Tramore Valley Park

Tramore Valley Park
Type	Partially Opened Public Park
Location	Cork, Ireland
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Area	160 acres (65 ha)

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. The first part of the park to open was the BMX track, which opened in 2015. Other parts of the park were due to open before the end of 2015, and the weekly Tramore Valley parkrun event has been ongoing since September 2015.

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 local homes.