Kildare County Council are currently accepting tenders for the construction work of the Royal Canal Greenway from Maynooth Harbour to Confey.
The closing date for acceptance of tenders is 29-09-2021 17:00
Construction will take up to 1 year once contracts have been signed.
The contruction will involve:
Site clearance;
• Provision of a new paved surface on sections of the northern canal bank only, including widening of
the towpath at certain locations, and construction of deviations from the existing towpath;
• Provision of a new grit surface on sections of the northern canal bank only, including widening of the
towpath at certain locations;
• Raising of existing quay wall coping at Maynooth Harbour and installation of pedestrian guardrail;
• Minor upgrading of the road network local to the scheme including provision of traffic calming signs /
markings, kerbing, uncontrolled crossing facilities and signal controlled toucan crossing facilities;
• Construction of a shared pedestrian and cycle track along the south side of the R148 between Pike
Bridge and Deey Bridge;
• Installation of additional facilities to improve the amenity value of the canal (picnic tables, benches,
fishing stands, cycle parking stands, cycle counters, bike maintenance stands, etc);
• Installation of access gates and fencing;
• Provision of public lighting and associated ducts/columns;
• Provision of spare ducting and other utility works to facilitate the scheme;
• The establishment of all necessary traffic management to complete the works safely;
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