Officially opening in 2021, the Castletroy Urban Greenway is a cycling and walking development that consists of a new 3.5m wide cycleway alongside a new 2.5m wide footpath, enclosed by 1m wide grass verges. The main spine extends for approximately 820m, linking Castletroy College Road with the Dublin Road (R445).
Limerick City and County Council owns approximately 2ha of land along the greenway. This provides the opportunity to make the greenway much more than just an active travel route, e.g. by providing recreational space for longer stays. Limerick City and County Council has already planted wildflower seed on verges and native trees along the greenway. Through the GoGreenRoutes project, the overall vision is to provide opportunities for social engagement, contact with the natural environment and active recreation, as well as enhancing local biodiversity and creating ecological connectivity (corridors for wildlife).
Planned monitoring of air quality, noise and biodiversity along this route as well as user surveys and other metrics determined by the project will allow the health benefits of this route to be assessed compared to the existing routes and travel modes.