Tony Gregory
Question:350 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Transport if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied ) regarding Luas works can be attended to urgently. [7513/04]
View answerTuesday, 9 March 2004
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As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for the day to day management of the Luas project rests with the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA. However, the RPA has assured me that it and the Luas contractors are committed to ensuring the safety of traffic management measures which must be put in place to facilitate Luas works.
While the RPA regrets the inconvenience caused by the works in the Bluebell/Davitt Road area, it is working with contractors to ensure that work is completed as quickly as possible. It is assumed that the pedestrian lights referred to are those that were located at Bluebell Estate, opposite Lansdowne Park. The RPA has informed me that these lights were removed, with the agreement of Dublin City Council, for the duration of the works at that location as it was thought to be unsafe for people to cross the road at that point while construction is under way. The lights will be reinstated when these works have been completed, which is expected to be in May.
The footpath from the entrance to the estate towards Davitt Road is scheduled to be reinstated fully within three weeks. More extensive work is required to reinstate the permanent footpath from the entrance to the estate towards Bluebell. This work will be carried out in stages and is scheduled to be completed in May.