Path from Corrib Village to Dangan

bobbyss · 12-02-2014 9:27pm #1

Anybody know what is happening with path along river from Corrib Village to Dangan? It is all cut up and recently saw a digger there?

aw · 12-02-2014 9:56pm

The small concrete dock across from Menlo Castle has been underwater for a number of weeks now and the walkway is cordened off as the river is totally covering the path all the way back to the grass.

I would hazard a guess that any works could be related to the river, flood prevention or similar.

bobbyss · 12-02-2014 11:59pm

Yes I noticed that. But the path that is churned up by a digger is from the jetty entrance to the village up to approx the end of the railings of the village beside the river.

stampydmonkey · 13-02-2014 12:28am

Could be additional ducting up to Dangan Business Park? The college have some running up that path to DERI already

antoobrien · 13-02-2014 9:39am

Could be to do with the greenway that's supposed to use that path. There are threads about it.

bobbyss · 13-02-2014 1:53pm

antoobrien wrote: »

Could be to do with the greenway that's supposed to use that path. There are threads about it.

You mean the cyclepath from moycullen or something like that ? No, I don't think it has anything to do with that. This is very much a small job. It might mean they are widening it a little-I saw the digger scrapping into the grass riverside edge-but it sure as hell is a mess right now. I should have asked the lads doing it.

topcat77 · 13-02-2014 2:40pm

Just back from running the route. Look like they're widening and improving the surface. About time!

bobbyss · 13-02-2014 6:00pm

topcat77 wrote: »

Just back from running the route. Look like they're widening and improving the surface. About time!

I think that might be it. I hope so. It is full of puddles at the best of times.

Doesn't have to be tarmac -any type of tough gravel surface will do thanks very much. Mind you-they seem to have spent a lot of money on the new car park there-what with all that fancy brickwork (brickwork note, not tarmac) so maybe they could do tarmac. It is a great resource for people that walkway.

stampydmonkey · 13-02-2014 6:09pm

Kinda hope they don't ever put tarmac on it. Its a very enjoyable run out to Dangan, especially in the mornings. You get the feeling of being miles out of the city despite being so close to it.

bobbyss · 13-02-2014 8:41pm

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Kinda hope they don't ever put tarmac on it. Its a very enjoyable run out to Dangan, especially in the mornings. You get the feeling of being miles out of the city despite being so close to it.

Yes , it is a great resource. Very enjoyable. They semed to have gone further with the churning/ploughing. Now it goes right up to the three bollards almost by the entrance to the first pitch on your left.

Why would you not be in fvaour of tarmac? Surely it would be even and smooth? Compared to the roughness of and sharpeness of stones there. Having said that sometimes I see a chap running along there without wearing any shoes at all-even in depths of winter.

RubyGirl · 13-02-2014 10:53pm

They are doing the drains.

Cleahaigh · 13-02-2014 11:14pm

It's going to be developed into a greenway at some stage. It will form part of a Galway to Clifden Greenway eventually. That could be some time away, mind you.