Push to expand Navan’s town bus service

The National Roads Authority (NTA) is considering extending the popular town bus service in Navan.

It is conducting an overall review of the service and an extension to the Slane Road and Flowerhill area may be on the cards.

Cllr Emer Tóibín, who is lobbying for the service to be extended, said: “As part of the Active Travel campaign, there has been a sizeable push to get people out of their cars and onto public transport. This is all very well but there has to be an actual public transport service to reflect this push. The N2 town bus serves a densely populated area of north Navan but it is only conveniently accessible to a section of the population.

"I am looking for an extension of this service to make it accessible to residents of estates on Flowerhill, Blackcastle Demense, Fitzherbert and many other developments on the eastern side of north Navan. This is a densely populated area and many of my constituents have expressed their frustration at not having a viable public transport option”.

Cllr Tóibín said that if the service is there, people will use it. "This is borne out by the fact that since the Navan town bus service was introduced in 2020, upwards of 10,000 passenger journeys are made each week.

“I have written to the National Road Authority seeking this extension and it has responded saying that while it has no firm current plans, it is conducting an overall review of the service and the extension to the Slane Road and Flowerhill area may be extended. This would be an extremely welcome move for the bus using public of North Navan and I will continue to lobby on their behalf," she said.