Sligo to Enniskillen (SLNCR) Greenway Public Consultation No.2

Leitrim County Council, in partnership with Sligo County Council, Cavan County Council, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council, under the auspices of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) are developing the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties, Railway (SLNCR) Greenway.

This Project is to provide a Greenway from Sligo town to Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, passing through Collooney, Ballintogher, Dromahair, Manorhamilton, Glenfarne, Blacklion, Belcoo and Letterbreen on the way.

The development of the SLNCR Greenway will attract domestic and international visitors to come, explore and stay in the region. The surrounding areas contain attractive scenery and an opportunity for users to interact with nature whilst benefitting from outdoor activity. The SLNCR Greenway will link the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, bringing communities together and promoting cross border tourism.

Arup has been appointed by Leitrim County Council to provide multi-disciplinary engineering and other specialist consultancy services. That is to bring the Project through the planning process in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and to provide tender documents for construction of the proposed Greenway in compliance with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Project Management Guideline documents.

The Project is currently at Phase 2 Options Selection. The purpose of Phase 2 is to examine options to determine a Preferred Option. During Phase 2 all reasonable / feasible options are examined and their costs, benefits and effects on the environment are assessed to identify a Preferred Option, if any, that will progress to Phase 3 Design and Environmental Evaluation.

Public consultation forms an important part of advancing the design process towards the development of route options and allows the involvement of the public in identifying key constraints and opportunities.

The Second Public Consultation is planned from 9am on Monday 23 October 2023 to 5pm on Friday 17 November 2023. In the Second Public Consultation, the proposed options will be presented to stakeholders. Project Liaison Officers (PLOs) and the Project Team will be

available to provide information on the proposed options and enable stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed options, highlighting issues and opportunities.

This consultation is being held online through our project website, www.slncr-greenway.com which contains all the information that will be displayed at the in-person public consultation events. This includes an interactive map which will display the study area, the Phase 1 constraints and the proposed options. The Project Website also contains a FAQs tab and a feedback page for the submission of comments or queries.

Public open days or in-person events are scheduled to take place as follows:

6 November 2023 from 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm in Sligo Park Hotel & Leisure Club, Pearse Road, F91Y762, Co. Sligo

7 November 2023 from 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm in Community Centre Belcoo, 68 Lattone Road, Gorteen, Co Fermanagh, BT93 4EA,

8 November 2023 from 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm in The Rainbow Ballroom, Brockagh Lower, Glenfarne, F91 RK54, Co. Leitrim

16 November 2023 from 12.00 pm – 8.00 pm in Fermanagh House, Broadmeadow Place, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh BT74 7HR

Alternatively, hardcopies of brochures and comment sheets are available for collection from the following offices (addresses below) or call 028 9089 0900 to request a copy by post or email slncr-greenway@arup.com.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

County Buildings

15 East Bridge Street

Enniskillen

Co. Fermanagh

BT74 7BW

Comment sheets can be submitted via the “Contact Us” feedback page at www.slncr-greenway.com or emailed to slncr-greenway@arup.com, or by return of post to one of the following addresses:

Arup, 50 Ringsend Road, Dublin, D04 T6X0, or

Arup, Bedford House, 16-22 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FD

The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 24 November 2023.

Leitrim County Council values the opinion of the community on the Project and welcomes comments from the public and interested parties.

For further information please log on to www.slncr-greenway.com