Julianstown Blog

Yet another by-pass (but not in for Julianstown)

August 9th, 2007

Lucky old Ennis opens its bypass today for 10,000 cars. Half the volume in Julianstown.
What are we doing wrong?

Clare County Council today announced that up to 10,000 vehicles per day are expected to use section two of the N18 Ennis bypass project, which opens to traffic at 7pm today.

The 5km wide single carriageway, which forms part of the N85 western relief road, runs from Clareabbey to Claureen and opens a new bypass to the south and west of the County.

Paul Moroney, Project Resident Engineer with Clare County Council said: “This section of the bypass ties in to the old N18 at the Limerick road in the vicinity of Clareabbey. The roundabout at

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this tie in is called Clareabbey roundabout. The new bypass will provide relief to traffic wanting to bypass Ennis to the south and west of the town.

It will in particular provide welcome relief to traffic wanting to travel to Kilrush, Kilkee, Ennistymon and Lahinch and to the people of West Clare.”

“Roundabout junctions are provided at the Rocky road and Kilrush road, at the Beech park roundabout and at a new roundabout on the existing N85 at Claureen.

New bridges are provided over the N68 Kilrush road and the river Claureen”.

The Ennis Bypass project is funded by the Irish Government and part-financed by the European Union under the National Development Plan and Transport 21.

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