeah I am really lucky!

Arrive at Abbey Street, maybe at least 30 minutes before and hope you can push on before more arrive closer to departure jump the queue. This is another issue the bus turning up a few mins before needs to be addressed as well and restore some order.

Found this out last night. Got stuck in work til 2:30am and no 69N nitelink til 4am. After wandering around town for half an hour I gave in and got a taxi (after arguments with 2 drivers I hailed saying they were only taking cash) for the princely sum of €31 for a 12-minute journey.

I'd take trying to squeeze onto an oversubscribed 24hr route in a heartbeat!