Fresh bid to get ‘vital’ pharma hub link upgraded

Business leaders in Cork have launched a fresh bid to persuade the Government to sanction a multi-million upgrade of the N28 to improve access to Ireland’s pharma-chem hub.

Cork Chamber confirmed it has asked consultants to update a 2010 report which highlighted the massive economic benefits to the south-west region in the event of the Cork-Ringaskiddy road being upgraded to dual carriageway status to serve the Port of Cork’s proposed new terminal.

Ringaskiddy, an international pharmaceutical cluster, is currently linked to Cork City by a sub-standard narrow single-carriageway.