Over €3 million has been allocated to Galway City Council for walking and cycling projects around the city.
The funding is part of a national allocation provided by the Government and administered by the National Transport Authority.
The funding will support the City Council to improve walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure.
The funding will also allow for changes to traffic management arrangements to enable the re-allocation of overall road space to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. This is particularly important given the social distancing requirements to help combat Covid-19.
Projects in Galway include:
- new street lighting at various locations
- new footpaths
- resurfacing of pedestrian streets
- new cycle lanes
- new bus shelters, among other projects.
The map above shows the approximate locations of the projects. Several of the projects are city-wide.
| No. | Project Name | Description | Est. 2020 Funding |
| 1 | L-5138 Southpark, Galway City | Lighting – Southpark cycle & walkway | €160,000 |
| 2 | R336 Blackrock, Galway City | Lighting – Blackrock to Caravan park cycle & walkway | €150,000 |
| 3 | L-10041 The Plots, Woodquay | Lighting – The Plots Woodquay | €25,000 |
| 4 | L-50020 Westbrook Housing Estate to Ballymoneen Road | Lighting – Pedestrian Laneway – Westbrook Housing Estate to Ballymoneen Road | €8,000 |
| 5 | L-50172 Monksfield to Oakland Laneway (Salthill) | Lighting – Monksfield to Oakland Laneway (Salthhill) | €6,000 |
| 6 | L-5036 Doughiska to Coast Road | Lighting – Laneway – Doughiska to Coast Road | €10,000 |
| 7 | R-336 North end Eyre Square | Banning left turning traffic at the north end Eyre Square and allowing buses & taxis only | €15,000 |
| 8 | L-5098 West side of Salmon Weir Bridge | Banning the traffic on the west side of the SWB | €75,000 |
| 9 | N6 Ballybane Jn. On N6 to Browne Roundabout | Reconstruction / renewal of defective footpaths and cycle tracks. | €250,000 |
| 10 | N6 Ballybane Jn. On N6 to Browne Roundabout | Footpath Repairs to path adj. to cycle lane from Ballybane Jn. On N6 to Browne Roundabout. | €80,000 |
| 11 | L-5103 Dominic St Upper | Footpath Replacement on Dominic St Upper (both sides). | €220,000 |
| 12 | NA City Wide | Road marking refreshing including cycle lanes (City-wide). | €150,000 |
| 13 | NA City Schools | Front of School Approach in selected schools | €35,000 |
| 14 | NA Resurfacing of city junctions incl roundabouts | Resurfacing roundabouts and junctions to improve surface quality and improve safety for cyclists | €360,000 |
| 15 | NA River Corrib Crossings – Clifden Railway Line Corrib Bridge and NUIG cycleway and Wolfe Tone Br | Proposed new Corrib bridge on old Clifden Railway Line and Cycleway and additional pedestrian cantilever onto Wolfe Tone | €65,000 |
| 16 | L-1000 Letteragh Road | Provide new footpath to link with residential estate | €120,000 |
| 17 | L-5143 & L-5142 High Street and Quay Street | Resurfacing of pedestrian area | €686,000 |
| 18 | NA City Wide | Speed Limit review and implimentation of 30km/h speed limit in city centre | €16,000 |
| 19 | N6 N6 – Bothar na dTreabh, Ballybane to Briarhill | Convert Hard Shoulder to Cycleway | €350,000 |
| 20 | R 336 Eyre Square | Resurface to improve bus stop access for mobility impaired | €155,000 |
| 21 | NA City Wide | Provision of Bus Shelters | €65,000 |
| Total | €3,001,000.00 |
Seán Kyne 