South Drogheda & East Meath Fianna Fáil Councillor, Stephen McKee, has tabled a Notice of Motion for this week’s Local Area Council Meeting calling for a footpath between Colpe & Donacarney to become a priority project for the Council.
McKee stated: ‘I have tabled this Motion because it is clear that a footpath to link Donacarney to Colpe is badly needed to meet the needs of local residents and provide a safe and viable alternative to the car.
Funding was recently allocated for the provision of a new footpath between Gaelscoil An Bhradain Feasa and Drogheda Educate Together School on the back of extensive lobbying of the Council on my part to improve infrastructure in the area.
We now need to see movement on the provision of a footpath from the top of the Mill Road down to Donacarney which would provide a safe walking and cycling route from the schools on the Mill Road down to Donacarney. It would also be the final piece in the jigsaw to provide a safe walking route between Colpe, Donacarney, Bettystown and Laytown.
Families and children in particular should be able to safely walk from Donacarney to all our local Schools. This would serve also in seeing a reduction in the amount of cars using the Colpe Road at peak times and would give travel options to parents who face increasing transport costs.
I am pleased that in the Council’s response, they tell me that a footpath between Colpe and Donacarney is a high priority route and that they will support and facilitate such an improvement to the pedestrian and cycle network in our area. I will keep the pressure on to ensure that this project comes to fruition as soon as possible’ concluded McKee.
