ACCON UK Limited were awarded a major
commission by the Rail Procurement Agency in
Ireland to provide the noise, vibration and air
quality input for the proposed BX-D Luas tram line
in Dublin. The proposed line would run from St
Stephen’s Green through Dublin City Centre and out
to Broombridge.
This was a major project commission for ACCON UK
to deliver the noise, vibration and air quality
assessments and associated chapters for the
Environmental Statement. We have been able to
utilise the extensive knowledge of the whole project
team and in this respect our main project partners,
ARM Acoustics, added a great deal of strength to
the capability of the team. The project included
extensive noise and air quality modelling for both
road traffic and rail utilising CadnaA software. The
software allowed us to run the noise and air
pollution concentration modelling within the same
model. In this respect we provided major
efficiencies on modelling side and also tested the
impacts of various intervention strategies in a
timely and cost efficient manner. The project
deliverables included a wide ranging and detailed
noise and vibration monitoring study.
The study required a number of stakeholder
meetings with Dublin City Council and local liaisons
with the community.
As part of the commission we liaised extensively
with the transportation consultants and carried out
a review of the transportation assessment and
traffic modelling in order to derive appropriate
inputs for our noise and air quality models.
A detailed assessment of the noise and air quality
impacts of the construction activities was carried
out including recommendations for mitigation
measures.
Our involvement in the project will culminate with
Graham Parry (ACCON Managing Director) providing
evidence at Oral Hearing.
Visit the ACCON UK Ltd website for more information on Dublin LUAS Line - BX-D Tramline Extension