Dublin City Council has itself decided that work on the Sandymount cycleway is does not need planning permission, the High Court has been told.
The fact that the council took this decision itself is said to have surprised objectors to the project.
In February, the court ordered a halt to a start on work for the new two-lane cycle way on Strand Road/Beach Road following a challenge by a local resident and a councillor.
The case is scheduled to be heard in June over two days.
On Wednesday, when Mr Justice Charles Meenan was updated in relation to preparation of documents in advance of the trial, Neil Steen SC, for the objectors, Peter Carvill and Cllr Mannix Flynn, said all the paperwork is almost complete and the matter will be ready for hearing as scheduled.