Work Gets Underway on River Lee Walk & Cycle Way
 

 

Work has commenced (Nov 27) on the construction of the 1.5km Nature Walk and Cycle Way along the River Lee from the Ballyard Road to Ballymullen. Portions of the walk had already been completed at the rear of the new Fels Point Hotel and Omniplex as part the ‘planning gain’ on these developments and the new contract being undertaken by Pembroke Construction, will complete the walk and cycle way as far as Ballymullen. It is hoped to complete the section from Ballyard to the entrance to the Woodlands Caravan Park prior to Christmas.

The €570,000 Contract with Pembroke
Construction was signed on November 19th by the Mayor of Tralee Cllr. Miriam McGillicuddy and Town Manager Michael McMahon on behalf of Tralee Town Council and by Tony Griffin on behalf of Pembroke Construction. The Nature Way has been a long term objective of the Town Council who last year approved Part 8 Planning for the project.

The Nature Way is 3 metres wide and includes both embankment and raised sections and has full accessibility. Seating, fishing stands and nature information panels will also be provided along the route. It begins just west of the Aqua Dome and (the current phase) ends at the new Castlemorris Park in Ballymullen. The Contract Consultants are Kane Crowe Kavanagh, Quantity Surveyors and Malachy Walsh & Partners, Consulting Engineers.

The project has received grant support totalling €416,640 from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund of the new National Development Plan administered by Fáilte Ireland who were represented by North Kerry Manager Ms. Martina Canty at the signing ceremony. The balance of funding for the project is being provided by Tralee Town Council from its amenity levy fund.

The next phase will involve the extension of the walk and cycle way by Kerry County Council eastwards from Ballymullen to Ballyseedy Wood.