Type Public Park Area 65 ha | Phone +353 1526 503 741 | |
Status Partially open (as of 2017) Similar Red Abbey - Cork, Saints Peter and Paul's Ch, Two Working Men, Cork Albert Street railway st, Parnell Place Bus Station | ||
Tramore valley park bmx track
Tramore Valley Park is a park being developed on the southside of Cork in Ireland. It is planned to have an area of 160 acres (65 ha) and the site is located on the city's previous landfill, which ceased operation in 2009. While parts of the park opened in mid-2015 (including a BMX track), and some events have been ongoing in the park since September 2015 (including a recurring parkrun), as of 2016, not all parts of the park had opened. While planned to open by mid-2016, as of late-2016, access and parking issues had delayed the opening of the park on a broader scale or to larger events.
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- Tramore valley park bmx track
- Cork bmx rd 4 national series 2016 tramore valley park
- Location
- Electricity generation
- References
Cork bmx rd 4 national series 2016 tramore valley park
Location
The park boundaries are triangular in shape, marked on the south-side of the site by the South Ring Road (N40), on the north-west by the South Link Road (N27), and on the north-east by housing estates off the South Douglas Road. Neighbouring suburbs include Douglas, Turner's Cross, Ballyphehane, Frankfield and Grange. As Grange lies across a busy dual-carriageway, consideration is being given to the provision of a pedestrian access bridge.
Electricity generation
When completed, it is expected that almost €40m will have been spent sealing off the rainwater waste and harvesting any gas produced by the former landfill. It is planned to use this gas to generate 0.5MW of electricity - enough to power approximately 400 to 500 local homes.