Over €14 million has been allocated to active travel schemes and Greenway projects across Galway City and County for 2026.
The funding announced this morning by government, will support delivery of walking and cycling infrastructure in the county.
10 million euros of the 14.46 million has been allocated to Galway City Council to support walking and cycling infrastructure within the city.
€2.36 million has been allocated to Galway County Council with €1 million of that going towards work on the Ballindereen Cycleway.
Multiple schools in the county also saw sizeable funding, with Calasanctius College Oranmore, Scoil Sailearna, Invernin and Scoil na bhForbacha, Furbo to recieve €450,000, €149,000 and €166,00- respectively under the safe routes to school programme.
The funding comes as part of a €360 million nationwide package for almost 1,000 projects across the country, as the Government expects to deliver 200 km of walking and Cycling infrastructure in 2026.
A more detailed breakdown of the list is below:
Projects in Galway to receive funding include:
€875,000 for the Western Distributor Road Active Travel Scheme
€225,000 for the Monivea Road Active Travel Scheme
€1,700,000 for the Bothair Stiofain Active Travel Scheme
€2,800,000 for the Ballybane & Castlepark Active Travel Scheme
€500,000 for the Clybaun Road Active Travel Scheme.
Galway Schools in receipt of Safe Routes to School funding
St. Josephs / Galway Educate Together National School - €50,000
Colaiste Iognaid, Sea Road - € 50,000
Colaiste Einde Secondary School €50,000
St John the Apostle Knocnacarra National School - € 50,000
St Patricks NS Galway City € 50,000
Claddagh primary school € 5,000
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh € 5,000
Calasanctius College, Gaelscoil de hÍde & Scoil Iósaif Naofa - € 450,000
Scoil Sailearna Invernin - €149,000
Scoil na bhForbacha Furbo - € 166,000
Ballinderreen National School - €11,000
Scoil Shéamais Naofa, Bearna - €10,000
Active Travel scheme design / delivery
- Tuam Active Travel Scheme Design – Vicars St to Sports Grounds on the Dublin Rd (R332) – €50,000
- Athenry Church St to Tuam Rd (via Station Rd) Active Travel Scheme – €120,000
- Headford Active Travel Scheme (Footpath project on Headford Rd) – €157,000
- Loughrea Active Travel Schemes Design – €80,000
- Pedestrian Crossing at St. Joseph’s Road, Portumna – €64,000
- Glenbrack Road, Gort Active Travel Scheme (Extending Footpath) – €27,000
- Kinvara Pedestrian Crossing – €20,000
Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
- SRTS R1 Scoil Chroi Naofa, Athenry – €9,000
- SRTS R1 Athenry Boys National School – €9,000
- SRTS R2 St Brendan’s National School, Loughrea – €9,000
- SRTS R2 Gort Community School – €9,000
- SRTS R2 Ballinderreen National School – €11,000
- SRTS R4 Tuam Educate Together NS – €10,000
HSSR – School Route Selection Report (R3) SRTS
- R3 SRTS HSSR Carnaun NS, Athenry – €12,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Coldwood NS, Craughwell – €12,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Corrandrum NS, Claregalway – €12,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Crumlin NS, Ballyglunin – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Killeen NS, Portumna – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Kileeneen NS, Craughwell – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Milltown NS – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR Scoil Áine Naofa, L. Cutra – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR St Augustine’s NS, Clontuskert – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR St Thomas NS, Peterswell – €13,000
- R3 SRTS HSSR St Cuanas, Kilcoona – €13,000
