By Dan Walsh
Wexford County Council is Lead Authority for the delivery of the South East Greenway Project with project partners, Kilkenny County Council and Waterford City and County Council and is developing 23km of fully segregated off-road greenway between New Ross and Waterford City.
The project is being fully funded via the government’s Greenways Programme through Transport Infrastructure Ireland and is being managed through Wexford County Council’s Special Projects Office.
The contract has been signed for the appointment of Fehily Timoney and Company as new technical advisors for the completion of the project. Fehily Timoney has extensive experience of greenway developments, having worked on the Limerick Greenway and South Kerry Greenways, and they are also currently acting as technical advisors for Wexford County Council on the Wexford to Rosslare greenway projects.
“This is a really good news story in the delivery of the South East Greenway”, stated Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr John Fleming, who added; “We can now look forward to the timely delivery of remaining sections of the greenway, and in particular, the section linking Rosbercon to the R700 over the Red Bridge and through the Mount Elliot tunnel.”
Cathaoirleach of New Ross Municipal District, Cllr Anthony Connick said; “I look forward to working with Fehily Timoney and the project team in the completion of this critically important project for New Ross town and district and the broader county.”
Cllr. Michael Doyle, Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council welcomed the appointment of Fehily Timoney adding the completion of the South East Greenway has the potential to be a real economic driver for not just Kilkenny but the wider south east region.
Wexford County Council has acknowledged the contribution of Malachy Walsh and Partners, prior technical advisors, who designed and oversaw the completion of 9km of greenway to date and designed the 5.5km section currently under construction in South Kilkenny.
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