Bus Connects plans for Ferrybank expected to start in 2027
Bus Connects plans are due to begin next year.
Plans are underway for a Bus Connects program in the Ferrybank area, with construction expected to start next year.
Area Engineer for Kilkenny County Council, John Tennyson, said at a recent meeting: "A number of bus stops are proposed for the Piltown Municipal District. They have brought it this far, but it has to go to public consultation now."
Kilkenny County Council will be operating the online public consultation. A Section 38 joint agreement is expected to be drawn up between Kilkenny and Waterford Councils.
An online meeting was recently held between the National Transport Authority (NTA) and consultants for the Waterford bus stops.
Mr. Tennyson said the plans include: "The installation of new bus stops and bus stop laybys within existing footways, verges and carriageways, including hardstanding and footway build-outs where required. Construction and modification of footways and kerblines to facilitate the proposed bus stops, bus laybys and pedestrian crossing facilities."
The Council was provided with schematics about the proposed locations (not provided to the press) of the stops. Mr. Tennyson said: "There's four separate locations up the Rockshire Road, another four along the Belmont Road, one up Belmont Road, then one down at Belview Port."
The stops on the Belmont and Abbey Road will be subsumed under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) program.
Mr. Tennyson stated: "There will be further bus stops outside of this public consultation that will be included under the consultation of the URDF scheme. Once the Section 38 process is finished and approved, these will go to construction next year."
