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.
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.
N15/N56 SCÉIM GNÍOMHNACH TAISTIL COMHAIRLIÚCHÁN POIBLÍ
Tugann Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall, le cúnamh taca ó Bhonneagar Iompair Éireann, cuireadh do dhaoine a bhfuil cónaí orthu sa cheantar, do dhaoine den phobal agus páirtithe eile, páirt a ghlacadh sa comhairliúchán poiblí neamhreachtúil don Scéim Gníomhnach Taistil N15 Cabraigh, N56 Port na Bláiche agus N56 Dún Cionnaola.
Tá an tionscadal i gCéim 3 faoi láthair: Dearadh agus Measúnú Comhshaoil agus tá an Rogha is Fearr roghnaithe. Is é cuspóir an chomhairliúcháin phoiblí seo an pobal a chur ar an eolas faoin Rogha is Fearr agus aiseolas a lorg. Chun seo a éascú, reáchtálfar imeacht comhairliúcháin phoiblí pearsanta do gach scéim mar seo
a leanas:
N15 Cabraigh
Dé Luan an 8ú Nollag 2025: 15:30 – 19:00
Ionad Fiontraíochta an Bhunáit, Bóthar an Iarnróid, Srath an Urláir, F93VAK6
N56 Port na Bláiche
Dé Mháirt an 9ú Nollag 2025: 15:30 – 20:00
Ionad Pobail Ozanam, Dún Fionnachaidh, F92 D86T
N56 Dún Cionnaola
Dé Céadaoin an 10ú Nollag 2025: 15:30 – 20:00
Ionad Pobail Dhún Cionnaola, Dún Cionnaola, F94DF78
Maidir le heolas breise faoin tionscadal, nó chun foirm aiseolais a líonadh isteach ar líne, téigh chuig an láithreán gréasáin faoi leith maidir leis an tionscadal seo ag: https://consult.donegal.ie/. Beidh eolas le fáil ar líne ón Aoine 5ú Nollag 2025. Beidh glacadh le haighneachtaí a chuirtear faoi bhráid go dtí Dé Luain 29ú Nollag 2025.
Sa chás nach féidir leat a theacht i láthair ag ceann de na himeachtaí ná an láithreán gréasáin a cheadú, tá gach fáilte roimh ghlaoch teileafóin chun labhairt le duine de mheitheal an tionscadail ar 074 97 24500 (09:00 – 16:00 Luan go hAoine), roimh theachtaireacht ríomhphoist ar design@dnrdo.ie nó roimh litir chuig Oifig na mBóithre Náisiúnta, Droim Lonachair, Dún na nGall, Co. Dhún na nGall.
DCC Public Consultation N15 N56 Active Travel Schemes
N15/N56 ACTIVE TRAVEL SCHEMES
Donegal County Council with the support of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) invite residents, members of the public and other interested parties to participate in a non-statutory public consultation for the N15 Cappry, N56 Portnablagh and N56 Dunkineely Active Travel Schemes.
The project is currently in Phase 3: Design and Environmental Evaluation and a Preferred Option has been selected. The purpose of this public consultation is to inform the public of this Preferred Option and to invite feedback. To facilitate this, an in-person public consultation event for each scheme will take place as follows:
N15 Cappry
Monday 8th December 2025: 15:30 – 19:00
The Base Enterprise Centre, Railway Road, Stranorlar, F93 VAK6
N15 Cappry Active Travel Scheme – Public Consultation Feedback (Copy) – Fill out form
N56 Portnablagh
Tuesday 9th December 2025: 15:30 – 20:00
Ozanam Community Centre, Dunfanaghy, F92 D86T
N56 Portnablagh Active Travel Scheme – Public Consultation Feedback (Copy) – Fill out form
N56 Dunkineely
Wednesday 10th December 2025: 15:30 – 20:00
Dunkineely Community Centre, Dunkineely, F94 DF78
N56 Dunkineely Active Scheme - Public Consultation Feedback (Copy) - Fill out form
For additional project information, or to complete a feedback form online, please visit https://consult.donegal.ie/ Information will be accessible online from Friday 5th December 2025. Submissions will be accepted until Monday 29th December 2025.
If you cannot attend one of our in-person events and are unable to access the website, please feel free to contact the project team by phone on 074 97 24500 (09:00 to 16:00 Monday – Friday), by email on design@dnrdo.ie or by post at National Roads Office, Drumlonagher, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal.
Useful Links
Active Travel Investment Programme - National Transport