Pressure to ensure work on vital bypass continues

KERRY county manager Tom Curran has promised to maintain pressure on the National Roads Authority (NRA) and Cork County Council to ensure work on the long-awaited Macroom bypass road goes ahead.

Confirmation of An Bord Pleanála’s green light for the purchase of land for the €231 million bypass has been welcomed in Kerry.

The poor state of the current road, especially the stretch between Macroom and Ballyvourney, is seen as a major obstacle to development in Kerry.