Active Travel

What is Active Travel?

Active Travel is travelling with a purpose, using your own energy. Examples of active travel include walking, cycling, wheeling and using a non-motorised scooter to make everyday journeys for example to work, school or the shops.

Benefits of Active Travel

The completion of Active Travel Projects supports more people to walk and cycle for everyday short journeys, improving health, creating safer communities and reducing environmental impacts.

Active travel helps rejuvenate our towns and villages and make them safer places to live in and work in.

Active Travel Projects

Projects are funded by the Department of Transport through the National Transport Authority’s Active Travel Programme and are managed and delivered by the Local Authorities.

Approved projects are Active Travel Investment Grants 2023 allocations

Donegal County Council plans to develop cycle lanes and widened footpaths, new walking and cycling bridges, and new pedestrian crossings in identified locations across the county.
Projects are currently underway and at various stages from planning through to on-site construction.

Letterkenny Active Travel Projects

Letterkenny Active Travel Projects – L1007 Circular Road

Donegal County Council proposes to upgrade the cycle and pedestrian facilities on L-1007 Circular Road, Letterkenny Co Donegal. The scheme shall include a new two-way cycleway on the north side of the carriageway to improve active travel linkages in accordance with the drawings and documents associated with the Part 8 application.

The project will include:

Removal of existing right-turning lanes and narrowing of the existing carriageway to 6.5m width generally.
Reduction of existing junction radii at side roads along with provision of uncontrolled pedestrian crossings.
Provision of a two-way cycle facility along the northern side of the road long the full extent of the scheme.
Provision of controlled (pedestrian/cycle) crossings at various locations along L1007 Circular Road.
Retention of the existing footpath along the south side of the road and provision of new footpath along the northern side of the road.
At Letterkenny University Hospital, provision of a new bus stop and upgraded (pedestrian/cycle) crossing at the access point.

www.consult.donegal.ie/en/consultation/letterkenny-active-travel-projects-circular-road

Letterkenny Active Travel Projects – R940 Ballyraine Road

Donegal County Council proposes to upgrade the cycle and pedestrian facilities on R940 Ballyraine Road, Letterkenny Co Donegal. The scheme shall include a new two-way cycleway on the north side of the carriageway to improve active travel linkages in accordance with the drawings and documents associated with the Part 8 application.

The project will include:

Removal of existing lineated cycle lanes and the provision of replacement segregated one-way cycle lanes including the narrowing of the existing carriageway to 6.0m width generally along the R940 Ballyraine Road from the N56 Ramelton Road Junction to the L1009 Gortlee Road Junction.
Provision of a two-way cycle facility along the northern side of Ballyraine Road from the L1009 Gortlee Road Junction to L10041 Station Car Park.
Provision of a shared (vehicle/cycle) facility within L10041 Station Car Park.
Reduction of existing junction radii at side roads along with provision of controlled/uncontrolled pedestrian crossings at various within the scheme extent.
Modification of existing (mini roundabout) Oatfield Junction to incorporate a signalised junction with cyclist and pedestrian facilities.

Further information on the project can be found at :

https://consult.donegal.ie/en/consultation/letterkenny-active-travel-projects-ballyraine-road