Flood prevention works should be completed all the way to Ballsbridge by the end of Quarter 2 of this year. Flood prevention works between Ballsbridge and Donnybrook Bridge are scheduled to be completed in Quarter 2, 2015.

This winter’s wet weather and high tides, as well as the  poor condition of the existing flood wall at Beatty’s Avenue, have meant that the OPW is slightly behind schedule at the present time. However, flood works to Donnybrook Bridge should still be completed during Quarter 2 of 2015. 

Major works have already been carried out in the Licensed Vintners Association, Anglesea Lane and Merrion Cricket Club – these have significantly improved the level of flood protection on Anglesea Road and its environs.

The Flood Division has recently surveyed the Merrion Cricket Club and the Licensed Vintners Association and found that existing embankment levels are above the required minimum 100-year flood level. The exception was a 4 metre section (4oo mm low) that is required for access to both the river and a flap valve attached to the Simmonscourt surface-water sewer (beside the Dodder embankment). The flap valve was attached after the flooding in October 2011 and prevents the river water from backing up the pipeline. This low section will be sandbagged by Dublin City Council in the event of a significant flood forecast.

By the end of 2015 flood alleviation measures should be completed all the way to the first Smurfit weir.

Dublin City Council completed its final report, Pluvial Study on Flooding, last year as part of its Dublin Flood Initiative (DFI) and the EU Flood Resilient City Project. The DFI has aimed to identify the risks, the areas at risk, the times when that risk might be highest and the appropriate response at local, community and household level. To read more about this, click here.

You can watch my recent comments on flooding in the Dáil here and read previous flood updates here.