Civil engineering company Clonmel Enterprises Ltd has been announced as the contractor for a new active travel scheme in Naas, County Kildare.

The Craddockstown Road Active Travel Scheme was awarded to Clonmel Enterprises by Kildare County Council following an open tender competition.

Works will commence on the project on Monday, February 24, and will include a comprehensive redesign of the Craddockstown Road from the Ballycane Road Junction to the local schools on the Craddockstown Road, to enhance pedestrian and cyclist facilities and improve safety for non-vehicular road users.

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The project will include the partial realignment of Craddockstown Road to make space for new cycle facilities and will feature:

• A 2.5 metre wide, bidirectional cycleway on the east side of Craddockstown Road, with an adjacent upgraded footpath of minimum width 2.0 metres;

• A 3 metre wide shared path for pedestrians and cyclists on the east side of Craddockstown Road, along the central section of the proposed scheme;

• A 2 metre wide, upgraded footpath on the west side of Craddockstown Road;

• Upgrade of the existing pedestrian crossing on Craddockstown Road to a signalised toucan crossing;

• Raised entry treatment for continuous level crossings by pedestrians and cyclists at the intersections of Craddockstown Road with Oak Glade Close road and the junction of Craddockstown Road and Ban Na Greinne Road;

• Safe Routes to School road markings and bollards at the local schools. 

For further information, contact: [email protected].