Junior transport minister Alan Kelly has announced €10 million in funding for greenways and on-road cycle routes across Ireland. The largest amount is to go to the Athlone to Mullingar … Read more
Cyclists yesterday welcomed the rejection of the planned Tralee to Dingle road upgrade using a new design of segregated cycling path.
Unlike the Great Western Greenway in Co Mayo (a road-side section pictured, right) which is mostly away from the main road, the Co Kerry project would have included the cycle path directly alongside the N86 road for 28km.
Ireland’s first off-road cross-country cycle route was proposed yesterday by Leo Varadkar, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Here’s what the minister and his department said:
The Department of Transport has outlined a full list of demonstration Smarter Travel projects, which it will fund or part fund. The cycling-related projects in the Dublin area are listed below in bold.
A total of 121 applications were received and funding is being made available for 30 of these projects. The fund is €15m fund over 5 years, €3m of which will be made available to the successful projects in 2010, including the below projects.
The department says, “The Minister set up this fund to support innovative sustainable travel projects and kick start delivery of the Smarter Travel agenda at a local level.”