Charlesland Dual Carraigeway’s €1m Upgrade

Middle of the road…

atest press release from Cllr Stephen Stokes, issued on Wednesday, August 16th 2023…

Cllr Stephen Stokes has warmly welcomed plans to upgrade the R774 aka the Charlesland Dual Carriageway.

Wicklow County Council is expected to invest somewhere in the region of €1 million to €1.2 million on the project, which will significantly upgrade pedestrian and cycling safety in the area.

Cllr Stokes stated: “Wicklow County Council are aiming to convert a lot of the informal crossings, into signalised crossings. Road safety is vital. I will fully support any measures that can improve traffic management for all road users.”

Wicklow County Council plan to engage with local people, during a non-statutory consultation period.

Cllr Stokes added: “It will be important to listen to the views of local people. The aim of the project is to boost pedestrian and cyclist use of the Charlesland Dual Carriageway area. If all goes to plan, Wicklow County Council hope to carry out the work by early October.

“Recently I reported some severely damaged railings between Seabourne View and Charlesland Shopping Centre. Wicklow County Council did a superb job with the railing repairs, which are now like new. But it really brought home the point about road safety.”

Some of the crossings expected to be improved include the Knockroe roundabout, and the crossing between Charlesland Shopping Centre and Charlesland Wood. The funding is expected to be sourced from the Greystones Pathfinder Project which has a budget of €1.5 million. The Pathfinder project needs to be completed by 2025.

Cllr Stephen Stokes further stated: “A lot of the planned investment on the Charlesland Dual Carriageway area will be spent on the lights. They are quite expensive.

“People write to me regularly about road safety, so hopefully this will make a positive impact.”