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O'Connell Square is at the heart of the town
Mountmellick must get cycle lanes and more money has to be spent on footpaths from housing estates to the town centre.
That’s according to Cllr Paddy Bracken, Fianna Fáil, who also wants a walking loop around Mountmellick via the Derryclone bridge.
The councillor cited these as examples of the need for money to be spent to facilitate people who walk or cycle for pleasure or out of necessity.
Cllr Bracken sought an update when he tabled a motion asking for Laois County Council’s plans to spend Active Travel Scheme money in Mountmellick towns and environs.
The National Transport Authority, which oversees the scheme says that, in 2022 it allocated funds to Ireland’s local authorities with a view to spending €289 million on over 1200 walking and cycling infrastructure projects.
Cllr Bracken said many more people are walking and getting active but the town needs greater connectivity in the routes.
He cited the Portlaoise road which could be linked to the bridge and Derrycloney thus creating a loop around the town.
He said big housing estates are also a distance from the town centre to make them more connected to the town other than by car. He also instanced the lack of cycling infrastructure.
“There are no cycle lanes in Mountmellick at all,” he said.
In reply, Diarmuid Donohue, SEE, Active Travel, replied in writing that the engineer will arrange to meet with Cllr Bracken to discuss Active Travel proposals for Mountmellick.
The issue was raised at the December meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District in County Hall Portlaoise.
The Active Travel Grants Programme funds important projects supporting strategic pedestrian and cyclist routes, access to schools, permeability links, urban greenways and some minor public transport improvement projects.
It was extended outside the cities to big towns in 2021.
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