Property owner offers free land for Little Island road

A property owner has offered to provide the authorities with land, free of charge, to develop an essential road into one of the country’s industrial powerhouses, now grinding to a halt due to traffic gridlock.

The Irish Examiner understands the offer has been made to Cork County Council by a local landowner in Little Island. The offer would greatly reduce the costs of building a third access road into the village and industrial hub on its eastern side, close to Cobh Cross, on the outskirts of Cork city.

Last week, at an open day, the county council and its consultants kicked off the first phase of a public consultation process on the Little Island Traffic and Transportation Study.