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Category Archives: Western route v. eastern route
Irish Times: Earthwork ‘could have been part of Unesco heritage site’
The Irish Times – Tuesday, October 12, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A PREVIOUSLY unrecorded “impressively large earthwork” – believed to be part of the outer defences of an early medieval royal stronghold at Knowth, in the Boyne Valley – … Continue reading
The Irish Times – New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass
New round of public consultations ordered for proposed Slane bypass The Irish Times – Monday, September 20, 2010 FRANK McDONALD Environment Editor A NEW round of public consultations on controversial plans for a dual-carriageway bypass of Slane, Co Meath, has … Continue reading
N2 Slane Bypass Consultation Re-opens | Western Route Options Published
SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 17 September 2010 ‘N2 Slane Bypass Consultation Re-opens – Western Route Options Published’ The NRA and Meath County Council have today re-opened public consultation on the proposed N2 Slane Bypass, after being ordered to … Continue reading
New consultation on N2 Slane bypass a victory for the public
Computer generated image of proposed new Boyne Bridge, which will be visible from the World Heritage Site SAVE NEWGRANGE – PRESS RELEASE – 16 September 2010 ‘New consultation on N2 Slane bypass a victory for the public’ Save Newgrange welcomes … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Impact Statement, Public Consultation, Statements, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged bypass, council, county, meath, n2, newgrange, pleanala, save, slane
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ESRI economist Dr Edgar Morgenroth warned N2 Slane bypass was waste of taxpayers’ money in 2009
Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Associate Research Professor with the Economic and Social Research Centre (ESRI), believes the Slane bypass is “idiotic”. On 24 April 2009 he wrote an Opinion piece for The Irish Times saying, “Of course, not all planned infrastructure projects were good projects to start with and some should certainly be abandoned. It is remarkable that there are plans to facilitate the avoidance of the toll on the M1 by building a bypass around Slane involving the expensive construction of a bridge over the river Boyne when a simple HGV ban would solve the local traffic problems. Continue reading
Posted in Dr Edgar Morgenroth, Economic Argument, Environmental Impact Statement, News, Northern Ireland, Public Consultation, Save Newgrange, Vincent Salafia, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged bypass, edgar, esri, idiotic, morgenroth, n2, newgrange, nra, salafia, save, slane, vincent
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Meath Chronicle: Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation
Council to close Slane Bridge for structural investigation Meath Chronicle – Wednesday, 7th July, 2010 4:58pm Profile by Ann Casey As the controversy over the proposed Slane bypass continues to rage, Meath County Council is preparing to close Slane bridge … Continue reading
Posted in News, Vincent Salafia, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged boyne, bridge, bru, bypass, close, n2, newgrange, sac, save, slane, unesco, vincent salafia
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Irish Times: An Bord Pleanála considers alternative route for Slane bypass west of village
(Map of eastern route options, from EIS, but no western route option – click to enlarge) An Bord Pleanála considers alternative route for Slane bypass west of village The Irish Times – Friday, July 2, 2010 ELAINE KEOGH AN BORD … Continue reading
Irish Times – Appeals board to look at Slane bypass
Appeals board to look at Slane bypass The Irish Times – Monday, June 14, 2010 AN BORD Pleanála has asked Meath County Council to supply detailed additional information on the proposed N2 Slane bypass – including whether any alternative route … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Impact Statement, News, UNESCO, Western route v. eastern route
Tagged bru na boinne, bypass, n2, route, slane, unesco, western
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