Welcome to the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project
The Project
Westmeath County Council in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) intends to deliver a greenway from Kilbeggan to Mullingar. This section of greenway will complete a strategic link between the established greenway infrastructure on the Grand Canal Greenway (linking Kilbeggan with Tullamore) and the Old Rail Trail/ Royal Canal Greenways (linking Mullingar with Athlone, Dublin, and Longford). This will provide a high-quality greenway, designed to promote cycling, walking and other non-motorised travel.
In 2023, WCC appointed RPS to deliver the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project through Phases 1 to 4 of the TII Project Management Guidelines.
Progress to Date
In Phase 1 (Concept and Feasibility), the first non-statutory public consultation for the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project was held in May 2023 and displayed the study area for the project. Feedback from the first public consultation helped inform the identification of areas of interest and constraints, which in turn informed the development of route corridor options within which a route for the greenway could be developed.
In Phase 2 (Options Selection), two feasible route corridor options were identified to connect tourism and leisure attractions and use publicly owned land where possible. Both route corridor options start in Kilbeggan Harbour and end in Mullingar with one corridor to the west of Lough Ennell and one corridor to the east of Lough Ennell.
A second public consultation was held in May 2024 where the two route corridor options were displayed.
Feedback from the second public consultation helped inform the appraisal process of the route corridor options. Other factors that were considered in the appraisal included the project objectives, the locations of attractions within the corridors, and environmental constraints.
Following the completion of the Options Selection appraisal an Emerging Preferred Route Corridor has been selected for the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway.
A third public consultation was held from 16 th June through 25 th July 2025 where the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor was displayed. Feedback received from the third public consultation will be used to help develop a route within the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor.
What's Happening Now
The non-statutory Public Consultation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor was held to update all stakeholders, landowners, members of the public and interested parties on the project progress to date and the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor within which the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway is likely to be developed. Submissions and feedback received during Public Consultation No.3 have been collated and assessed as part of the process to select the Preferred Route Corridor. The project team will select the Preferred Route Corridor based on the published Emerging Preferred Route Corridor and the information gathered as part of the public consultation processes.
Following confirmation of the Preferred Route Corridor, the project will proceed to Phase 3 Design and Environmental Evaluation. In this Phase, work will commence on identifying a route within the Preferred Route Corridor. This process will include discussions with landowners and state-agencies to identify possible routes. Engineering and environmental information will be collected to assist in informing the design and environmental evaluation of a route. As part of this information gathering, ecological surveys, which commenced in April 2025, and other environmental surveys will be carried out within the Preferred Route Corridor. These surveys will continue through 2025 and 2026. An aerial LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey including orthomosaic photography was completed in April 2025 by a fixed-wing aircraft operating at altitude to capture up-to-date mapping for the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor.
Public Consultation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor
The consultation period for Public Consultation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor closed on 25th July 2025. We want to thank everyone who made a submission during the consultation period. Submissions received during the consultation will be taken into consideration in the finalising of the preferred route corridor. Please note that consultations with individual landowners will be continuing. If you are a landowner and wish to discuss the project, please email us at info@kilbeggantomullingargreenway.ie, or call us on 087 671 3210.
Details shown during the consultation including maps and project information are still available to view in the virtual consultation platform at the link below.
