More than 1,000 submissions have been made to a public consultation about a proposed temporary cycle lane in Salthill, Co Galway.
Two possible options have been devised for the route, which will operate from March to September.
Councillors voted by 17 to 1 in favour of the temporary infrastructure last year, and a non-statutory public consultation commenced last week.
People are being asked to give their views on which of the two options they favour.
At this afternoon's meeting of the local authority, senior engineer Uinsinn Finn told councillors that the consultation aimed to gauge opinion on the prospective routes.
He said he was satisfied that a deadline of 28 January to complete this was sufficient.
Mr Finn told the meeting that more than 1,000 people had already taken part in the process and that more submissions were expected by the end of the week.
He clarified that a "do nothing" option, on the online questionnaire, was to give people the choice to register a preference in that regard. But Mr Finn said this was for indicative purposes only and would not be one of the options put to councillors.
Engineers met with emergency service personnel this morning to brief them on the impact of the proposed changes to the road network. Talks with public transport providers are also expected.
The two-way cycle lane will operate beside the existing pedestrian area on the promenade from Grattan Road to Blackrock. It would then reduce to a single lane for cyclists heading westwards, to the junction with the Bearna Road.
Both options involve one-way traffic on the R336 between the Bearna Road and Blackrock.
The first option involves a one-way system for west to east bound general traffic, between the Bearna Road and Seapoint. Bus services would have to be diverted, with increased public transport journey times.
A second option entails a mix of one-way and two-way traffic flow on the above route. Cars and buses could still travel in both directions along the promenade, but - apart from limited local access - only east-bound traffic would be permitted between the Bearna Road and Blackrock.
Bus services would remain as they are at present.
The Chief Executive of the Council, Brendan McGrath, said members needed to have a report on the options in time for next month’s ordinary meeting.
Once a decision was made on which option to pursue, Mr McGrath said detailed design work would have to be undertaken before the Council secured materials; possibly engaged a contractor; commissioned a road safety audit and carried out the necessary works.
While this was a tight timeframe, he said it was needed to ensure the decision to have the cycle track operational in March was implemented.
