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Environmental Impact Statement Luas Broombridge 1 Broombridge Luas Broombridge Broombridge St. Stephen’s Green to Broombridge (Line BXD) Environmental Impact Cabra Statement Non-Technical Summary Phibsborough Grangegorman Broadstone - DIT Parnell Dominick O’Connell Upper Marlborough O’Connell - GPO Westmoreland Trinity Dawson St. Stephen’s Green NTS Cover.indd 2 10/06/2010 16:15 NTS Cover.indd 1 10/06/2010 16:15 CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Luas Broombridge Impacts 23 3 Interrelationships, Interactions and Cumulative Impacts 41 Environmental Impact Statement Luas Broombridge 1 Broombridge Cabra Phibsborough Grangegorman Broadstone - DIT Parnell Dominick O’Connell Upper Marlborough O’Connell - GPO Westmoreland Trinity Dawson St. Stephen’s Green 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................5 1.2 Availability of this EIS ...................................................5 1.3 Note on stage of design ...............................................5 1.4 Introduction to the proposed scheme .........................5 1.5 EIS study team ..............................................................6 1.6 Need and Objectives .....................................................6 1.7 Planning and Policy Context ........................................7 Broombridge 1.7.1 Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) Strategy – “A Platform for Change” ..................................................7 1.7.2 Transport 21 (2005).........................................................7 1.7.3 National policy .................................................................7 1.7.4 National policy – general .................................................8 1.7.5 Regional policy ................................................................9 1.7.6 Local policy and plans .....................................................9 1.8 Alternatives ....................................................................9 1.8.1 Evaluation of alternatives ................................................9 1.8.2 System concept .............................................................10 Cabra 1.8.3 Route corridor ...............................................................10 1.8.4 Luas Line BX route corridor alternatives .......................10 1.8.5 Luas Line D route corridor alternatives .........................14 1.8.6 PRC ...............................................................................15 1.8.7 PRC design alternatives ................................................15 Phibsborough 1.9 Description of the scheme .........................................15 1.9.1 General description of the proposed scheme ...............15 1.9.2 Interchange and connectivity ........................................15 Grangegorman 1.9.3 Characterisation of the two areas of the alignment .......16 1.9.4 Characterisation of the proposed scheme ....................17 1.9.5 Operating characteristics ..............................................19 1.9.6 Construction of the proposed scheme ..........................19 1.9.7 Construction activities and phasing ...............................19 1.10 Consultation ................................................................20 Parnell Broadstone - DIT 1.11 Human Health ..............................................................21 Dominick O’Connell Upper Marlborough O’Connell - GPO Westmoreland Trinity Dawson St. Stephen’s Green INTRODUCTION Photo 1.1 GPO on O’Connell Street Photo 1.2 College Green 4 Environmental Impact Statement Luas Broombridge INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Copies of this EIS including the NTS may be Luas Broombridge is the next phase of Dublin’s purchased by any member of the public during normal integrated light rail network. The proposed scheme office hours at the following location: will serve a 5.6km long corridor from the Luas Green Line at its current terminus (St. Stephen’s Green West) Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to the Iarnród Éireann Broombridge Station on the Parkgate Business Centre Maynooth railway line. Parkgate Street Dublin 8 The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Luas Broombridge is being published as five separate books The EIS may be purchased as a complete document and a Non-Technical Summary (NTS) as follows: for the sum of €145.00. Book 1 Introduction and Baseline Environment The EIS can also be purchased as individual books: ■■ General introductory chapters of the EIS including a section describing the methodology used, the nature ■■ Copies of Book 1 may be purchased for €50.00 each of the development, the means by which alternatives were considered, and an assessment of potential ■■ Copies of Book 2 may be purchased for €20.00 each impacts on human health (Chapters 1–10) ■■ Copies of Book 3 may be purchased for €20.00 each ■■ Description of the baseline environment for the proposed scheme with respect to all environmental ■■ Copies of Book 4 may be purchased for €30.00 each topics (Chapters 11–26) ■■ Copies of Book 5 may be purchased for €20.00 each ■■ A list of abbreviations and a glossary of terms ■■ Copies of the NTS may be purchased at the above Books 2 and 3 Impact Assessment location for €5.00 each. Books 2 and 3 contain the impact assessments with respect to all environmental topics (Chapters A DVD version of the whole EIS may be purchased for 1–18). For the purposes of this EIS and for ease of €15.00. This includes Books 1–5 and the NTS. local identification and interest, the 5.6km proposed scheme has been divided into two areas: Area 29 and 1.3 NOTE ON STAGE OF DESIGN Area 30. Book 2 contains the impact assessment for This EIS is based on the RO design as set out in the Area 29 and Book 3 covers Area 30. drawings which accompany the RO application. All proposed mitigation measures described in this EIS Book 4 Maps and shown on drawings are also based on this design. Book 4 contains all baseline and impact assessment Deviations from this design may occur provided these maps of this EIS relating to the chapters in Books 1–3. have no significant adverse environmental effect in order to facilitate on-site construction or maintenance Book 5 Annexes and to allow a limited degree of flexibility to react to Book 5 contains all baseline and impact assessment on-site circumstances which are unforeseeable at this annexes of this EIS. These provide additional and stage. The deviations contained in the draft RO are as supporting information to the chapters in Books 1–3. follows: lateral deviations of up to 2.5m are permitted where the works are situated in a public road, and 5m Non-Technical Summary (NTS) elsewhere; vertical deviations of up to 1m upwards or The NTS has been prepared as part of the Luas downwards where the works are situated in a public Broombridge Railway Order (RO) application. Written road and up to 2m upwards or downwards elsewhere; in non-technical language, it presents the key findings and longitudinal deviations up to 20m. in respect of the construction and operation of the Luas Broombridge scheme. The detail in relation to all 1.4 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPOSED of the topics outlined in this book is presented in the SCHEME main EIS, Books 1–5 inclusive. In November 2005 the Government launched Transport 21, a capital investment framework under 1.2 AVAILABILITY OF THIS EIS the National Development Plan (NDP) designed to This EIS is available to download for free through meet Ireland’s current and evolving transportation the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) website at needs. Under Transport 21, RPA has been mandated www.dublinluasbroombridge.ie to deliver two new metro lines and seven new light rail Environmental Impact Statement Luas Broombridge 5 INTRODUCTION lines. Transport 21 specifically proposes the extension The principal objectives of the EIS are summarised as of the Luas Green Line through the city centre, termed follows: BX, and onwards to Broombridge (Liffey Junction) to interchange with suburban rail line services. En route, ■■ To identify the likely significant environmental the cross city penetration of the Luas Line would impacts of the proposed scheme during the serve Broadstone and the planned Dublin Institute construction and operational phases, having regard of Technology (DIT) campus at Grangegorman. to the characteristics of the local environment This latter segment is referred to as Luas Line D. Luas Line BX and D are together referred to as Luas ■■ To evaluate the magnitude and significance of likely Broombridge in this EIS. impacts and to propose appropriate measures to mitigate potential adverse impacts The Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act, 2001, as amended, hereafter referred to as the 2001 Act, sets 1.5 EIS STUDY TEAM out the process under which statutory authority for This EIS was prepared by RPA which was new railway projects is to be granted. A RO is the responsible for the overall assessments management statutory authority required under the 2001 Act to and co-ordination as well as for the specific topics construct, operate and maintain a light railway. As of Human Beings: Landuse, Human Beings: part of this application for a RO it is necessary to Socio-economics, Material Assets: Property and undertake an Enviromental Impact Assessment (EIA) Material Assets: Utilities. Other members of the study of the proposed Luas Broombridge scheme (hereafter team are identified in Table 1.1. referred to as the “proposed scheme”). The findings of the process taken to inform the EIA are then presented 1.6 NEED AND OBJECTIVES in an EIS, prepared in accordance with Section 39 of The selected route for the proposed
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