Trial of new traffic arrangements for Merrion Row

Dublin City Council has announced that it is to trial new traffic arrangements for Merrion Row.

Proposals to reduce traffic on Merrion Row to one lane to facilitate summer outdoor dining when Covid-19 restrictions ease were made available for public consultation.

The City Council say they recently received a huge response to the consultation on the new arrangements, with almost 2,400 submissions in total.

A council spokesperson said:

“93% of respondents were in favour of trialling the new arrangements.

“The trial will take place from 6am on Saturday May 15^th until 11pm on Sunday May 16^th.

“Under the new arrangements there will be one lane of traffic on Merrion Row serving traffic from Kildare St, while traffic from St Stephen’s Green East will be diverted via Hume St and Ely Place where the direction of the traffic will be reversed.

“If the trial is successful a design can then be finalised, taking into account feedback from the recent consultation, which would allow for accessible footpath extensions on both sides of Merrion Row to facilitate outdoor dining this summer.

“A full traffic management plan will be in place for the trial weekend.”