A new cycle lane in a South Dublin suburb is causing “total disruption to everything”, a local cyclist has complained. 

Cycle lanes are being built across the capital city, in a bid to boost active travel, cut carbon emissions and promote healthier lifestyles. 

However, their construction is not always controversy free. 

On Lunchtime Live, economist Jim Power said that one built recently in South Dublin between Terenure and Templeogue has taken roughly a year and a half. 

It has, he argued, “caused total disruption to everything”, a fact that brings him no pleasure as an “avid cyclist” who travels by bike “almost everywhere”. 

“During the summer, they put down a patch of red asphalt on a cycle lane,” he recalled. 

“It looked lovely; two weeks ago, I was here in my office doing a podcast and there was a tango hammer working just up the road from me. 

“There they were digging up the red asphalt again, having put it down a few weeks previously. 

“So, I've no idea who's paying for that.”

Mr Power continued that he is “totally in favour” of cycle lanes but has concerns about the way they are being constructed. 

“The reaction was basically over 90% of people who responded were talking about just how dangerous the roundabout now is,” he said. 

“The mess that has been there for the last 12 to 18 months in putting this in.”

Main image: A cycle lane. Picture by: Alamy.com.