Mullingar - Athlone Greenway progress?

veryangryman

Terribly slow progress on the extension to the river. I know it says "hoping to finish by year end" in the papers, but realistically, its around 1k in length. Pretty sure the White Gates extension was done quicker.

Zubeneschamali

veryangryman wrote: »

Terribly slow progress on the extension to the river. I know it says "hoping to finish by year end" in the papers, but realistically, its around 1k in length. Pretty sure the White Gates extension was done quicker.

I believe they got the money to do the railway underpass, but nothing else. They were hoping to get the money for the rest of the work this year, but...

Mearings

So the boats moored at the marina are safe for another year.

beggars_bush

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

I believe they got the money to do the railway underpass, but nothing else. They were hoping to get the money for the rest of the work this year, but...

boxer will be along shortly with an announcement

veryangryman

beggars_bush wrote: »

boxer will be along shortly with an announcement

I emailed council. Funding for construction came Apparenrtlt q1 2020 opening. Bad enough missing this summer .

Bridge construction money not granted yet

Mearings

veryangryman wrote: »

Bridge construction money not granted yet

Excellent.

veryangryman

Mearings wrote: »

Excellent.

Bridge across Shannon is expensive in fairness. Saying that, it's a haunting reminder of where the extra cash for children's hospital and the likes are coming from.

For now, ill settle for the bit of extra track to the Marina. Would love the bridge though. Would take 5 mins off the cycle to work

Mearings

As I've said here before if the bridge crossed the Shannon alongside the railway bridge it would be of benefit to Athlone's cyclists & pedestrians, but the powers that be in Mullingar want to create this Heath Robinson route accross our river.

veryangryman

Bit of wishy washy statement from Boxer in loval papers this week regarding the west of shannon end.

When we see a route ill be all ears

beggars_bush

the money for this is probably being spent on the national children's hospital

4ensic15

beggars_bush wrote: »

the money for this is probably being spent on the national children's hospital

It is probably being wasted on the childrens hospital.

veryangryman

veryangryman wrote: »

Bit of wishy washy statement from Boxer in loval papers this week regarding the west of shannon end.

When we see a route ill be all ears

There's the consultations that were done a few years ago here

http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/Services/Roads/Publications-and-Information/Galway-Dublin-Greenway/Athlone-to-Ballinasloe-Section


I don't know if the preferred route selected then is still the option now though.

Subcomandante Marcos

https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/07/15/4176982-athlone-to-galway-cycleway-plan-resurrected/?fbclid=IwAR3wE0XrrNRFr7nyQ1jXddaxX8-xFokXNXP28UBJ774ZRVaEH5MoPWQEJ1k

veryangryman

Still nothing on what they'll do West of the Shannon in Athlone urban area. This rate you may be talking about underground tunnel again

Mearings

There is a (OPW?) engineering boat anchored a few yards from the west bank opposite the steps by the side of the Luan Gallery. It has stabliser in use on its left side - it's facing down river. It has been there overnight. Could this possibly be the start of preparation work for the proposed bicycle bridge?

Mearings

Had a look at it this evening, it's a pontoon.

Looks like they're finally lifting the rails at the white gates, probably about time as it has been imposible to run a train on the line for at least ten years (or whenever Irish Rail disconnected the two ends of the line).

I assume it will be replaced by a zebra crossing of some type.

Zubeneschamali

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Looks like they're finally lifting the rails at the white gates, probably about time as it has been imposible to run a train on the line for at least ten years

More like 30 years, I think.

OK, no, 30 years with no service, but you could be right about when it became impossible.

Lewis_Benson

I think the last run over the line was im 2003.

The latest section, down to the river, just opened.

The work for the bridge has now kicked off too

I came across the EIS on the ABP site which has some useful images, added below.