Infrastructure Minister 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 Km, 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:
1.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.
2. The Combined Length of the Schemes Is C.Km, with the Estimated
Capital Cost to Deliver the Schemes Being in the Region of C. M.
3.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 Months.
