Campaign to stop Lee Valley highway project

A MAJOR battle is looming over plans to build a crucial section of Cork’s proposed northern ring road across the Lee Valley.

A new group has been set up to fight any attempts to build the highway’s key western section — to link it to the city’s southern ring road — across the valley at Carrigrohane on the outskirts of the city.

The Protect the Lee Valley campaigners said it will become an issue for election candidates.