Dual carriageway to get €1m, 6-month revamp

The National Roads Authority is to carry out a €1m revamp of the dual carriageway between the Jack Lynch Tunnel and Bishopstown and rename it the N40 in the first phase of creating an orbital route for Cork city.

The work, in conjunction with Cork City Council and Cork County Council, will take six months to complete.

Spokesman Sean O’Neill said proposed improvements involve putting up signs designating junctions along the route, which connects the M8 with the Poulavone roundabout and the N22.