Catching an Aircoach this summer?

The pick-up points for all of the coaches that usually board on St. Patrick’s Quay are about to change ahead of construction works planned as part of the McCurtain St Public Transport Improvement Scheme.

The City Council has announced that the current coach parking area on St. Patrick’s Quay is being permanently vacated from Monday, May 23rd to Friday, May 27th.

New coach facilities are now being developed within a few minutes’ walk of the existing location to provide dedicated coach parking facilities at the following locations:

• St Patrick’s Quay (east of Mary Elmes Bridge) for Cork Connects, Cobh Connects, Cronin’s Coaches and BGM coaches

• Lower Glanmire Rd/MacCurtain St (opposite Moody café) for Aircoach, Go Bus

• Andersons Quay (to the east of the Bus Station) for Dublin Coach and other services.

The works on St Patricks Quay are expected to be completed by late summer and include new wider footpaths, two-way segregated cycle facilities, reorganised spaces for disabled parking, loading bays and set down spaces and reduced and upgraded coach parking.

According to a Council spokesperson, the scheme “will deliver shorter bus journey times for all bus passengers in Cork city due to an increased network of dedicated bus lanes and bus priority”.

“There is insufficient space available on St Patricks Quay to accommodate the current, growing demand for coach parking facilities as well as the development of much-needed facilities for coach passengers and facilities other road users.

“New passenger facilities are being developed at each new location (seating, weather-covered stands, passenger information, lighting, etc) and set down/parking facilities will be available in all areas.” the City Council said in a statement.

Clear maps showing the new bus stops will be displayed on St Patrick’s Quay and will also be available to view online.