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Group pictured at the North West Greenway Network launch in the Catalyst Centre, Derry on Thursday afternoon
A new EU-funded cross-border greenway connecting people and communities across the North West was officially opened this week.
The €23.8m North West Greenway Network was supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), and delivered by Donegal County Council (DCC), Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) in partnership with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and Sustrans NI.
Further funding was also provided by both Councils, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Department for Infrastructure, and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland.
The overall project has successfully delivered a network of 46.5km of greenway infrastructure, walking and cycling routes, linking communities spanning the North West border area.
The two new routes link Strathfoyle to Quigleys Point via Muff, and Culmore and Castlefinn to Strabane via Lifford. The network has already attracted thousands of local users, providing an environmentally friendly travel option for commuters as well as facilitating active travel, physical activity and encouraging sustainable transport and decarbonisation. The new routes also provide improved safety for walkers, runners and cyclists.
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