The R136 road is a
regional road in
Ireland
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, located in the southwest of
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
. Named the ''Outer Ring Road'', the route, which is
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
, runs from the
N4 at
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November 39 AD – 30 April 65 AD), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial ...
to the
N81 at
Tallaght
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, bypassing west of
Clondalkin
Clondalkin ( ; ) is a suburban town situated 10 km south-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland, under the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin. It features an 8th-century round tower that acts as a focal point for the area. Clondalk ...
(around Grange Castle) and crossing the
N7 near
Citywest
Citywest ( ga, Iarthar na Cathrach) is a suburban development on the southwestern periphery of Dublin, originally developed as a "business campus." It contains a large hotel, with a convention centre, a small shopping centre and a small but ex ...
. It was built as part of the planning for the new town of
Adamstown.
Route
The route was legislated in 2006 as commencing along the
R835 near
Lucan
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November 39 AD – 30 April 65 AD), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial ...
(
Adamstown), and running south via ''Ballyowen Distributor Road'' and ''Grange Castle Road'' to ''Kingswood Interchange'' on the
N7 (Junction 2). This forms "Phase 1" of the planned outer
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
(the
M50 motorway being an inner ring road which should not be confused with the ''Inner Orbital Route'', an Inner Ring in the inner City). Phase 2, which opened in December 2006, commences at the
N4 road east of Lucan, passing through Ballyowen, with a junction for Adamstown, before linking up with the existing road at Grange Castle.
Almost the entire route is a
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
, apart from the bridge over the N4. From the N4 to
Adamstown, there is only one traffic lane and a bus lane in each direction (As the carriageways are separated by a
jersey barrier
A Jersey barrier, Jersey wall, or Jersey bump is a modular concrete or plastic barrier employed to separate lanes of traffic. It is designed to minimize vehicle damage in cases of incidental contact while still preventing vehicle crossovers resu ...
this is still technically a dual carriageway). From Adamstown to Kingswood, the route has two lanes and a bus lane in each direction. However all junctions, other than the N4 junction and N7 flyover, are at-grade, and the median is rather narrow.
The term ''Outer Ring Road'' should not be confused with ''
Outer Orbital Route
The Outer Orbital Route is a proposed motorway around the city of Dublin, Ireland; the route has also been known as the Leinster Outer Orbital Route and the Dublin Outer Orbital Route (DOOR). In 2008, the Government reaffirmed its support for the ...
'', which refers to an indicative plan to construct a second motorway bypass ring around Dublin (after the M50), further out from the city. Nor should it be confused with the existing ''Outer Orbital Route'' which circles the inner city in the
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council wa ...
area, outside the ''Inner Orbital Route''.
Phase 3 of the road opened in July 2008, from the
Kingswood Interchange (N7 J2) to the
N81 Tallaght Bypass in
Tallaght
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. This road was half a new build, half an upgrade of Cheeverstown Road and the junction of Cheeverstown Road and the N81. This section also included a provision for
Luas
Luas (pronounced ; Irish for "speed") is a tram/ light rail system in Dublin, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line which opened on 26 September 2004. Since then, both lin ...
Line A1 to cross it (tracks in the roadway). This facilitated works on the line, which began in February 2009, to proceed without having to make any further alterations to the road.
Potential upgrades
Although provision had been made for the route to head further northwards, crossing the Liffey and joining the
R121 road
The R121 road is a regional road in south County Dublin and Fingal, Ireland.
The official description of the R121 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012'' at
Porterstown, the future bridge to be built linking these points will be for the proposed
Metro West only. Such a road link would have linked with existing relatively high grade sections of the R121 to provide a ring road link from Cherryhound at the M2 in the north west of Dublin's suburbs back to the N81 to the south west.
Planning dispute
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When this road was being planned it was opposed by various interests.
[http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0626/road.html Planning dispute 2001] It was eventually completed with the semi-rural section through
Grange Castle
Grange Castle, ga, , is in Grange West, County Kildare, Ireland. It is an Irish National Monument
A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's foundi ...
built as standard dual carriageway; two traffic lanes plus hard shoulder in each direction. It remained unopened for a time as Dublin City Council insisted that the bus lane run ''outside'' the hard shoulder so as to leave only one traffic lane (effectively the bus-lane would run down the centre of either carriageway). The local authority (South Dublin County Council) refused to open the road with such a bizarre arrangement and eventually the City Council relented.
See also
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from tr ...
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National primary road
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
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National secondary road
A national secondary road ( ga, Bóthar Náisiúnta den Dara Grád) is a category of road in Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national ...
References
Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006–
Department of Transport
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ...
External links
Roads Department Information, Outer Ring Road Phase ISouth Dublin County CouncilRoads Department Information, Outer Ring Road Phase IISouth Dublin County CouncilRoads Department Information, Outer Ring Road Phase IIISouth Dublin County Council* Geo - Links
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Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland
Roads in County Dublin