Introduction

Cork County Council are in the early stages of developing a Greenway between Crossbarry, Bandon and Clonakilty with a link to Timoleague. This project, which is funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), will provide a Greenway servicing the Bandon, Clonakilty and Timoleague hinterlands. RPS have been appointed by Cork County Council to provide multi-disciplinary consultancy services to progress the project through the design and planning stages, following Phases 1-4 of the TII Project Management Guidelines.

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Key Information

The project team would like to extend their thanks to everyone who took part in the first public consultation during May and June 2024 on the West Cork Greenway – Bandon Sections project. Stakeholder participation and feedback has been invaluable to the project.

We are pleased to inform all stakeholders that the insights gathered from the consultation have now been incorporated into a comprehensive report which has now been finalised.

This report outlines key findings and next steps for the project and is now available for viewing on this website under the Publications and Mapping tab. The document is titled ‘Public Consultation No.1 Report’.

The project hopes to conduct another public consultation in early 2025.

Once again, thank you for your contributions and continued support for this important project.

Project Benefits

This Greenway will facilitate sustainable growth within the local communities in the Bandon and Clonakilty environs, through improved connectivity, increased tourism potential and providing a modal shift away from car trips to active travel usage.

Increased Tourism

Increase in Active Travel

Reduced Carbon Emissions

Project Objectives

The key objectives of this project are to provide a Greenway which is sustainable, accessible, safe and attractive for locals and visitors. In achieving these objectives, the project will facilitate:

Transport User and Economic Benefits Support connectivity and economic growth in Bandon, Clonakilty and local environs.
Accessibility Promote modal shift and multi-modal connectivity/accessibility to existing amenities, services and facilities.
Social Enhance social inclusion and promote healthier communities through linking the local communities of Crossbarry, Bandon, Clonakilty and Timoleague.
Land Use Support and facilitate the implementation of national, regional and local sustainable transport policies.
Safety Provide safe and accessible infrastructure, which improves the safety and security for vulnerable road users and landowners.
Climate Change Contributes to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through transport modal shifts.
Local Environment Increase public appreciation of the natural environment and local heritage, while protecting and enhancing natural assets and biodiversity.