Work on designing a pedestrian bridge across the Owenriff River in Oughterard is finally expected to start this autumn – after years of lobbying for safety improvements over the dangerous crossing.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has confirmed the news to Galway West TD Noel Grealish who – while welcoming it – added that it has taken far too long for a solution to be implemented.

In reply to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Deputy Grealish to the Minister for Transport, Transport Infrastructure Ireland have told him that TII approval was expected to issue shortly in respect of a Feasibility and Options Report from Galway County Council on a pedestrian bridge for Oughterard.

“It is anticipated that a Consulting Engineering firm will be appointed in Autumn 2023 to prepare a design for the pedestrian bridge,” the reply from TII’s Head of Regulatory and Administration, Michael Kennedy, added.

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