Dublin’s Capel Street and Parliament Street are to go car-free on weekend evenings for the next six weeks.
Dublin City Council has said the trial will see cars banned from the streets from 6.30pm to 11.30pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The trial gets underway next Friday, with officials set to assess the outcome once it is complete.
In a statement, DCC said the trial is aimed at facilitating outdoor dining.
It said a range of other streets will be made “effectively traffic-free” while Capel and Parliament streets are closed:
- Parnell St. from Ryders Row to Capel St.
- Little Britain St. from Campbell’s Court to Capel St.
- Mary St. from Jervis Lane Upper to Capel St.
- Mary St. Little from Anglesea Row to Capel St.
- Mary’s Abbey from Aran St. to Capel St.
- Abbey St. from Jervis Lane Upper to Capel St.
- Strand St. Little from Aran St. to Capel St.
- Strand St. from Jervis St. to Capel St.
- Essex Gate from Exchange St. to Parliament St.
- Essex St. East from Sycamore St. to Parliament St.
Meanwhile, the area of Capel Street between Parnell Street and Ryders Row will be pedestrianised on a 24/7 basis from next Friday.
The council said local bus diversions will be in place for buses that usually serve Parliament Street and the Luas will remain unaffected.
The buildouts for outdoor dining on Merrion Row are now complete. #Dublin #CityRecovery pic.twitter.com/wjTSLTuZfZ
— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) June 4, 2021
Meanwhile buildouts to facilitate outdoor dining in the Merrion Row area have also been completed.
Traffic is being reduced to one lane in the area to allow buses passes through.
