Long-awaited Macroom bypass moves a step closer with CPO go-ahead

THE long-awaited bypass of a notorious bottleneck in Co Cork is back on track.

After years of delays, the National Roads Authority (NRA) confirmed yesterday that it has given Cork County Council the go-ahead to publish compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for the 22 kilometre dual carriageway between Ballyvourney and Macroom.

The documents will show the area of land needed for the highway, part of which will bypass Macroom town on the main Cork to Killarney road.