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Emma Nevin

Dublin City Council confirm date Capel Street will be made permanently traffic free

Dublin City Council has revealed the date that Capel Street will be made car free.

The street is set to be pedestrianised from May 20, becoming the longest car-free corridor in Dublin.

A Dublin City Council sub-committee approved the proposal last month.

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All traffic coming from Parnell Street will be blocked on a 24/7 basis and deliveries to businesses on the street will be restricted to between the hours of 6am and 11am.

Access for residents will be maintained and traffic will continue to cross from Strand Street Little to Strand Street Great.

The public consultation returned overwhelming support - 82.5% of local residents - for the ban of cars from Capel Street - which hosts popular boozers and restaurants such as The Boar's Head and Pantibar.

Chair of the Central Area Committee Councillor Ray McAdam told Dublin Live: "The go through traffic is being removed from Capel Street. We heard the overwhelming support during the consultation last month and the previous consultations over the last 18 months."

At the request of Cllr McAdam, an interim update will be carried out at the sub-committee's July meeting which will "detail any issues in regards to traffic management, traffic flows in the area, any issues in respect to policing or any issues in terms of accessibility."

"The Council has agreed that action will be taken if any serious issues are identified," added Cllr McAdam.

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