‘New town to create traffic chaos’

WORRIED neighbours of the country’s first designer town say they face a traffic nightmare because of the decision to begin the massive development at the same time as major upgrading works on the area’s main roads.

Residents of Lucan, west Dublin, which adjoins what will be the new town of Adamstown, believe the construction work, combined with road-widening along the N4, N7 and M50, will bring already snail-pace traffic to a complete standstill.

“We’re facing into total gridlock for the next five to seven years,” said Tom Dowling of the Finnstown Input Group, one of several community groups which have united to challenge aspects of the Adamstown project.