Tender documents issued for initial phases of Cork's North Ring Road

Contractors will have to present options for possible road tolls and consider future technologies such as autonomous vehicles

Map showing the indicitive layout of the planned Cork North Ring Road.

The development of Cork's North Ring Road has taken a step forward after tender documents were issued this week for three initial phases of the long-term project.

The planned new motorway will link the Dublin M8 to the planned M20 Limerick road and then on to the south Ring Road near Ballincollig.