Stop messing about with our Roman road

I COULDN’T believe my eyes while out on the Western Road in Cork for my afternoon walk recently. The promenade on the north side of the avenue was being replaced with a pathway.

This promenade was the pride and joy of Victorian Cork, when our forbears had to contend with open sewers and vile stenches, not to mention the unsanitary conditions in city's heart.

This is a clear case of robbing Peter to pay Paul in a project known ironically as the Green Routes, conjuring up a picture of an environment-friendly approach to pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users.