Over €17 million assigned to Fingal for transport infrastructure

Over €17 million has been assigned to active travel projects across Fingal county.

The funds will go towards the construction of cycle lanes, footpaths, and other active travel infrastructure.

The investment is part of an overall spending of €290m for approximately 1,200 active travel schemes nationwide, and has been announced under the National Transport Authority (NTA) Active Travel Investment Grants for 2023.

Welcoming the funding for the projects,  local Minister Roderic O’Gorman TD said: “I am delighted that more than €17m is being allocated to support the delivery of cycle lanes, wider footpaths, and the delivery of more safe routes to school projects and school zones across Dublin 15.

“Having seen the benefit of these projects like the one at St. Philip the Apostle National School in Mountview, these projects will make it easier for our children to cycle to school safely, taking cars off the road and reducing traffic.

“Spending on cycle lanes and footpaths has increased more than six-fold since the Green Party entered government. That’s the sort of change voters asked for and we are delivering on our promise.”

Some of the projects that have been allocated funding in the county are: Royal Canal Cycle Route including Deep Sinking Coolmine, Church Fields Link Road National Aquatic Centre to Ongar Village, Damastown to Clonsilla Cycle Route, Clonee to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Castleknock to Dunsink Lane, Harstown/Huntstown/Mountview Road, and St. Luke’s Tyrrellstown D15.