About this project
The 5.6km long scheme extends along Ringmahon Road, Skehard Road, Avenue de Rennes, Ballinure Avenue/The Maples and Castle Road. It also includes a “quiet-way” from Castle Park to Ashwood via Loughmahon Park, and links to the Blackrock-Passage Greenway via Sean Cronin Park and to the Lower Harbour Greenway.
This €12 million investment in the Mahon area is funded by the National Transport Authority and was completed in May 2025. It delivered:
- New footpaths, carriageways, bus & cycle infrastructure including bus shelters, public lighting, traffic signals etc;
- Two new pedestrian crossings and upgrades to existing pedestrian crossings;
- Three new signalised junctions at Ringmahon Road/Skehard Road, Ringmahon Road/Avenue de Rennes and Skehard Road/Avenue de Rennes, allowing safe crossing facilities for all users;
- Enhanced public open spaces with seating and extensive landscaping including trees, shrubs and plants to create more pleasant and biodiversity friendly open spaces;
- Planting of two hundred+ specially selected semi-mature street trees which range in height from 4m to 6m and range in girth from 200mm (8’) to 300mm (12’).
- Integrated traffic calming measures, new road markings and signage, to reduce traffic speeds and create a safer environment for all.
- Installation of approximately 5.3km of safer cycling infrastructure, including segregated cycle tracks and greenways.
The above measures enhance the attractiveness of the streets while also making them safer and more convenient for Mahon residents, commuters and people doing business in the area.
It was necessary to remove approximately 50 of the existing 500+ trees in the area to facilitate construction, however, as outlined above, 200+ new semi-mature trees were replanted in the area. The scheme also included approximately 2,400 square metres of bulb planting, 800+ herbaceous plants, 90+ shrubs and approximately 550 hedge plants which will improve the natural environment and enhance the biodiversity within the area.
Timeline
Works on the scheme began in January 2024 and were completed in May 2025.
For further information please contact Sheelagh Guilmartin, Senior Executive Engineer at email sheelagh_guilmartin@corkcity.ie