An artist’s impression of the proposed new centre
Plans for a new state-of-the-art Road Safety Authority driver testing centre at the old Customs Station on the Old Newry Road are still on track.
The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland have applied to Dundalk Town Council for permission to extend the planning they were initially granted in March 2009 subject to 31 conditions.
Due to funding cutbacks, the project never proceeded beyond the planning stage but they clearly see it as a future possibility based on their planning extension request.
The plans for the 1.308 hectare site include a new single storey 612 square metre driver test building at the front (east of the site). There would also be new entrance gates and boundary walls plus planting to the front of the site and building surrounds.
There would also be vehicle parking and driver test manouevring areas at the rear of the site, while off street parking would be provided for bicycles, motorcycles, cars and medium to heavy rigid and articulated vehicles.
The council are due to make a decision on the matter on May 25th.
Another artist’s impression of the proposed new centre
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