Funding of over €27m allocated for three South Dublin areas

By Brendan Grehan

AS PART OF the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund the Government has announced funding of over €27 million for Adamstown, Clonburris and Corkagh Grange.

Adamstown will receive €20 million for new roads to service new housing estates of 1,000 homes by 2021.

The allocation includes funding for a new road linking Adamstown to Celbridge Road & the N4/Leixlip Interchange which will facilitate housing supply at Adamstown while helping reduce the over-reliance of traffic on the heavily-congested Newcastle Road.

Funding has also been allocated for the provision of two new parks in Adamstown, Tandy’s Lane Park and Airlie Park.

“Adamstown has nearly 1,600 homes and a large child population, but no park. These first parks are long-awaited and will include badly-needed playing facilities for local sports clubs.”

Clonburris will receive surface water upgrade improvement works and Corkagh Grange will be the recipient of a pumping station and sewer works.

Local TD and Tánaiste, Frances Fitzgerald TD said the funding will deliver 11,500 new homes to the area.

She said: “An estimated 3,000 houses will be built by 2021 across these three projects, with the potential for 11,500 houses to be built here in total in the long term.

“This funding will help deliver a strong mix of private, rental and social housing delivery at appropriate locations and create new and attractive local communities to live in at affordable prices and rents.”

Tánaiste Fitzgerald described the funding as a great example of “joined-up Government”.

Lucan-based councillor William Lavelle welcomed the funding.

He said: “Adamstown has been the big winner from today’s announcement by Government of allocation under the new Housing Infrastructure Fund. In total Adamstown is to benefit from a €20 million allocation.”

Cllr Lavelle said he was delighted with the news about the new road. He added: “This new road will greatly reduce the over-reliance of traffic from Adamstown and West Lucan on the heavily congested Newcastle Road; and will in turn facilitate sustainable housing development at Adamstown, which was Ireland’s first Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).”

The Mayor, Councillor Guss O’Connell, while welcoming the allocation, proposed that the regular review meetings of the Adamstown SDZ be revived now that development is back and phase two is in full swing.

He said: “The residents need to know what’s happening not only in relation to roads and traffic but also in relation to parks for which some of the €20m is to be used. The roads element will help relieve some of the pressure on the Newcastle Road.

However, there is still serious congestion on the N4/R148.”