ICYMI: Major parking and transport upgrades planned for Kilkenny
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From this week’s Ferrybank Notes in the Kilkenny People newspaper
As part of the North Quay Public Infrastructure Project, a dedicated pick-up and drop-off facility will be constructed at the northern entrance to the train station, located at the Dock Road/Rockshire Road junction on the Waterford–Kilkenny border.
This new provision will improve access to the station for passengers and support the wider transport and parking infrastructure being delivered through the project.
This area will provide 50 set-down spaces for buses, coaches, taxis and private cars (including disabled parking bays).
Thirty bicycle parking spaces are being provided as well as facilities for a scheduled bus stop at the train station. In addition, 45 car parking spaces are being provided for Bus Eireann staff and 55 parking spaces being provided for Bus Eireann buses to optimise operations at the Bus Eireann depot to the immediate east of the train station.
This also allowed the project to utilise part of the pre-existing bus depot for the train station set-down area.
Phase one of the SDZ development will provide 575 car parking spaces in total, including 200 car parking spaces designated for the train station.
The remaining 375 spaces are a mix of public surface car parking and underground car parking for apartments, hotels. Over 200 surface bicycle parking spaces are being provided as well as over 1,000 underground bicycle parking spaces for apartments, hotels, office block, retail, creche.