Construction is to begin on Active Travel infrastructure in Raheen along the R510 to Quinn’s Cross roundabout shortly.
The link will provide dedicated pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities between Quinn’s Cross Roundabout and Raheen Roundabout.
The project is approximately 980 metres in length and will include improved traffic lane widths, upgrade works to bus stops, side road junctions and new road surfacing along with associated landscaping works.
The Scheme also includes Safe Routes to School infrastructure being provided at the front of St Nessan's National School, which is where the project’s programme of works will begin. This section is anticipated to be completed before the beginning of the 2024/25 school year.
Construction on the overall project is to get underway in July and is expected to take ten months to complete. Initial site mobilisation work is already underway.
Senior Engineer with the Active Travel team, Sean McGlynn, commented: “The Active Travel network on the West side of the city is really coming together. This project will link with the Father Russell Road project in Raheen which is now almost completed. It will eventually facilitate onward connections to the city centre via the South Circular Road Active Travel Scheme and the St Paul’s to Ballykeefe project, which have both received planning permission.
He continued: “The R510 is seen as forming a part of a key primary route in the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy, which sets out the framework for local transport policy. Ultimately, this project will allow those living and working in Mungret, Raheen, Dooradoyle and surrounding areas to walk or cycle in their vicinity in a far safer manner. Work at St Nessan’s National School, which is being delivered as part of these works, will allow pupils there to have safer and more sustainable choices when travelling to and from school.”
Works are anticipated to run from Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm and on occasional Saturdays from 8pm to 4pm. Two way traffic will be maximised and implemented for the majority of the works.
A traffic management system will be in place for the duration of the project’s construction. This may include temporary traffic lights, flagmen etc and will be subject to the specific requirements of the works area.
The project received an allocation of €1.25 million in funding from the National Transport Authority (NTA) in 2024, having been allocated €785,000 in 2023.
