‘Massive boost’ as €300m road project gets all-clear

THE biggest construction project ever undertaken in south Tipperary is set to commence within months.

A 38-kilometre dual carriageway between Cashel and Mitchelstown, together with a 3.3-kilometre stretch between Cahir and Clonmel, will take three years to complete and will cost €300 million.

“It is the biggest construction programme ever undertaken in the county,” said South Tipperary County Council’s director of services, Billy McEvoy. “Given its strategic location on the main Cork/Dublin route, it will lead to further development in south Tipperary and will be a massive boost to the region’s roads network.”