Project Documents

Project Area

The focus of the Flood Relief Scheme is Dundalk/Blackrock which has been susceptible to past flooding in extreme events. These areas have also been identified as having a significant risk of flooding from future events.  This will focus within the boundary of the Area for Further Assessment (AFA) as defined in the OPW’s CFRAM Study and shown on the maps below.

The Study Area is the area that contains the:

• Lengths of river channel / watercourse that have hydraulic influence on the area intended to benefit from, and be protected by, any feasible scheme;
• Full hydrological catchment areas draining to the downstream ends of those river channels / watercourses;
• Areas that require environmental assessments as part of the development of any such scheme.

The Scheme Area is the area:

• Within which physical works are proposed to be constructed, accessed and maintained as part of any feasible scheme;
• Areas that are intended to benefit from, and be protected by, any such scheme;
• Lengths of river channel / watercourse upstream and downstream that are likely to be impacted hydraulically by such scheme.

Greenway

Where possible, the scheme intends to capitalise upon the potential flood defences from Blackrock to Bellurgan as a potential corridor for a section of the Great Eastern Greenway from Belfast to Dublin. This presents an opportunity to provide a significant piece of infrastructure which has the potential for huge recreational, tourism and financial benefits for the area.