Buncrana to Derry
greenway
15.06.21
DONEGAL County Council has
confirmed that the planning application for the greenway
linking Buncrana to
Bridgend, as part of the overall Derry to Buncrana
route, will be submitted to An Bord Pleanála this year. |
The Buncrana route was
selected after an extensive consultation process began
in February 2018, culminating with the preferred
corridor being published in July 2019.
The greenway links Bridgend to Burnfoot before carrying
on to Inch Nature Reserve, where one alignment spurs for
Newtowncunningham and a second alignment continues on to
Fahan Marina and ends at the shore front in Buncrana.
In June 2020, Derry City and Strabane District Council
submitted the planning application which will link into
this portion of the greenway at Bridgend, bringing it
through Templemore Sports Complex and terminating in the
grounds of St Columb’s College. Plans for the A2
Buncrana Road will subsequently link the greenway into a
new dedicated shared lane bringing cyclists and
pedestrians safely to the Culmore Road roundabout,
allowing users to link into the Bay Road Park (and
ultimately to continue on to Muff) and the dedicated
cycle route that takes users into the city centre along
the River Foyle. |
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Construction on the project's Muff to
Derry route is due to commence within months. |
Rónán Gallagher,
Communications Manager for the greenway project
said: "This cross-border infrastructure project is vital
for the development of the North West City Region and of
Inishowen in particular. Subject to planning approval,
it will play a significant role in encouraging active
travel whilst benefiting the health and wellbeing of
everyone who will use it. With construction also
imminent in Muff and additional sections being
considered linking Buncrana to Carndonagh and Muff to
Quigley’s Point, the greenway network in Inishowen is
now taking shape, and will ultimately feed into a wider
county network being planned across all the municipal
districts."
Further details on the project and the selected route
corridor can be found at
www.nwgreenway.com
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