Dundrum locals fear traffic gridlock over Central Mental Hospital site plans Residents fear gridlock once Central Mental Hospital site redeveloped for 1,300 homes
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Residents beside the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum have signs in their front gardens highlighting concerns about the type of residential redevelopment proposed to take place at the hospital. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Motorists sitting in traffic on Dundrum Road on Wednesday morning were greeted by dire warnings that their daily commute, already a slog, was only going to get worse.
Posters warned that congestion would increase once almost 1,300 homes in blocks of up to 11 storeys, along with 540 parking spaces, were built on the lands that have been home to the Central Mental Hospital since the 1850s.
Battle lines drawn in Dundrum over feared traffic problems irishtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irishtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Goat Bar and Grill: A plan for 299 apartments and a 22-bed hotel at its site at the junction of Taney Road and Goatstown Road is being assessed by An Bord Pleanála. Photograph : Laura Hutton
Children cycle to school in a convoy with parents including Ross Kinsella, heading for Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige in Finsbury Park, Dundrum. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
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