From Alymer Bridge to Sallins.
An 11km section of the Grand Canal Greenway from Aylmer Bridge to Sallins will open to the public in late 2022.
The Greenway will providing a safe cycling and walking route,3M in width, along the bank on the Grand Canal.
From 15th February, works will begin on the removal of trees along an 850m stretch of the Grand Canal Bank, northbound from Sallins towards the railway bridge.
Kildare County Council advise that the work is necessary in order to facilitate the construction of the Greenway towpath
It includes works to stabilize the existing slope and achieve the minimum required width for the cycling and walking route.
The council has said environmental impact and landscaping are priorities for in the delivery of this Greenway.
An arborist has been engaged to advise on quality landscaping solutions as part of this project, including suitable replacement trees following these works, to mitigate against the potential loss of vegetation and to ensure this section is aesthetically pleasing.
The mature trees proposed for removal are suffering from disease and are likely to suffer a high mortality rate in the coming years.
A number of mature good quality disease free trees have been identified by the arborists survey along the route, in these cases, greenway works have been designed around these trees and they are to be retained.
A ‘soil nail’ system with a ‘geocell topsoil retention mat’ will be used, which will retain a layer of topsoil at the steepened embankment of this 850m stretch and allow vegetation to re-establish.
The council says this will give a natural appearance to the slope, in keeping with the nature of a Greenway and providing a more pleasant view to those using the Greenway.
Kildare Country Council has said this is the first phase of development, and while there will be a period of time where the existing boundary is removed, this will be rectified as the construction of the Greenway progresses.
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