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Dublin’s Grand Canal Greenway has been awarded funding for an additional 4km stretch, from 12th Lock to Hazelhatch Bridge.
The project will cost €2.1 million in total, with
€700,000 provided by South Dublin County Council and €1.4 million provided by
the Department of Transport.
That €1.4 million round of funding comes from the
Department’s Greenway Programme which is worth €63.5 million this year.
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD said the money from
his department was being allocated to the council, adding the extra 4km of
greenway would be completed within the next 18 months.
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“This key 4km section will provide safe segregated access
to people working in Grange Castle Business Park as well as those living in
Hazelhatch, Celbridge and the surrounding areas,” he said.
“This project is a great example of the role that greenways
are playing in providing safe and enjoyable access to schools and workplaces as
well as opportunities for leisure and tourism.
“This work will be completed in 2022 and will enable
people to walk and cycle from Inchicore to Hazel Hatch Bridge, and later in
2023 as far as Sallins in County Kildare.”
He added additional funds had already been provided to Offaly County Council last year to extend the Grand Canal Greenway from Daingean to Edenderry.
And by the end of 2023 almost 70km of greenway would completed alongside the canal in south Dublin, Kildare and Offaly, Ryan said.
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