€2.8 million Contract Signed to Examine Further Sections of the West Cork Greenway
Cork County Council has announced another significant milestone in the development of the West Cork Greenway with the appointment of RPS Consulting Engineers as technical advisors to progress a further 40km section of the greenway, including Crossbarry to Bandon, Bandon to Clonakilty and another section to Timoleague. The contract will take the project from Phase 1 Concept and Feasibility through to Phase 4 Statutory Process.
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn welcomed the appointment of consultants to the project,
The preliminary phase of the project will go through various stages such as feasibility, route option selection, public consultation and ultimately the statutory process before progressing to construction. The advancement of this project will be subject to TII approvals at key stages throughout the project lifecycle, as well as being subject to planning permission, the usual statutory consents and the ongoing availability of TII funding throughout the project.
Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Valerie O’Sullivan added