FP McCann Completes Work on Strabane North Greenway Project
Title: Strabane North Greenway
Client: Derry City & Strabane District Council
Design: McAdam Design
Principal Designer: Safety Professionals Ltd
Principal Contractor: FP McCann Ltd
The project is funded by by INTERREG VA, administered by the Special EU Programmes Body and the Department for Communities.
Description: Strabane North Greenway was a project built along the remains of a disused railway line.
This project was a 1.4km, 3m wide footway that offered the public a safe and scenic walking route a short distance from the town centre.
This project was carried out for Derry and Strabane District council in conjunction with McAdam Design. Along the route there are 3 separate rest areas where users can park their bikes or simply take a rest and enjoy the views of the surrounding countryside.
Works undertaken within this project included:
- Site clearance
- Excavation
- Ducting and drainage works
- Kerbing works
- Asphalt surfacing
- Installation of street furniture
- Fencing works
- Installation of estate fencing
The project commenced in late September 2023 and was completed late February 2024. The scheme had its own challenges with the continuous presence of overhead power lines and 3 variety of invasive species being present throughout the site, these being Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, and Giant Hogweed.
FP McCann Directly provided 42 bullnose kerbs, 199 HB2 road kerbs as well as 3288 pin edge kerbs. All surfacing works where done by FP McCann squads, they laid 600T of AC20 base along with 396 Tonnes of hot rolled asphalt surfacing. 6 precast comms boxes were also provided for this project.
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- The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is a North/South Implementation Body sponsored by The Department of Finance in Northern Ireland and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in Ireland. It is responsible for managing two European Union Structural Funds Programmes, PEACE IV and INTERREG VA which are designed to enhance cross-border cooperation, promote reconciliation, and create a more peaceful and prosperous society. The Programmes operate within a clearly defined area including Northern Ireland, the Border Region of Ireland and in the case of INTERREG VA, Western Scotland.
- The INTERREG VA Programme has a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contribution of €240 million and aims to address the economic and social problems which result from the existence of borders