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Have your say on Derry to Buncrana
greenway
20.06.18
PEOPLE are being asked
for their opinions on the best routes for a proposed
new greenway linking Buncrana and Derry.
Following successful consultation events for the
Derry – Muff section of the North West Greenway
Network, Donegal County Council and Derry City and
Strabane District Council and have now announced the
dates for the eagerly awaited consultation process
for route 1, Derry to Buncrana.
Two public consultation days are being held for the
public to review route corridor options and to
provide formal feedback on Tuesday 26 June in the
Lough Swilly Yacht Club, Station Road, Fahan and on
Wednesday 27 June in Templemore Sports Complex,
Buncrana Road, Derry. Both events will run from 2pm
to 8pm each day.
A greenway is a dedicated cycling and walking route
– either off road (traffic free) or on road within
part of the verge or footway, but segregated from
vehicular traffic. These greenway routes will seek
to enhance the links between communities on both
sides of the border, and provide opportunities for
increased travel by cycling or on foot instead of
completing journeys by car. |
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A public consultation day is being
held to review route corridor options and to provide
formal feedback on Tuesday 26 June in the Lough
Swilly Yacht Club, Station Road, Fahan from 2pm to
8pm. |
The proposed North West
routes are as follows:
Route 1: Derry via Pennyburn and Bridgend border
crossing to Buncrana/Letterkenny via Tooban junction
– 32.5km (this includes linking Inch Nature Reserve
to Newtowncunnigham)
Route 2: Muff to Derry via Culmore and Muff border
crossing and Culmore – 10.5km
Route 3: Strabane to Lifford via Lifford Bridge –
3.5km
The councils are seeking the public’s views on a
series of route options being appraised for the
proposed greenway linking Derry to Buncrana.
Programme manager, Jonathan Henderson concluded “the
public consultation events provide a fantastic
opportunity for people to learn more about the
overall project and to input into the route
selection process. We would strongly encourage
everybody to get involved, particularly those who
live in Buncrana, Fahan, Tooban, Burnfoot, Bridgend,
Newtowncunningham and Derry, and feed into the
process as much as possible and contribute to
shaping development in their region.”
For those who are unable to attend the public
consultation events, there are other platforms in
which to get involved and have your say. Log on to
www.nwgreenway.com or email:
nwgreenway@donegalcoco.ie . |
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