S " ▁– ▁Land ▁Use ▁and ▁Transport ation ▁Study ▁– ▁plan , ▁to ▁lay ▁down ▁a ▁twenty ▁five - year ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁order ly ▁growth ▁of ▁transport ▁and ▁land ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁greater ▁C ork ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁transport ation ▁propos als ▁combined ▁construction ▁of ▁elements ▁of ▁a ▁ring ▁road , ▁a ▁down stream ▁crossing , ▁and ▁computer ised ▁management ▁of ▁traffic ▁on ▁existing ▁roads . ▁This ▁group ▁of ▁engine ers ▁became ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Ste ering ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁L UT S ▁Plan ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁consisted ▁of ▁Se an ▁Mc Car thy , ▁the ▁former ▁City ▁Engine er , ▁W . A . ▁" L iam " ▁Fitz ger ald , ▁his ▁successor ▁as ▁City ▁Engine er , ▁Li am ▁M ull ins , ▁C ork ' s ▁County ▁Engine er , ▁John ▁O ' Reg an , ▁his ▁deput y , ▁B . J . ▁O ' S ull ivan , ▁the ▁C ork ▁Har bour ▁Engine er , ▁and ▁Se an ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁Dec lan ▁O ' D ris coll , ▁the ▁two ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁Engineering ▁Ad vis ers ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁location ▁and ▁type ▁of ▁crossing ▁was ▁not ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁L UT S ▁plan . ▁ ▁No ▁road ▁development ▁in ▁Ireland ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁date ▁had ▁required ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁invest ment , ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁plan ▁met ▁with ▁some ▁opposition ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁cost . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8