Town’s desperate appeal for direct motorway link falls on deaf ears

MOTORWAY planners have not softened their stance against providing a connection to a north Cork town.

Buttevant Community Council made a desperate plea at an oral hearing last week for a direct connection to the proposed M20 between Cork and Limerick claiming, without it, the town would suffer severely.

However, the pleas continue to fall on deaf ears with the community failing to persuade planners in both Cork and Limerick County Councils to change their minds. Both local authorities are working in conjunction with the National Roads Authority in the planning of the route.