Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Transport the outcome of the pilot bus corridors operated on the hard shoulders of motorways. [4181/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I understand from the DTO that the status of hard shoulder bus lanes being implemented by local authorities in the greater Dublin area is as follows: N3 Dunshaughlin approaches, at construction. Expected completion Q3 2006; Bracetown, construction works complete; and, Clonee-Blanchardstown bypass, inbound extension to Blanchardstown QBC, at public consultation.

In addition, hard shoulders are in use on the Stillorgan QBC extension, N11, Foxrock church to Loughlinstown roundabout; the M50 to Newlands Cross outbound, N7; the Lucan QBC, N4, Lucan to South Circular Road; the Blanchardstown QBC, N3; and the Swords village to Clonshaugh Road roundabout, via Boroimhe Road, all complete and open.

Completion of the Kingswood to M50 via Newlands Cross inbound, N7 corridor, is due in the third quarter of 2006.