Limerick Council confirm milestone spend on upgraded pedestrian infrastructure

LIMERICK city and county council have confirmed they have surpassed the €1m milestone on upgraded pedestrian infrastructure in 2024 to date.

Progress continues to be made on delivering new and upgraded pedestrian infrastructure across Limerick this year, with more than €1m spent in the year to date.  

Projects that are being worked on in the county this year include in Askeaton, where the pedestrian crossing has been upgraded to a controlled Belisha Beacon at Askeaton National School and in Castlemahon, where new footpaths have been constructed, along with the completion of a new pedestrian crossing outside the Castlemahon-Feohanagh Community Hall.

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Additionally, in Ardpatrick, new public footpath has been constructed, along with the installation of associated public lighting, connecting Ardpatrick National School to the village. 

In the city, Janemount Park, Corbally has seen footpath improvements in the estate to improve pedestrian linkages to the existing R463.  

Mayor of Limerick John Moran said: “Safety on our streets must be a key part of our work in Limerick City and County Council.  We would love to do more but how much we achieve is determined by the funding we receive.  

“It is great to see the projects already completed.  It is even better to know that other projects already well underway will be completed by year end so that all of our allocated funding will have been used as we look to 2025’s pipeline.” 

Director of service for transportation and mobility at Limerick Council, Brian Kennedy, said: “The rollout of our towns and villages programme is a hugely significant part of our work here in the Transportation and Mobility directorate. 

“We are ambitious and will continue to strive for similar and greater allocations of funding from the NTA and central government in 2025 and beyond in order to keep delivering as many upgrades across the city and county as possible.” 

The improvements are being funded by Limerick Council’s Active Travel team, through the National Transport Authority (NTA) and are being delivered by the local authority’s Roads, Traffic & Cleansing department.