Contentious bike lane scheme gets green light in Cork town

Officials said the scheme proposed the use of raised kerbs to fully segregate cycle tracks and prevent cars parking on them.

The Section 38 scheme included proposals to provide bike lanes along both sides of the road, which would allow cyclists coming from the link road to cycle to Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin without the need to join vehicular traffic.

A contentious bike lane scheme is set to go ahead in a Cork town with revisions that include a set-down zone to address illegal parking.

It follows a decision by Cork city councillors to approve, without debate, a report on the Section 38 scheme proposed for the Leo Murphy or ‘link road’ scheme in Ballincollig.