Opening of €26m bypass to ease gridlock

ONE hour will be taken off the journey between Dublin and Cork by 2010, according to the chairman of the National Roads Authority (NRA).

This prediction was made yesterday by Peter Malone, as he attended the opening of a €26 million road which will relieve congestion in one of the country’s most gridlocked towns.

The 4.2km-long relief road at Mitchelstown, Co Cork, is one of a number of projects which will significantly cut down on journey times on the main Cork-Dublin road, the N8.