€600,000 cost of extending footpath in County Kildare
The bill for extending a footpath in a County Kildare village will come to €600,000.
At a Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting, Cllr Brendan Wyse asked about extending one in Kilmeague.
He wanted to know how much it would cost to extend the path in Kilmeague village by 500 metres from the quarry entrance to the last home on the residential row there.
According to Kildare County Council “there are several challenges to constructing a footpath at this location.”
It was pointed out that the existing verge width along the road is not sufficient to meet the standard required
This means that it would be necessary to acquire land.
It was also pointed out that the land is higher than the road so some retaining structures would be required along a few of the properties. KCC said a “very rough figure” would be about €600,000 - and this does not include any land take or accommodation works that may be necessary.