The newly established Dublin Transport Office will oversee all traffic and transport planning for the city.
The new body, the Dublin Transport Office, is tasked with addressing traffic congestion and improving public access to the city. Despite numerous plans over the years, the problem just seems to get worse.
The office will attempt to address the issue and coordinate all traffic and transport plans for the city. Minister for the Environment Brendan Howlin explains the body will look to address the traffic problem that is choking Dublin. Among the new projects the Dublin Transport Office will coordinate are the proposed light rail system, the completion of a major ring road to divert city traffic, and the northern port access route to remove heavy vehicles from the centre.
The long term aim is to remove more private cars from the city centre and make it more accessible to the public.
John Mahony from the Dublin Transport Office steering group says that their aim is to make the city more accessible for work and leisure.
Dublin Corporation will employ a director of traffic to oversee parking regulations in the city.
Transport engineering consultant, Tony Young, told the Chartered Institute of Transport that things will get worse before they get better. During the construction of the new light rail system, streets will have to be closed and traffic will have to be diverted, causing a lot of disruption. He is confident that once the project is complete, Dublin will have a transport system to be proud of.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 9 November 1995. The reporter is Carole Coleman.
