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13th September 2022
10:29am BST

"Once opened, it will allow cyclists to take a dedicated route north along the west bank of the river before joining up with the old Athlone-Ballinasloe (N6) road which features a bollarded-off route all the way to Galway."Minister of State for Transport Hildegard Naughton is expected to open the bridge in October. According to The Irish Times:
"The bridge stretches from outside the Radisson Hotel to the Luan Gallery on the west side of the Shannon, and allows for the extension of the cycleway, which now runs from Spencer Dock in Dublin along the Royal Canal to Mullingar where it joins a 42km greenway along the old Mullingar-Athlone train line."The cycleway between Galway and Dublin will further promote cycling between member states, a goal of the EU’s EuroVelo 2 Project. Both the EU and Transport Infrastructure Ireland co-funded the project. Header image via Shutterstock READ ON: Studies show 7 in 10 young Irish people considering emigration
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