Brennan bid to fast-track roads projects in new Bill
The minister said he was going to tackle the obstacles causing major delays in projects and leading to serious escalation in costs. "Time is money when it comes to big projects I want to reduce the timeframe between the moment the decision is made to the turning of the sod," he said.
Mr Brennan made the announcement following the official opening of the €44 million Youghal bypass in Co Cork. The N25 bypass will greatly improve road access from Cork to Waterford and Rosslare Port and remove 10,000 cars from Youghal town. But projects like this, which got the go-ahead more than five years ago, are still not completed because they are tied up in wrangles over property compensation. Mr Brennan plans to tackle the delays by:
