Slane has a medieval bridge and an 18th century
road carrying 21st century articulated traffic…
The only long-term solution to the
ongoing traffic problem in Slane
is the construction of the bypass.
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| Bypass Slane Campaign Homepage ______________________________________________ The recent announcement of cuts on capital expenditure projects is not surprising in the present economic situation. However, the apparent deferral of funding for the Slane Bypass comes as yet another disappointment in this long-running saga. In our correspondence with Minister for Transport, Leo Varadrar, as recently as 12th October, he assured us that he fully understood from the NRA that the Slane Bypass is essential and stated that ‘it is not my intention to withdraw the proposed bypass from the planning process though I have done this for other projects’. He also said ‘those projects…which can be advanced, will be those which are the most affordable and which can deliver the best safety and economic return’. Any observer of the progress of the recent An Bord Pleanála Oral Hearing into the Slane Bypass would have been left in no doubt whatsoever that the Slane Bypass fulfils all of these criteria. There is a litany of broken promises on this issue going back decades. Unfortunately, it seems that history is repeating itself in that we are seeing yet another Government not living up to its responsibilities to act meaningfully on this issue. We wait reluctantly to see history repeat itself once again when the next person loses their life in Slane. We strongly urge the government to carefully reconsider the decision on the funding of the Slane Bypass should it receive planning permission. There is no doubt whatever as to the need for this project to be seen through to its logical Slane is well known as a accident blackspot. Garda figures confirm this with the stretch of the N2 through Slane village at the top of their list of Collision Prone Zones. There is no publicly available list of the deaths and injuries but to date at least 22 people have lost their lives and countless others have been injured in road traffic incidents on the roads of Slane. The Bypass Slane Campaign was formed in April 2009 in the aftermath of a serious road traffic incident in Slane Village on 23/03/09. The objectives of the group are to:
Bord Pleanála made twelve requests for further information additional to the original EIS document (see below). This information has been published on the Meath County Council website and may be accessed HERE. The public will be allowed to make submissions to Bord Pleanála on this further information before 5.30pm 15th October 2010.
N2 Slane Bypass Road Scheme Full details of the proposed bypass route and design may be inspected in the Environmental Impact Statement. <MORE INFORMATION HERE> View the planned route of the Slane Bypass by clicking the images below. The image on the right shows the proposed bypass route in relation to built and cultural heritage as well as the World Heritage Site boundary (in red) and Buffer Zone boundary (in brown). Note that the Buffer Zone is not part of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site.
Report Dangerous Driving If you observe dangerous driving including speeding please take the registration of the vehicle involved and report the incident to Slane Garda Station 041-9824202 or on the lo-call Garda Traffic Watch number 1890 205 805.
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Demonstration in Slane: Community turns out in support of Bypass