Latest motorway opens for 9500 vehicles
July 26th, 2008
From the Irish Times, news that the Cashel to Mitchelstown road has opened and will cater for 9,500 vehicles. Lot’s of smiling FF types on hand. Can somebody pass on the message that there are 22,000 vehicles per day in Julianstown.
MOTORISTS CAN look forward to a 30-minute cut in journey time between Cork and Dublin after the opening yesterday of the N8 Cashel-Mitchelstown dual carriageway.
The new route will bypass four villages and towns – New Inn and Skeheenarinky villages in Co Tipperary, Kilbehenny in Co Limerick, and it incorporates a bypass of Cahir town on the N24.
The dual carriageway was officially opened yesterday by Martin Mansergh, Minister of State for Finance and South Tipperary TD.
“This road, which runs through the heart of south Tipperary, will be a major benefit to the people and the economy of adjoining towns in terms of jobs and investment, and indeed will make the whole county more accessible,” Mr Mansergh said.
“By delivering this scheme, which includes a bypass of Cahir, ahead of time and on budget, Government is achieving three important targets – removing through traffic, improving access to and from towns and villages in the area and, most importantly, improving road safety.”
The 41km dual carriageway will remove up to 9,500 vehicles daily from the four bypassed towns and villages. Travelling times and congestion will be reduced, positively affecting both commercial and tourism sectors.
Entry Filed under: Bypass, Traffic, fianna fail, julianstown, meath county council
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