Shared cycle and footpath planned for Ardmore Road

Westmeath County Council plan to construct a shared cycleway and footpath along the Ardmore Road in Mullingar, it was confirmed this week.

The works proposed will extend over a distance of almost a kilometre (872 metres) from 15 metres east of Saunders Bridge to 70 metres west of Curraghmore National School.

On the north side of the Ardmore Road, proposed works include a three-metre-wide shared cycleway and footpath, while on the south side, a two-metre-wide pedestrian footpath along the entire length of this scheme is planned.

The council points out that proposed development is located just east of two protected structures – Saunders Bridge and the Railway Bridge.

Pat Keating, district manager of Mullingar Municipal District, says the proposed scheme has undergone Appropriate Assessment Screening under the Habitats Directive and screening for Environmental Impact Assessment under the EIA Directive.

Members of the public now have the opportunity to make submissions to An Bord Pleanála over the plans for the proposed works.

Plans and particulars of the development are available for inspection on the Westmeath County Council website at consult.westmeathcoco.ie/en until Tuesday December 22.

Submissions

Submissions and observations with respect to the proposal can be made via the council’s Consultation Portal at consult.westmeathcoco.ie/en.

Written submissions or observations in relation to the development, clearly marked ‘Proposed Provision of cycleways and footpaths’, may also be submitted to District Manager, Mullingar Municipal District Office, Áras an Chontae, Mount Street, Mullingar, to arrive not later than 5pm on Wednesday January 20.

Written submissions or observations received will form part of a statutory report to be presented to a meeting of Westmeath County Council and also will form part of a public document.

The information contained in submissions may be available for public inspection, to be published on the council website and available at the council’s public counter.

Details, including the names of those making submissions may be shared with relevant council departments or their agents involved in this Part 8 process.