A CYCLING LINK from the Wetlands to Shannon Town is to proceed to construction next year.
An Active Travel proposal was made to the National Transport Authority (NTA) on foot of representations by elected members in the Shannon Municipal District for the project.
Senior executive engineer in the Shannon MD, Tom Mellett confirmed, “We have received funding to continue this project to design stage and in collaboration with our colleagues in the road design office intend to be in a position to proceed to construction in 2024 subject to funding approval for the construction works from the NTA”.
At the March meeting of the Shannon MD, Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) had urged Clare County Council to continue efforts to source funding “to develop a footpath and cycling link from The Wetlands to the many sports facilities located in the Tullyvarraga area around Shannon Town”.
“It is important we get as much money as we can for footpaths on Active Travel, hopefully this will proceed,” Cllr Flynn commented. His proposal was seconded by Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF).
