Back in November of 2024, Cork County Council published plans for the upgrade of the Greenway in Passage West in Cork Harbour... previous post HERE
An Bord Pleanála have just given the project the green light with some minor conditions.
Cork County Council said the following about this 2km stretch... “This portion of the Cork Harbour Greenway is an important component of the strategic inter-urban cycleway connecting Carrigaline with Cork City.
The proposed route shall offer a connection to the ferry terminal facilitating access to Carrigaloe, Rushbrook, and Cobh. The proposals will see the extension along the road for pedestrians and cyclists from an average of 2.8m wide to 4m wide.
The proposal to widen the pathway will improve shared usage of the pathway by pedestrian, runners and cyclists.”
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| Existing Greenway |
The key aspect of this upgrade is extending the width from 2.8m to 4m which will allow more space for walkers, runners and cyclists to share the greenway.
This new approval is for the greenway which is in the county. This will join onto another section which will also be upgraded and is in the city. As can be seen from the map below, this connects back to the upgraded greenway in Blackrock.
What does this mean in reality?... In the immediate term, nothing! These projects move at a glacial pace so don't expect to see any work happening soon.
In the near term... say late 2026? 2027?.. then we might see some movement. The big change for users of the greenway in Passage is that it is likely to be closed for 12-months.
The car parks at Robert's Bridge and in the town (marked in blue in the top image) will be used for construction equipment and materials so people can't park there.
There is likely to be a substantial disruption as well to the greenway and car parks in Harty's Quay and Hop Island.
In the long term... say early 2030's... there is going to be a really nice greenway all the way from Passage West to Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Eventually, the plan is for a greenway to stretch from Cork City to Carrigaline.
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