About BusConnects
BusConnects is a city shaping project that will significantly improve public transport, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across the greater Dublin area.
BusConnects will deliver reliable and more frequent bus services across 12 new corridors across the city, which will include the construction of 230 kilometres of bus corridors and 200 kilometres of cycle lanes.
The National Transport Authority will start construction across two Schemes from the end of 2025, Liffey Valley to City Centre and Ballymun/Finglas to City Centre.
BusConnects will drive positive change on our streets and suburbs by building the infrastructure Dublin needs to improve journey times, improve cycling and pedestrian facilities and make our growing city a better place to live and work.
Ballymun / Finglas to City Centre
The Ballymun / Finglas to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme is the second of twelve Core Bus Corridors to begin construction in the Greater Dublin Area as a part of the BusConnects project. The scheme totals in 21.8 kilometres of bus corridors in both directions (11km each way), aiming to include provision of necessary bus, cycle, and walking infrastructure enhancements.
The Scheme begins at the St. Margaret’s Road junction on Ballymun Road and proceeds along Ballymun Road, St. Mobhi Road, Botanic Road, Prospect Road, Phibsborough Road, Constitution Hill and Church Street as far as the junction with Arran Quay / Ormond Quay on the River Liffey.
Construction Stage
The planned roll out of construction work for the Ballymun/Finglas to City Centre Scheme has been confirmed by the National Transport Authority (NTA). The plans which are subject to potential changes comes after extensive planning with the contractor delivering the Scheme, GRAHAM. The works have been planned to ensure that construction moves up and down the corridor to minimise and mitigate the impact of construction on the community.
Types of works will include but are not limited to road works (including road widening), installation of critical infrastructure, drainage upgrades, public lighting installation and improvements to the urban realm, including new landscaping. All planned works will be communicated in detail to impacted residents and stakeholders, with updates provided on this website.
The appropriate documents and reports regarding the scheme are available to download on our ABP Planning Application page. Access this page at the following link – ABP Planning Application.
To see a full virtual visualisation of the Ballymun / Finglas Scheme, check out our end-to-end Visualisation in the following link: BusConnects Ballymun / Finglas to City Centre Visualisation