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Dublin port rethinks development plan

[ May 9, 2024   //   ]

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has updated its 3FM Project following a consultation process as part of the planning process. The changes include enhancement of lands allocated to public realm and address concerns over visual and noise impact, says DPC.

The 3FM Project concerns new port capacity for unitised cargo on port-owned lands on the Poolbeg Peninsula and construction of a new bridge across the River Liffey as part of the Southern Port Access Route (SPAR), along with a Maritime Village and enhanced public and community amenity.

Under the original plan, there would have been a container storage facility directly south of the Dublin Waste to Energy facility, referred to in the Dublin Port Masterplan as Area O.

Under the revised plan, this will be retained as ro ro trailer capacity with a reduced area and with no stacking of freight or gantry cranes. A 1.2-acre portion of Area O will be made available to Dublin City Council for a District Heating Energy Centre adjacent to the Waste to Energy plant.

The freight trailer terminal will be behind an existing large bund and hidden from Sandymount Strand.

All trailers departing from Area O will use the new, purpose-built SPAR route to access the Dublin Port Tunnel – as will all other HGV traffic on the Poolbeg Peninsula, removing freight traffic from existing public roads leading to and from the Tom Clarke Bridge.

Area L, which is adjacent to the quayside, will instead be used as a container storage facility. This area had been designated for development at a later date under Masterplan 2040 but the proposal brings this forward.

DPC adds that discussions are progressing well with Irish Rail on providing rail access for all port terminals and SPAR will enable rapid road shunting of containers to these terminals.

The initiative is separate to the 3FM Project in itself.

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