The Irish Government has allocated over €3.3 million to cycling projects based in, or going through, nine counties.
The counties in the money include Mayo, Cavan, Westmeath, Tipperary, Offaly, Monaghan, Waterford, Louth and Roscommon with multiple allocations for different projects in some counties.
In total the Department of Rural and Community Development has awarded nine large projects up to €500,000 and 35 smaller projects up to €200,000 each, of which 12 are cycling projects.
They are being funded under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme in collaboration with Fáilte Ireland and the National Tourism Development Authority.
The scheme provides funding for the development and maintenance of outdoor amenities such as trails, walkways, cycleways and blueways.
A total of €8.4 million has been allocated to 44
projects, on foot of applications made in 2019 under Measures 2 and 3 of the
Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.
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The investment was approved by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, and was announced on Friday.
Cycling projects being funded…
Great Western Greenway €500,000
Major trail improvement works including 3km of new track.
Murrevagh, Bunnahowna, Mulranny, Co Mayo.
Navan to Wilkinstown Greenway Phase 1 of Boyne Valley to Lakeland Greenway €500,000
Development of a Greenway from Navan to Wilkinstown.
Works include construction, signage, furniture and lighting. Navan to
Wilkinstown, Co Meath.
Rossmore Forest Park - Family Cycle Route €289,355
Development of a 2.5km family cycle route, including
upgrade of barrier, path improvement, boardwalk and signage. Rossmore Forest
Park, Co Monaghan
Completion of Linkage of Grand Canal Greenway to Royal Canal Greenway - Ballycommon to Kilbeggan Greenway €313,280
Extension of the Grand Canal Greenway, involving high
quality shared cycle way and footway through the upgrading of the existing
disused towpath. Odlum's Bridge to Silver River Aqueduct
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Mullingar Greenway Recreation Hub at Grange South €500,000
Recreational Hub including 3km of new greenway. Grange South, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Boyne Greenway, North Bank, Drogheda €200,000
Clearance & drainage with surfacing and fencing,
walls and signage. Mell Car park, Co Louth.
Great Western Greenway 1 Deerpark €200,000
Wall replacement and Greenway construction to include
road, fencing and marker posts. Aittireesh and Deerpark East, Westport, Co.
Mayo
Foxford Pontoon Greenway Phase 1 €200,000
Clearance & drainage with surfacing and fencing walls
and signage. Belass to Clossagh, Co Mayo.
The Hill Way – New Cycle Route €90,800
Maintenance of surfacing works and signage. Kingscourt,
Co Cavan, to Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
Cloonlarge Walkway-Cycleway €200,000
Construction of walkway with Cycle route. Cloonlarge
Loop, Co Roscommon.
Abbeyside Coastal Walk and Spur from Waterford Greenway: 'Dungarvan Surf and Turf Trail' €66,578
Improvement works to pathways and to accommodate bike
parking. Abbeyside, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Greenway Link from Castletown Geoghegan to the Old Rail Trail (Dublin to Galway National Cycleway) €200,000
Development of Greenway link works including construction of cycleway, fencing, accommodation works, planting and signage. Greenway Link from Castletown Geoghegan to the Old Rail Trail (Dublin to Galway National Cycleway), Co Westmeath
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