DETAILED PLANS FOR IMPROVED TRAFFIC ACCESS AT NUIG APPROVED

Date Published: 21-Feb-2013

Major plans to improve pedestrian, cycle and vehicular linkages between the north and south of the NUIG campus have been given the go-ahead.

Galway Bay fm news reports the project, in the vicinity of the Quincentenary bridge, has been granted permission subject to a list of 22 conditions.

The aim of the N6 Underpass and Approach Roads and Greenway Enhancement Project is to improve pedestrian, cycle and vehicular linkages between the north and south parts of NUIG in the vicinity of the Quincentenary bridge.

Plans include the formation of a new underpass under the N6 road and the realignment of the approach road/path network, with the provision of set-down, public transport and car parking facilities.

The works also include the provision of a riverside walkway as part of the city's greenways initiative and other landscaped areas.