The Project
The project has created an attractive, safe and accessible cycle and walkway through an urban area of East Belfast, connecting over 40,000 people with:
- 16km of continuous cycle and walkway
- 7 new bridge crossings over the Connswater, Knock and Loop Rivers
- A new event space for up to 2000 people with 7 new pieces of artwork
- New amenities including 2 new play parks and MUGA pitches
- £11m of added flood protection to 1,700 local properties
Client
Connswater Community Greenway
Services & Expertise
Farrans’ consistent engagement with all those involved in or impacted by the Connswater project ensured clear and fluid communication throughout the works. This included:
- 551 meetings with homeowners, businesses and private land-owners
- Over 80 construction meetings
- 46 communications meetings
- Over 100 weekly whereabouts newsletters
- 9 stakeholder forums
- Response to 750 public enquiries
Winner of the 2017 CEF Environmental Sustainability Award, the Connswater Community Greenway project is a model of excellence for all elements relating to Environmental Awareness. Outstanding elements of performance include:
- 24,000T of revetment stone was removed, crushed and reused
- 328 trees removed were reused (50% mulched for landscaping, 10% cut for animal habitats and 40% relocated and replanted)
- 5km of river mitigation
- 2,821 training hours in environmental awareness
- Sustainably sourced wood used in 2,021m of handrail
- 6 site bikes were used to travel between the 9kms of works; and 5 solar powered time-lapse cameras were used to record works.