LIMERICK has been awarded over €19million to go towards projects supporting walking and cycling across the county in 2026.
The €19,335,000 forms part of a national funding round of €360million to local authorities across Ireland.
The Department of Transport said the funding will help enable almost 1,000 greenway and active travel projects across Ireland this year, including the Mary Immaculate College to City Centre scheme in Limerick City.
€290m of the national funding was dedicated to active travel projects, while the remaining €62m was allocated to greenways throughout the country.
The share of the funding going to Limerick (via Limerick City and County Council) was the fifth largest of any local authority’s taking. The most will go to Dublin City Council (€35m), followed by Cork City Council (€27m), Fingal County Council (€24m), and Cork County Council (€19.8m).
The lowest funding amount to any local authority area was Longford County Council, who will benefit from €3m in funding from the Department of Transport.
According to Limerick TD and Minster of State at the Justice Department, a number of significant projects have been allocated funding under the announcement, including €750,000 each to develop active travel measures in the Adare Rathkeale municipal district, the Cappamore Kilmallock district, Ahane, and Newcastle West. Minister Collins also said €100,000 for traffic management improvements was allocated for Abbeyfeale.
It is expected that 200 kilometres of walking and cycling infrastructure will be delivered nationwide in 2026, in line with the target set out in the Climate Action Plan.