WASHINGTON: A float reports that planning permission has been granted for a major dredging scheme at Dublin Port, clearing the final hurdle before works on the proposed new cruise liner terminal for the city.
The application, given the go-ahead by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 13 September, provides for dredging from the North Wall Quay Extension to the -10m Chart Datum contour in Dublin Bay. It also permits the disposal of dredged material at the existing licensed site west of the Burford Bank – a matter of much controversy this summer due to its location within the special are of conservation from Rockabill to Dalkey Island.
Afloat said the subsequent Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project comprises the infilling of the basin at current berths 52 and 53, a deepening of the fairway and a marina protection structure, intended to future-proof the port to accommodate the next generation of cruise liners of more than 300m in length.
