Cork BusConnects plan altered 'due to hilly terrain and narrow streets in the northside'

From Wellington Rd and Summerhill in the East to Cathedral Rd and Dublin St in the West, some of Cork northside's historic thoroughfares will lose out on the proposed bus and cycle lanes

Wellington Rd in Cork will lose out on proposed cycle lanes in favour of on-street parking. File picture: Denis Minihane

Narrow streets and hilly topography has made plans for public transport routes in Cork’s northside particularly difficult, National Transport Authority (NTA) designers have admitted.

Some of the most historic communities in the city are on the northside of the river in areas built up long before the advent of today’s large volumes of cars and buses — meaning the conundrum to design a fit-for-purpose public transport plan is “extremely challenging”, according to deputy chief executive of the NTA, Hugh Creegan.