Dual carriageways to be upgraded to motorways

EXISTING high-quality dual carriageways across Ireland will soon be upgraded to motorway status with speed limits increasing to 120km/h.

The introduction of the faster speed limits on such roads will see a further reduction of journey times on major inter-urban routes, according to the National Roads Authority.

Under the Roads Bill 2007 which is currently going through the Oireachtas, high-quality dual carriageways will have their present speed limits of 100 km/h increased to 120 km/h as they become reclassified as motorways.