€70m bypass to ease traffic

A CONTRACT has been awarded for the construction of a €70 million motorway in Co Cork, which could be open to traffic within two years.

Roadbridge Ltd were appointed by the NRA to construct the Mitchelstown bypass, which will run from the tolled Fermoy bypass north to Kilbehenny.

The motorway project will include the construction of six bridges and nine underpasses. It will run to the east of the town.