Church Road Works From Aug 12th

All about the air flow…

atest press release from Wicklow County Council, issued on Wednesday, but, hey, been busy…

Works on Church Road Greystones, will commence on the 12th of August.

The works will entail the following:

1. A new kerb line installed along the western side of the road from Circle K to Church Lane.
2. A new kerb line to be installed on the east side of the road from Church Road to Turnpike Lane.
3. Kerb build-outs around the existing trees on the east side of the road from Turnpike Lane to Bellevue Road.
4. Resurfacing the road from Circle K to Bellevue Road.

The new kerb lines will regularise the road width to a 6m standard design road width. This will assist with calming traffic speeds.

A new zebra crossing will be installed at the Turnpike Lane to facilitate this east-west pedestrian/cyclist corridor.

The wider verges as a result of the carriageway narrowing will be utilised to provide Nature Based Sustainable Urban Drainage Solution by allowing stormwater runoff from the carriageway into the verges to firstly soak away into the ground where the water will be used up by trees and other plantings. Secondly, as storage areas for excess runoff, before finally discharging to the existing piped drainage network.

This will assist with reducing the runoff going to the pipe system very quickly which can become inundated, leading to flooding on Victoria Rd, during intense storms.

The project is a holistic approach scheme utilising Department of Transport funding for the road resurfacing, National Transport Authority funding for the active travel improvements and Wicklow County Council’s Climate Action funding to provide the verge side drainage.

Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the works (estimated to take 3-4 weeks) and Wicklow County Council regrets any inconvenience that may be caused during this period.