Seán Kyne
Question:152. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the position of the introduction of greenway projects in County Galway. [4345/15]
View answerTuesday, 3 February 2015
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Galway County Council received €2 million in funding under the National Cycle Network Funding Programme 2014-2016 for the delivery of a 12.4 kilometre cycleway from Galway to Moycullen.
The project consists of developing a walking/cycling greenway along 11.4 kilometres of the dismantled Connemara railway line between Galway and Clifden with the remaining 1 kilometre along a quiet local road.
This phase, which is the first of two, will start in Galway City and finish just west of Moycullen village. This project forms part of Corridor 2 - Dublin to Clifden as highlighted in the National Cycle Network Scoping Study.
The 277 kilometre Dublin to Galway Greenway is also being delivered as funding becomes available. The preferred route corridor has been selected for the Athlone to Galway section. The preferred route will pass through Shannonbridge, Loughrea, Craughwell, Clarinbridge and Oranmore and will run along the coast to Galway.
In terms of the design of the route, the first stage of public consultation has been completed. I understand that there has been some negative response from a small number of landowners along pockets of the route corridor, however, I expect Galway County Council to make every effort to evaluate the feedback received at the public meetings to refine the route corridor to ensure that all possible alternatives are considered.