Brand new Kilkenny walkway officially opens

A big crowd turned out to mark the official reopening of the Lacken Boardwalk on the banks of the River Nore in Kilkenny City on Monday afternoon.

Kilkenny City’s first composite construction boardwalk was officially opened by the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr Michael McCarthy in the presence of the Mayor of Kilkenny, Cllr Andrew McGuinness. 

The original boardwalk, which forms part of Lacken Walk and Canal and is a gateway to the Nore Valley Walk, was installed back in 2012.

However, its timber construction was reaching the end of its lifespan. The original boardwalk was also a victim of its own popularity in that the cross-section had proven too narrow to accommodate the large volume of users.

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The new boardwalk, which is 450lin.m in length and provides for a cross-section width of 3.6m, a threefold increase on the original, is more accessible to wheelchair users, those with reduced mobility, people with prams or buggies, and dog walkers.

Speaking at the event, Frank Stafford, Senior Engineer with Kilkenny County Council, paid tribute to the Council Management Team for having the foresight to see the potential of this proposal.

Mr Stafford thanked the elected members for always being very supportive of this project and indeed all projects that deliver amenity spaces, and that promote health and wellbeing for the people of Kilkenny. 

See this week's Kilkenny People for more details and photos!