Major update on greenway section running through Kilkenny
Great progress being made on Ferrybank to Curraghmore section of greenway in South Kilkenny
It is hoped that a 5.5km section of the South-East Greenway running from Ferrybank to Curraghmore in South Kilkenny will be opened to the public in the first quarter of 2025.
Over the past few months, works on the car park at Ballyverneen, Glenmore have advanced near completion.
The remaining works, which includes the installation of a perimeter railing and public lighting, when complete will facilitate the full opening of this 39 bay carpark.
Significant progress has also been made along the main line with some 85% of the 5.5km now ready to receive the final surfacing layer.
Works are also progressing at all agricultural crossing locations.
The Kilmurray Lane access ramp has also advanced and public lighting columns from Ferrybank to the access ramp have now been installed.
The boundary screen fencing and general fencing along the line is also nearing completion.
The programme remains on track for the works contract to be completed by the end of the year.
Before it officially opens to the public, it will be subject to a safety audit and minor finishing out works.
A multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy team, Fehily Timoney and Company Ltd, continues to advance the detailed design on the remaining sections of the greenway.
The first phase of the South-East Greenway (a 6km stretch from New Ross to Glenmore with picturesque views of the Pink Rock area and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge) continues to attract locals and visitors.