Motorway plan could face lengthy delays, warns judge

A MOTORWAY plan linking the country’s two biggest cities could face lengthy delays, a judge has warned.

The National Roads Authority along with South Tipperary County Council have been warned they could face legal problems if they begin work on a section of the N8 route. The NRA is planning to complete the dual carriageway linking Dublin and Cork by 2006.

Groups opposing the plan, like the N8 Action Group (NAG), received a boost following Mr Justice McKechnie’s warning in the High Court. The judge warned the NRA and South Tipperary County Council that if they begin work on a section of the motorway, linking Cashel and Mitchelstown, they will do so at their “peril.” NAG president John Condon brought the legal challenge against the two authorities.