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GREYSTONES WALKING TRAIL
The Greystones Walking Trail was officially opened by Cllr Derek Mitchell, Cathaoirleach of Greystones Municipal District, on 26th June 2018.
The eight-kilometre trail goes from Greystones train station to Kilmacanogue and connects to the Sugar Loaf Way, via the Burnaby, Kindlestown, Bellvue Hill, Kindlestown Woods, Ballydonagh, the Glenview N11 overbridge and Quill Road.
Access to the walking trail is well served by public transport from Greystones DART, Dublin Bus routes 184, 84, 45a, and Bus Eireann route number 133.
The Wicklow Uplands Council plan to open a walk from Kilmacanogue over the little Sugar Loaf to Bray which will link into the Greystones Way and enable a circular walk of about three to four hours. It is hoped that the new route will eventually connect to the Vartry Reservoir walks at Roundwood and the Wicklow Way.
Greystones Municipal District Councillors allocated their tourism budget for two years to develop this walk.
2024 Road Works
Department of Transport Tourism and Sport Funded Schemes
Restoration Improvement Schemes - GMD Allocation €984,445
- R761 - Kilcoole Road - €190,000 - Contract awarded
- R762 - Church Road, Greystones - €150,000 - Contract awarded
- R762 - Mill Road, Greystones - €25,000 - Contract awarded
- L5050 - Church Road, Newcastle - €220,000 - Contract awarded
- L1027 - Chapel Road - €45,000 - Contract awarded
- L97616 - Crowe Abbey - €80,000 - Contract awarded
- L50552 - Bus Loop, Newcastle - €15,000 - Contract awarded
- L12125-0 - Burnaby Heights - €91,887 - Completed
- L12125-1 - Burnaby Heights - €17,244 - Completed
- L12125-2 - Burnaby Heights - €9,901 - Completed
- L12125-3 - Burnaby Heights - €9,906 - Completed
Restoration Maintenance Schemes
No requirement in GMD for Surface Dressing works in 2024
Climate Adaptation Measures
No allocation to GMD in 2024
Bridge Rehabilitation Works
No allocation to GMD in 2024
Drainage Works - GMD Allocation €48,455
- Gulley replacement programme on Victoria Road, Trafalgar Road and Mill Road - Completed
- New manhole on stream culvert in Rathdown Park
- New stream culvert on the L-5050, Church Road, Newcastle
- New gulleys and gulley repairs at various locations
Safety Improvement Works
- Delgany Wood Road - formalise roundabouts - €90,000
- Delgany Wood Road - provide uncontrolled crossing locations - €50,000 Signage ordered - Line marking tendered - WCC own resources to install
National Transport Authority Funded Works
NTA Active Travel Measures
Greystones Municipal District Discretionary Funded Schemes
- Public lighting at the Pigs Hollow - Fee proposal from Enerveo €25,468. ESB connections and other items €5,000-€10,000. Cable trunking installed and lights ordered and awaiting delivery. ESB connection application submitted. Works completed. Awaiting ESB connection. Total cost of works €26,103.90.
Footpath Renewal Works - GMD Allocation €100,000
- Redford Park, Greystones - Works ongoing
- Portland Road, Greystones - Works completed
- Jack and Jill Hill, Kilcoole - Works completed
- Willowbrook Centre Entrance - Tender awarded
- Bus Loop Road, Newcastle - Works commenced in August 2024
Outdoor Recreation Improvement Scheme
€198,000 allocated for Three Trout stream pedestrian / cyclist footbridge
Local Improvement Scheme
No allocation for GMD in 2024
Other Works
- St. Crispins Park - as part of the biodiversity plan and anti-dumping initiative, circa €7,000 of plants, Berberis and Pyracantha are being planted
- Level access provided from south beach car park to the south beach boardwalk at the southern arch
- Cliff Walk diversion route signage erected
- Benches installed at the sand pit in Killincarrig
- Extra 'Greystones Way' signage erected following the construction of Eastmount
- Improvements to road signage and road marking on Burnaby Mill Road at Greystones Community College
- Signalised crossing on the R761 at Three Trout Bridge has been made live and operational
Chapel Road Scheme Update
Work continues, as resources allow, in the preparation of the tender document to allow the Council to tender for construction services. Some of the next steps, once updated business case is approved, are as follows (dates are preliminary and subject to change):
- CPO Notice to Treat was served in October 2023
- Construction tender to be issued on 1st August 2024 - closing date for tender submission is 5th September 2024
- Contractor to be appointed in Q4 2024