Oral hearing due over Waterford road

NO objections have yet been lodged following the recent publication of the planned route for a new road linking Waterford and Dublin.

An Bord Pleanála confirmed that no objections from individuals issued with compulsory purchase orders (CPO) have yet come in. But a number of appeals are imminent, a spokesman for the road project said.

The IFA begins talking to its many members impacted by the route over the coming days, a process which will lead to further objections and almost certainly, an oral hearing, probably around June.