€550m motorway to take four years to finish

The biggest construction project in the State, which got under way at the weekend, is expected to take four years to complete.

€550m motorway to take four years to finish

The €550m Gort to Tuam M18 motorway is providing employment for 450 workers and will provide relief to motorists who have to suffer daily traffic congestion in some of the country’s worst bottlenecks.

The Public-Private Partnership deal between the NRA and the Direct Route consortium will see 57km of motorway completed and ready for traffic by 2018.

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