Once finished, there will be a direct, segregated route from OConnell Bridge to Sutton Cross. Construction has started on installing a quick-build segregated cycling link from Connolly Station to the south quays, part of this years planned Dublin City Centre Transport Plan measures. It will include a unique feature for Ireland: A two-way cycle path in the centre of a street. But unlike such cycle paths in some other counties, this centre-of-road path is planned to be protected by large planters.The project will start at the current southern end of the Clontarf to City Centre route outside Connolly Station. At this point there will be a traffic-light-controlled switch-over to a new two-way cycle path running in the middle of Amiens Street. The two-way cycle path in the centre of the road will have no points where motorists can cross over it.The route will then run on the east side of the traffic island between Busras, Custom House and the IFSC, before crossing over to the east side of Custom House and finally running along the Talbot Memorial Bridge where it will link with the two-way cycle path on the South Quays from the Docklands to OConnell Bridge. IMAGES: Above: An artists impression of the route as it crosses the River Liffey; Main article images: Photo of the works starting (Photo: Thanks to Johnathan Randall).As reported in June, in a report to local area councillors, Claire French, a senior engineer with the traffic and transport section of the council, said that the link between the Clontarf to City Centre route and the Liffey Cycle Route at Georges Quay would be an interim project, with a longer-term project being developed by the councils Active Travel team.As reported in 2024, the missing link had been planned to be filled in soon after the Clontarf route was built.On the interim project, French said: A new cycle lane layout will be installed which has not previously been implemented elsewhere in the country. This involves the creation of a protected two-way cycle lane located in the centre of the roadway between traffic lanes. Due to traffic volumes, the absence of right turns along the route, and the significant width of the road, this location is particularly suitable.She said that an advantage of the design is that it avoids busy bus stops while reducing interactions with buses. She said that in most cases, the cycle path will also go through junctions with general traffic without requiring separate green time, meaning the two-way cycle path will flow at the same time as the main flow of traffic and buses.French said: While this arrangement would not be appropriate in most parts of the city, the layout at this location makes it well-suited.This website reported last year and again at the start of this year that a two-way cycle path on Gardiner Street, which would link to the project now under construction, would also start this year. But its unclear whether the Gardiner Street project will progress this year. Artist impressions and draft drawings:MORE:Report on Amien Street to Georges Quay Interim Cycle Route