A coastal erosion plan commissioned by Irish Rail will cost in the region of €145 million to carry out works along the coastline from Bray to the Murrough in Wicklow town.
Iarnród Éireann commissioned Arup to review the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS) and revise and forecast erosion rates for the coastline from Ringsend to Wicklow town. Irish Rail extended the study to Arklow as Wicklow County Council was interested.
Marc Devereux, senior engineer, Environmental Section, provided the elected members with a presentation of the study findings at Monday s meeting of Wicklow County Council.
The plans fit in with Wicklow County Council s Climate Action and the Department of Transport has approved funding for Irish Rail to progress the project from Merrion Gates in Dublin to Wicklow town.