The sod has been turned on a new bus interchange facility for Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Dublin, as part of the Bus Connects strategy being rolled out by National Transport Authority (NTA).
The new €20m facility will create a new hub for bus services connecting south and west Dublin, north Kildare and the city centre and will be located in the Liffey Valley car park just yards from the main entrance to the centre.
The new interchange will include a feature canopy with six bus bays along with a fully accessible set down area, street furniture, passenger waiting areas, real-time passenger journey signage and new public lighting.
Buses will use the interchange for set down and pick up, with park-up facilities located to the rear of the centre.
The new BusConnects interchange will form part of a wider development project underway at Liffey Valley to enhance current car parking facilities and the immediate road network leading to the centre.
These works will result in improved landscaping, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, new electric charging points, real-time messaging on location of space availability and enhanced public lighting.
The works are expected to be completed by the final quarter of next year.
