Outdoor dining will continue on Merrion Row, after a successful trial last weekend.
Dublin City Council says the measure will now stay in place and will be reviewed in the autumn to assess the long-term viability of it.
Further works will take place in the area including footpath widening, reversing traffic flow, and the removal of some parking spaces.
#News Outdoor dining is to be facilitated on Merrion Row - details below on changes. These are initially for the summer; a review will take place in the autumn to ascertain the long-term viability of continuing.#CityRecovery #Dublin #MerrionRow #OutdoorDining pic.twitter.com/ZQMUe3fPPA
— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) May 19, 2021
Dublin City Council says over the coming weeks the following changes will be made to the area as part of a wider programme of city-wide initiatives led by the Office of City Recovery:
- The footpaths on Merrion Row will be widened on both sides with one lane of traffic remaining to facilitate traffic from Kildare Street
- Hume Street and Ely Place will have the direction of flow reversed so traffic from St Stephens Green East will use these streets
- A contra flow cycle lane will be provided on Ely Place and Hume Street and cyclists will still be able to access Merrion Row from St Stephens Green East
- 8 car-parking spaces will be removed on the east side of Ely place. 90% of spaces on Hume Street/Ely Place will remain. There will be no changes to any disabled spaces.
- Traffic changes will be implemented from Sunday the 30th of May 2021.
