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Docklands Station Options Study Options Sift 1 Report Docklands Station Options Study Options Sift 1 Report National Transport Authority 20th December 2018 Dublin Docklands: Sift 1 Report Quality information Prepared by Checked by Verified by Approved by Edw in Marks Claire Falkiner, Associate Damien Lambert, Associate Derval Cummins, Associate Director, Director, Transportation Director, Transportation Director, European Transportation Advisory Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position 2 03 Dec 2018 Initial issue Derval Cummins Director, European Advisory 2 20 Dec 2018 Issue 2 Derval Cummins Director, European Advisory Prepared for: National Transport Authority Prepared by: Edwin Marks Associate Director, Transportation M: +44 (0) 7921 646147 E: [email protected] AECOM Ireland Limited 4th Floor Adelphi Plaza Georges Street Upper Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin A96 T927 Ireland T: +353 1 238 3100 aecom.com © 2018 AECOM Ireland Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Ireland Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared f or: National Transport Authority AECOM Dublin Docklands: Sift 1 Report Executive Summary An assessment is in progress to identify the optimal solution for a DART station in the Docklands/North Lotts area. The process of assessment is divided into distinct stages consisting of: • Sift 1 assessment • Sift 2 assessment • Identification of a preferred solution This report outlines the approach and findings of the Sift 1 stage of the assessment. The assessment involved the identification of a ‘long list’ of site options at a joint workshop on 8th of November attended by AECOM, the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail. Eleven site options were identified for consideration on the long list of options for assessment. These site options were then subject to a ‘pre-assessment’ using a range of high level criteria. During this analysis site options were discounted for one or more of the following reasons: • It was not practicable to develop the site option further due to a significant planning/land use issue; or • It was not practicable to develop the site option further due to a significant environmental issue, for which there was no clear means of mitigation; or • A nearby site option is as good in some respects and no worse in any respect. This criteria requires some consideration of the technical difficulty in building a station on the site. All options identified were assessed against these criteria in a consistent manner. Sites which passed this pre-assessment were then subject to further analysis to determine the technical feasibility of options. Based on this approach four of the long list site options have been recommended for further assessment as part of the Sift 2 stage. Site Verdict Reason A: Existing Docklands station site Take forw ard B: East of Spencer Dock, north of Mayor Street Upper Take forw ard C: East Wall Yard Take forw ard F: Ferry Terminal Discard No better than C G: Elevated over Spencer Dock Luas Discard Not technically feasible H: North Wall Quay over Liffey Discard Planning and environmental issues J: Royal Canal south of Sheriff Street Upper Discard Planning and environmental issues K: Samuel Beckett Bridge Discard Planning and environmental issues L: West of Spencer Dock, north of Mayor Street Upper Discard Planning issue, no better than M M: New Wapping Street Take forw ard N: Mayor Street Upper and Castleforbes Road Discard No better than M P: Combination of A and J Discard Planning and environmental issues Prepared f or: National Transport Authority AECOM Dublin Docklands: Sift 1 Report Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Study Wider Context ......................................................................................... 6 1.2 Docklands Station Options Study Objectives ..................................................... 6 1.3 Sift 1 Report Context ........................................................................................ 7 2. Methodology.............................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Option Generation ............................................................................................ 8 2.2 Pre-Assessment ............................................................................................... 8 2.3 High Level Technical Feasibility......................................................................... 8 3. Issues and Constraints .............................................................................................. 8 3.1 Planning and Environmental ............................................................................. 8 3.2 Transport Integration....................................................................................... 11 3.3 Operational..................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Design............................................................................................................ 13 3.5 Other Issues ................................................................................................... 14 4. Option Identification and Pre-assessment................................................................. 16 4.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 16 4.2 Site F: Ferry Terminal...................................................................................... 18 4.3 Site H: North Wall Quay over Liffey ................................................................. 20 4.4 Site J: Royal Canal south of Sheriff Street Upper............................................. 21 4.5 Site K: Samuel Beckett Bridge ........................................................................ 23 4.6 Site L: West of Spencer Dock, north of Mayor Street Upper ............................. 24 4.7 Site N: Mayor Street Upper and Castleforbes Road ......................................... 25 4.8 Site P: Combination of A and J ........................................................................ 26 5. Technical Feasibility Assessment ............................................................................. 27 5.1 Site A: Existing Docklands station site ............................................................. 27 5.2 Site B: East of Spencer Dock, north of Mayor Street Upper.............................. 29 5.3 Site C: East Wall Yard ..................................................................................... 31 5.4 Site G: Elevated over Spencer Dock Luas ....................................................... 33 5.5 Site M: New Wapping Street ........................................................................... 35 6. Sift 1 Conclusions and Recommendations................................................................ 36 7. Next Steps............................................................................................................... 36 Figures Figure 1: Existing Docklands station in the context of the Dublin rail network ....................... 6 Figure 2: Study Process ..................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3: Study Area Zoning Map........................................................................................ 9 Figure 4: Zone of Archaeological Potential ........................................................................ 11 Figure 5: Primary onward transport links in the Docklands area ......................................... 12 Figure 6: Approximate CIÉ Land Ownership Boundary ...................................................... 14 Figure 7: Long list of Site Options identified at workshop ................................................... 16 Figure 8: Planning considerations of site options ............................................................... 17 Figure 9: Site F................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 10: Site H .............................................................................................................. 20 Figure 11: Site J ............................................................................................................... 21 Figure 12: Site K............................................................................................................... 23 Figure 13: Site L ............................................................................................................... 24 Figure 14: Site N .............................................................................................................. 25 Figure 15: Site P............................................................................................................... 26 Prepared f or: National Transport Authority AECOM Dublin Docklands: Sift 1 Report Figure 16: Site A..............................................................................................................
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