€37m ring road to cut journey times

JOURNEY times across Waterford city have been cut by up to a half hour with the opening of the long-awaited, €37m Outer Ring Road.

The Outer Ring Road connects the Williamstown Road to the main Waterford-Cork Road (N25) at Butlerstown and means that traffic can now flow from Waterford Regional Hospital and the nearby residential area to major employment centres on the Cork Road.

The Cork Road is the main industry and educational hub and one of the busiest parts of the outer city. It includes the IDA Industrial Estate and Waterford Institute of Technology.