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Greenway plans to go on display in
Muff
26.11.18
PLANS for new
greenway/shared cycling and walking facility to go
on view this week in Muff Community Hall.
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.
The emerging design proposals for the planned
cycling and walking route that will link Derry to
Muff will go on display this Thursday, November 29
in the Community Hall, Moville Road, Muff from 14.00
to 19.30. The two local authorities are planning to
construct a greenway and cycle path to facilitate
cyclists and walkers. From the route corridors
published in May 2018 and following an appraisal
exercise, the chosen route is a mixture of the ‘red’
and ‘green’ route corridor options. The main route
is as follows: |
- Quay Trail from
existing greenway behind Sainsbury’s
supermarket, Derry to the entrance of Foyle
Hospice on the A2 (this section will also
include a new bridge across the Pennyburn river)
- Entrance of
Foyle Hospice along A2 on left-hand side towards
Thornhill College
- Thornhill
College to Culmore village, turning right on to
Culmore Point Road continuing adjacent to the
River Foyle
- Coney Road
(with a link to Hollybush PS on Ardan Road) past
Culmore Country Park, turning right on to
Canning’s Lane in Muff (with a proposed new
cycle/pedestrian bridge at the border crossing)
- Turning right
on to Kilderry Lane and continuing to the R238
- Connection on
R238 back towards the Community Hall and also in
the direction of the Muff Community Park
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Derry to Muff greenway plans to go on
display this Thursday, November 29 in the Community
Hall, Muff from 14.00 to 19.30. |
In Muff, the route will
also include an additional link to the village
centre from further up Canning’s Lane on to Kilderry
Lane, coming out at Main Street opposite Borderland.
The Derry - Muff route forms part of an overall
INTERREG funded greenway project that will see three
routes developed. On completion, the three routes
will comprise 46.5 km of new cross-border greenway.
The proposed 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
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The general public will
have an opportunity to leave comments on the
proposals. For those who are unable to attend, plans
and a comments’ card will be available at
www.nwgreenway.com . The council is keen to
liaise with residents while minimising disruption
during construction. Subject to the approval of
planning consent in both jurisdictions, it is hoped
that construction work can commence in early 2020. |
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