High Quality Cycle Route Proposed For Maynooth

The proposed scheme can be viewed in Maynooth Library and KCC.

A segregated high quality cycle route is proposed on the Meadowbrook Road, Old Greenfield Road and Beaufield Close, Maynooth.

The site is located along the following locations in Maynooth:

• Meadowbrook Road from the end of the existing cycle infrastructure to the junction with Meadowbrook Link Road,
• Beaufield Close from the Newtown Road to Meadowbrook Road, and
• Old Greenfield Road where it joins Meadowbrook Road.

Meadowbrook Road is a single lane carriageway with cycle infrastructure from the Newtown Road / Parsons Street junction to the junction with Meadowbrook Lawns.

The remainder of Meadowbrook Road has no cycle infrastructure but has a footpath on either side.

The affected section of Meadowbrook Road is 415m long. Beaufield Close is a single lane carriageway with no existing cycle infrastructure.

There are footways on both sides of the road. The affected section of Beaufield Close is 410m long.

The section of Old Greenfield Road affected by this proposed scheme is a single lane carriageway cul-de-sac with no existing cycle infrastructure.

There are footways on both sides of the road.

There is no through-traffic permitted from Meadowbrook Lawns.

The Proposed Development comprises:

• The provision of a 2m protected cycle track and 2m footway on both sides of Meadowbrook Road, Beaufield Close and the affected section of Old Greenfield Road.
• Reduction in road carriageway widths
• Junction realignments and the introduction of raised crossings on all side roads to prioritise pedestrian movements.
• Straight through cycle track crossings on all side roads to prioritise cyclists.
• The introduction of pedestrian and shared crossing points at several locations.
• Realignment of existing car parking spaces on Beaufield Road.
• Regularisation of permeability links on Meadowbrook Road.

Kildare County Council advises that the public look at the proposed scheme on the KCC website.

Particulars of the proposed scheme are now available for inspection and will be until Friday, 22 April.

It can also be purchased for a fee at the offices of Kildare County Council, Level 4 (Public Display Area), Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, by appointment only.

Appointments can be made here (Opening hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:24 p.m., Monday to Friday).

The proposed scheme will also be available for inspection at Maynooth Library, Main Street, Maynooth W23 ND79.

The opening hours of the library are 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.