Kimmins announces progress on six signature Active Travel schemes
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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has provided an update on the Department’s six signature Active Travel schemes.
Consultants have now been commissioned to progress six major active travel schemes for the Department.
Commenting Minister Kimmins said:
“I am committed to providing cleaner and greener travel options for people. Active travel is good for the environment and can help to improve the health and wellbeing for those who choose to walk, wheel or cycle for some of their shorter everyday journeys. These six significant active travel schemes, with a combined length of 40km, are a tangible demonstration of that commitment.
“Meaningful engagement with the public is key to delivering projects of this nature and my Department will bring preliminary proposals to the public for input once these have been suitably developed.
“I recently had the pleasure of attending the official opening of the Newry to Carlingford Greenway which is enjoyed by many people and I heard about the many benefits the scheme brings for the local community and for tourism. Progression of the Newry Inner City Greenway project will complement that further by connecting the newly completed Greenway to the Newry Canal towpath to Portadown.”
Delivery of the six schemes will be subject to timing of satisfactory completion of all statutory processes and future budget availability.
Notes to editors:
- The six signature schemes are
- Sydenham Greenway;
- Maydown to Campsie;
- Black Paths extension to Portadown railway station;
- Newry Inner City Greenway;
- Bellarena to Bishop’s Gate; and
- Coleraine to Portstewart.
- The combined length of the schemes is c.40km, with the estimated capital cost to deliver the schemes being in the region of c. £80m.
- Major road schemes of this nature take several years to deliver. Each of the six projects have a separate timeframe for delivery but it is expected that initial public engagement on the schemes will take place in the next 12-18months.
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