Work on a new footbridge at Milltown at Crossroads village in Killygordon has started.
McMenamin Building Contractors have moved onto the site, a move described by local councillor Patrick McGowan as very positive.
CAKE , Cross Roads and Killygordon Enterprice committee secured funding under the Town and Village renewal scheme two years age to construct a footbridge at Milltown bridge, Donegal County Council secured further funding under the Active Travel and Department of transport .
This Crossborder road serves the local community and its organisations including Red Hughs GFC, Monellan woods walks and Gleneely NS.
A footpath has already been constructed from Monellan woods down to Milltown bridge by funding secured by CAKE Committee and Red Hugh’s GFC .
Both committees are grateful to local land owners for giving their permission for the footbridge to be built on their property said Cllr McGowan , without their cooperation we could not proceed with this project.
Wallace Doherty Consulting Engineers Derry were commissioned by Donegal County Council to design the footbridge at Milltown, Killygordon. McMenamin Builders Ballybofey are the main Contractor and McMenamin Engineering Lissmulladuff Killygordon are subcontractors.
The footbridge is to be situated on the eastern side of the existing stone arch road bridge near the junction of Mollenan Road and Creamery Road and will span the 6m wide river which is a tributary of the River Finn.
The current road bridge comprises a single span stone arch bridge with stone parapet walls on each side. The width between the parapet walls is on average 5.5 metres, making it unsuitable for pedestrians and cars to use at the same time.
“I am delighted that this is the third footbridge we will see Constructed in the Finn Valley recent years and I am looking forward to progress on getting a new footbridge constructed at Sessiaghneill, Ballybofey which was granted Part 8 planning earlier where the Council are in negotiations with land owners,” said Cllr McGowan .
