Homeowners prepared to fight BusConnects plan in court

Residents accuse transport authority of paying lip service to public consultation, with 'thousands of submissions binned' 

Residents claim the NTA's revised plans will 'lock in car dependency” for decades.  Picture: Dan Linehan

Homeowners on Cork’s Douglas Rd who face losing parts of their gardens, historical boundary walls, and centuries-old trees say they are prepared to fight the BusConnects plan in the courts unless a suitable compromise is found.

Members of the Douglas Road Environment Heritage and Community Group dismissed as unacceptable the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) revised plans for the section of the sustainable transport corridor (STC) I, Maryborough Hill to the city, which runs through their area, and claimed they will actually “lock in car dependency” for decades.