The Minister for Transport has announced nationwide funding of close to 73
million euro under a new rural Active Travel Investment Programme.
Local councils in the Shannonside region will benefit from
close to 7 million euro under the scheme.
The National Transport Authority had originally earmarked 50 million euro
for this scheme, but that figure has increased to over 70 million euro due
to the number of project proposals by local authorities.
Today's funding announcement has been labelled "the first ever major active
travel investment for rural Ireland" and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan says
he hopes the funding will "make walking and cycling attractive, safe and
accessible to everyone".
Locally Leitrim will receive 2.2 million euro to advance
12 projects in the county, while Longford will gain just over 2 million euro
to progress 15 schemes in the area.
Meanwhile, Roscommon's funding of just under 2.4 million euro will benefit
19 active travel projects in the county.
Longford Council has been allocated just over 2 million euro
to progress 15 schemes in the area.
The full list of local projects are below:
Leitrim total: €2,220,000
Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge Designs: Manorhamilton and Rooskey €50,000
Footpath Package A: New links Drumkeeran, Dromahaire, Tullaghan, Kinlough €310,000
Footpath Package B: Manorhamilton, Kiltyclogher, Kinlough, Drumkeeran €250,000
Footpath Package C: Ardrum, Newtowngore, Ballinamore, Mohill, Drumshanbo €380,000
Footpath Package D: Carrick-on-Shannon, Rooskey, Dromod €315,000
Greenway Package: Manorhamilton, Kinlough, Drumshanbo, Fenagh €90,000
Greyway Aghoo -Ballinamore: Link from town to Greenway €25,000
Low Cost Junction Tightening/Pedestrian Crossing Schemes, inc. Dromahaire €200,000
Safe to Schools Programme - Support Infrastructure €100,000
Urban Mobility Plans / Network Plans, inc. County Cycle Network Plan Study €150,000
Light Segregation Cycle Schemes €250,000
Low Cost Permeability Measures €100,000
Longford total: €2,020,000
County Longford Active Travel Strategy €30,000
Longford Town Mobility Plan €100,000
Harbour Row/Killashee Road Junction Improvement Scheme, Longford Town €100,000
Royal Canal Permeability Links Study €20,000
R198 Battery Road Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme, Longford Town €300,000
Aghafad Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme, Longford Town €200,000
R392 Ballymahon - Pedestrian and Cycle Improvement Scheme €200,000
Market Street to Barrack Lane, Granard - Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme €200,000
R194 Longford Road, Granard - Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme €120,000
N63 Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme, Longford Town €200,000
Light Segregation Cycle Schemes €50,000
Low-Cost Junction Tightening/Pedestrian Crossing Schemes €200,000
Low-Cost Permeability Measures €50,000
Safe to Schools Programme - Support Infrastructure €100,000
Ennybegs - Pedestrian/Cycle Improvements €150,000
Roscommon total: €2,397,000
Bealnamulla, Athlone, Co. Roscommon - New Footpaths €100,000
Ballaghaderreen - Footpath Link €12,000
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon - Widening Footpaths €20,000
Roscommon Town,Co. Roscommon - Widening Footpaths €25,000
Cortober, Co. Roscommon - Widening Footpaths €50,000
Cootehall - Footpath Link €100,000
Athleague - Cycle Lane €200,000
Creagh - Shared Cycle/Footpath €110,000
Loughglynn Village Centre Pedestrian Improvements €240,000
Ballyleague Footpath Improvements €50,000
Lisnamult, Roscommon Town - new & widened footpaths, public lighting & associated drainage works €200,000
Elphin - Footpath Link (within Urban Speed Limit and pending further information) €240,000
Knockcroghery - Segregated cycle way on old road within village boundary (approved pending further information and liason with TII) €200,000
Safe to Schools Programme - Support Infrastructure €100,000
Low Cost Junction Tightening/Pedestrian Crossing Schemes €200,000
Light Segregation Cycle Schemes €250,000
Urban Mobility Plans/Active Travel Network Plans €100,000
Low Cost Permeability Measures €100,000
Inter urban Greyway pilot - location: connection between Drumsna and Jamestown, Leitrim via L3656, Roscommon) €100,000
