SINN Féin’s Martina Anderson has welcomed the commencement and development of the Culmore /Muff link which is currently under construction.
Said the Foyle MLA: “I was on a local tour of the Thornhill Park area this week and I heard the views of residents in respect to the scheme and listened to their views of how the Greenway will work in practice.
“There are always difficulties arising from this type of significant infrastructure and I hope these can be ironed out; however, I welcome the development of this Greenway.
“I believe that with the right links connecting with the Culmore Country Park and other proposed amenities this scheme will develop into a real community resource that benefits families, children and users in general.’
Derry City and Strabane District Council has acquired European funding for a series of cross border Greenway developments linking Derry and Strabane with their immediate neighbours in Donegal.
The £11 million scheme was secured several years ago to support the concept of ‘Modal Shift’ and to enable people to get out of their cars and public transport and to enable people to walk or cycle to and from work, business and schools and to access the town and city centres.
There are four main links which are currently being developed after an extensive consultation with local people and interested stakeholders.
This innovative programme, which will link communities, towns and places and create a modern, environmentally friendly network of walking and cycling infrastructure, will become a major community asset in the years ahead and will help develop and create regional connectivity which has been badly lacking.
There are three main Derry routes which will transcend the border between the Buncrana Road and Bridgend, between the Letterkenny Road and Killea, and between the Culmore Road and Muff, beginning at the Pennyburn Roundabout right through Muff and possibly as far as Moville at some point in the future.
