New routes to cut hour off journeys

SAVINGS of up to an hour on car journeys between Dublin and other cities within five years and a dedicated route from Letterkenny to Waterford are among the main roads projects of the Transport 21 plan.

The Atlantic Road Corridor will provide either dual-carriageway or double and single-lane (2+1) roads to ensure greater links between towns and cities on the route. These include Sligo, Galway, Limerick, Cork and Waterford, therefore connecting the gateway cities of the national spatial strategy.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen said this route would provide a counterbalance to the inter-urban routes, which will provide dual-carriageway or motorway links to Dublin from Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford by 2010.