40 landowners sign permissive access for Connemara greenway

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Over half of the landowners affected by the proposed Connemara greenway have given their agreement for the project to proceed.

Between 40 and 45 have signed permissive access agreements allowing the greenway to be built through their lands.

Galway County Council engineers are in talks with around 85 landowners regarding permissive access agreements.

At this stage, over half have given their approval which suggests this part of the process could be completed by mid-September.

An Bord Pleanala approved the Connemara greenway in March subject to nine conditions following an oral hearing in Clifden.

The cycle route between Oughterard and Clifden will follow the line of the now dismantled Galway to Clifden railway line and pass from Recess, through Maam cross and on into Oughterard.

All going to plan, work on the 9.2 million euro project could start by the end of this year.