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Call to extend BusConnects consultation

EchoLive.ie, 26 Apr

BusConnects Cork is a €600m programme of work that aims to transform

the city’s bus system, making public transport more accessible to more

people.

A local representative in Cork has called on the National Transport

Authority (NTA) to extend the timeline of the second round of public

consultation on the emerging preferred BusConnects routes. Pic: Larry

Cummins

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Breda Graham

A local representative in Cork has called on the National Transport

Authority (NTA) to extend the timeline of the second round of public

consultation on the emerging preferred BusConnects routes.

BusConnects Cork is a €600m programme of work that aims to transform

the city’s bus system, making public transport more accessible to more

people.

Labour Party Cork City area representative Peter Horgan said an

extension of the timeline of the second round of public consultations

on the proposals, which is currently under way, would allow for the

publication of traffic modelling to be incorporated into submissions by

the public.

“It was confirmed to me at this week’s public information event that

traffic data and modelling is currently under way in Cork city and is

due to be published in a number of weeks,” he said.

“That data should be in the public domain and help inform submissions

and not be held back to the statutory consultation.

“BusConnects is an evolving process at this stage still, but it is

vital we have all data relevant to it available for people to frame

their submissions. Extend the timelines to ensure people are able to

make informed submissions.”

The second non-statutory public consultation on BusConnects’

sustainable transport corridors (STCs) is due to run until Thursday,

May 25, making it an eight-week public consultation.

Public information events took place last week in communities across

Cork where STCs are proposed, which gave members of the public a chance

to meet with design engineers and NTA representatives to discuss their

concerns.

An NTA spokesperson told The Echo, said: “Traffic surveys have been

taking place across Cork City in recent weeks as part of the

BusConnects Cork project.

“This will assist the project team in further understanding the data in

relation to the current number of cars, cyclists, and pedestrians at

different locations across Cork.

“The NTA will also be undertaking detailed traffic modelling where we

will seek to predict how traffic flows might behave if the proposed

STCs are implemented. This will happen at a later stage in the

project.”

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