Mayor opens pathway for the people

DOZENS of walkers and cyclists of all ages gathered in Monkstown on Friday morning (March 19) for the official opening of Phase 3 of the Newtownabbey Way.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Mar 2010, 10:37 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2010, 10:40 BST

Mayor John Scott was joined by community representatives from Monkstown and Whiteabbey and local schoolchildren as he cut the ribbon on the newest section of the route from Bleachgreen Viaducts to Monkstown Wood.

This latest phase of the Newtownabbey Way project was a joint initiative between Newtownabbey Borough Council, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, Sustrans and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

Already Phases 1 and 2 of the walking and cycling route - along the shore of Belfast Lough and through Glen Park in Whiteabbey - are enjoyed regularly by thousands of residents and visitors. When the 1.5 million Newtownabbey Way is complete later this year, it will run from Loughshore to Corr's Corner.

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