if you put "Cashel Achill" into google maps it finds it immediately. As far as i can tell the new section brings you across the bog to Ted's pub.
Are there any plans to improve the bridge onto Achill for Greenway users?
The only Cashel I can see is over by Foxford and it's definitely not that one. Maybe it's a typo?
Here it is.
I can't find Cashel, Mayo anywhere near Achill. Can you show me on a map?
Nice to see this getting extended
Some greenways are large projects in their own right and could benefit from a separate infrastructure thread.
Not every road gets its own thread. We have a dedicated thread for national secondaries. R roads, im pretty sure have no dedicated threads either. Mainly the big-ticket primary routes get a thread and rightly so considering the amount of people (including bus users and cyclists) use them.
If anything the greenways are not inclusive, but thats a spacious argument I accept.
New bridge being installed at Sallins...
It was a bronze pair of shoes used to mark the National Famine Way. There is a set also near Louisa Bridge and probably more at other locations.
Wasn't there a small memorial to someone at that bridge? I believe it was a small pair of bronze boots, but never thought to stop and read it. I assume it will be put back when the works are completed.
Two years!
When's that due to (re)open?
Great thanks. I posted there. Pics below also.
Taken from Jones Road bridge at Croke Park
There's a dedicated one in the cycling forum, but that may not be what you're looking for.
I'm wondering if I should set up a new thread for the Royal Canal Greenway? I have some pics to post.
It seems unfair that every road or public transport project gets a separate thread, but every single Greenway in Ireland is lumped into a single thread....?
Sorry if this has been asked before (Boards still hasn't figured out how to allow searching within a forum!)... Is there any official website for the Navan/Kingscourt Greenway? I'm finding it very difficult to find out what sections are now open.
"At the same time, Fingal County Council had the forethought to ask Irish Rail, as part of the repair work, to sink 11 columns into the sea beside the railway track to allow for the future development of a cycle path."
Forethought is almost unheard of in Ireland, so credit to Fingal Co Co for doing that.
Work is getting underway on a cycle path alongside the railway line across Malahide estuary.
This summer, work finally started on site with the installation of access roads and ground investigations along the rail line in advance of the major construction programme, with the route now scheduled to open in 2026.
This project could be the lynchpin of a cycle route along the entire Dublin coastline north of the Liffey which might eventually connect all the way to Sandycove.
The council hopes to start work on the 8km Sutton to Malahide route in 2026 and complete it by 2028, two years after the Broadmeadow scheme opens.. Ultimately, it will deliver a segregated coastal route all the way from Dublin city centre to Balbriggan and has the potential to stretch even further, north and south, Carroll says.
Yes I think it must be the crew that recently finished the bit by Little Island, moving down to do the next stretch. Hopefully won't be too difficult for them and will be done soon!
Thanks for that! They're doing more than just marking out the field. When I passed yesterday they had actually started excavating the corridor. Although the section in question is shared by both of the schemes you mention, I suspect the current work is part of the scheme remaining on the north side of the railway. I'm saying this based on the absence of any work on either side of the skew bridge.
I heard they were marking out the field over the last few days between Elm Tree and the IDA industrial estate. I didn't see it myself.
What you're seeing in this area is one of a large number of schemes. What's actually moving is called the Cork Co Co Glounthaune to Carrigtohill greenway scheme. It's part of the Cork-Waterford greenway. Two cycle routes were simultaneously put up for Part 8 with both intended to progress:
First one hugging the road, to the North of the road. It requires a new 5m wide pedestrian and cycle bridge alongside the existing skew bridge over the railway line at Killacloyne. It continues to the front of Fota Business Park, with the existing path being widened to 5m (2m Pedestrian, 3m cycling). This continues North of the Cobh Junction roundabout, and on past the IDA entrance. It becomes one-way cycling at Aldi, where the junction will be signalised as part of a seperate scheme. That carries on North of the village towards the Train Station. Pretty reasonable overall but they kinda forgot/ignored that cyclists might want to go to the village.
The second one continues to the North of the railway line hugging the railway line itself, then when it gets to the Killacloyne road, it does a kind of jug turn across the road and into the IDA business park. From there it continues on the IDA's "greenway" straight past Stryker and out East towards the recently-published Carrigtohill development area. This is not so good, because what's been done in the IDA park in the name of "greenway" to-date is deplorable.
Overall, the area will have the attached. What's below the blue line is the scheme that's currently progressing.
For clarity for those not familiar with the area, the bottom right of this image where there's no plan for cycle infrastructure is where the village is :D
@hans aus dtschl - I noticed yesterday that work seems to have started on extending the Glanmire-Carrigtwohill greenway to the east of its current terminus at the Elm Tree but I've failed to find any details about this online. Do you know anything about this?
All makes perfect sense, thanks for the replies!
I think DaCor is right, speed will be so limited that I really don't see a big issue with conflict. Bear in mind too that this is part of the Greenway rather than a standalone bridge, the Greenway is entirely shared use.
veryangyman is probably right too, if you're just walking through town the new bridge won't serve your needs as it would mean extending your walk to get to Church st.
Yeah I don't think many pedestrians will use it. Very few walking journeys from the army barracks to northgate st. Most would want to follow the main bridge route outside of the initial curiosity strolls
I don't know the area well so maybe there's very little footfall. I was just picturing a scene in the sunshine where people are milling about there!
I honestly don't think there's a need for separation. There won't be high speeds, too many sharp turns. It's very wide too so I don't foresee any conflict between the two modes. Separation is always better though, to your point
Lovely looking. Seems strange to have shared pedestrian/cycle infrastructure in a urban setting like that though, any idea why they wouldn't want to segregate?
New bridge over the Shannon in Athlone is now opened, here's some pics
It's been a while but I used to be able to put my bike in the luggage area underneath the bus. Loads of room.
Greenways are public infrastructure for everyone. You can walk it if you want.
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