23/09/2004
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M50
Motorway Upgrade Scheme
Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown County Council by agreement with South Dublin County
Council, Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council under section 59 of the
Local Government Act, 1955 has prepared an environmental impact statement in
respect of the M50 Motorway Upgrade Scheme 2004.
The scheme comprises the addition of a third lane in each direction on
the M50 over a distance of 31km between the M1 and Sandyford together with the
provision of auxiliary weaving lanes between the M1 and Scholarstown, generally
within the existing motorway boundaries.
Modifications to ten interchanges will provide full or partial free flow for
the principal turning movements and the Westlink toll plaza will be upgraded to
a fully electronic free flow toll facility.
Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has applied to An Bord Pleanála for approval
of the proposed road development under section 51 of the Roads Acts, 1993 and
1998 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act, 2000).
A copy of the environmental impact statement may be inspected on working
days between Thursday 23rd September 2004 and Tuesday 26th October
2004 inclusive at the following locations and times:
Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown County Council offices, County Hall, Marine Road, Dun
Laoghaire from 9.30am to 1.00pm and 2.15pm to 4.30pm (4.00pm Friday)
Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown County Council offices, Dundrum Office Park, Main Street,
Dundrum from 9.30am to12.30pm. and 1.30pm to 4.30pm
South
Dublin County Council Offices, County Hall, Tallaght from 9.00am to 5.00pm
(4.30pm Friday)
South
Dublin County Council Offices, Ninth Lock Road, Clondalkin from 10.00am to
12.45pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Fingal
County Council offices, County Hall, Main Street, Swords from 9.30am to 12.30pm
and 2.00pm to 5.00pm (4.30pm Friday)
Fingal
County Council offices, First Floor, Blanchardstown Library, Blanchardstown
Town Centre from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2.00pm to 5.00pm (4.30pm Friday)
Fingal
County Council offices, 46/49 Upper O’Connell Street, from 9.30am to 12.30pm
and 2.00pm to 5.00pm (4.30pm Friday)
Dublin
City Council, Planning Counter, Block 4, Civic Offices, Wood Quay from 9.30am
to 4.30pm
The
EIS is divided into volumes as follows:
Volume
1: Introduction and General volume
Volume
2: Environmental Assessment
Report:
M1 Interchange to River Liffey
Volume
3: Environmental Assessment
Report:
River Liffey to River Dodder
Volume
4: Environmental Assessment
Report:
River Dodder to Sandyford Interchange
Volume
5: Illustrations to accompany
Volume 1
Volume
6: Illustrations to accompany
Volumes 2,3 & 4
Non-Technical Summary
The EIS volumes may be purchased separately at the aforementioned locations for a fee of €20 per volume. The full EIS is also available on CD for a fee of €10. A copy of the non-technical summary of the statement may be purchased for a fee of €10 and is also available on this site or at http://www.dlrcoco.ie/ http://www.fingalcoco.ie/
Download the Environmental Impact Assessment
Staff
familiar with the scheme will be available to answer questions between the
hours of 4pm and 8pm at the following locations and dates:
County
Council Offices, Dundrum
Tuesday 12th October
Thursday 21st October 2004
County
Council Offices, Clondalkin
Thursday
7th October
Tuesday 19th October 2004
First
Floor, Blanchardstown Library
Tuesday 5th October
Thursday
14th October 2004
Written
submissions in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the
proposed road development may be made to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough
Street, Dublin 1 on or before Friday 12th November 2004.
A
motorway scheme has been made in respect of the proposed road development and
an oral hearing will be held in relation to that scheme.
Evidence in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the
proposal may be given at the oral hearing.
Before
making its decision on the application for approval, the Board must consider
the environmental impact statement, any written submissions made to it and not
withdrawn and, where an oral hearing is held, the report and any recommendation
of the inspector holding the oral hearing where evidence was given in relation
to the likely effects on the environment of the proposal.
Public notice of any oral hearing will be given at a later date.
Further
information may be obtained from
John
McDaid, Senior Engineer,
Dun
Laoghaire Rathdown County Council,
Tel:
2054839 Fax:
2845203
Email:
jmcdaid@dlrcoco.ie
Date:
23rd September 2004