Proposed Development on R446 Old Dublin Road Athlone

Location of proposed development:

R446 Old Dublin Road, from the Ankers Bower Roundabout (R446 / MacDiarmada Road junction) and terminating just west of the Creggan Roundabout (R446 / N62 junction), approximately 2.7km long.

Nature and extent of proposed development:

• the provision of a 2.3m wide two-way segregated cycle track one side of the carriageway, or 2.0m wide one-way segregated cycle track on both sides of the carriageway, reducing in places where constraints exist
• the provision of 2.0m wide footpaths on both sides of the carriageway, reducing in places where constraints exist
• reduction in road carriageway widths (typically 3m wide lanes)
• junction realignments and the introduction of raised crossings on side roads to prioritise pedestrian movements
• straight through cycle lane/track crossings on side road junctions to prioritise cyclists movements
• the provision of signalised crossings for pedestrians and cyclists
• upgrading of the Ankers Bower Roundabout, Willow Park Roundabout, and Wash House Turn Roundabout to a compact roundabouts with provisions for pedestrians and cyclists
• proposed signalised junctions at the existing IDA Business Park Junction and Athlone Business Park Junction
• the provision of landscaping

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