Port revamp ‘could start before road is upgraded’

A significant part of the Port of Cork’s €100m redevelopment plan for Ringaskiddy could go ahead without a major upgrading of either the Dunkettle interchange or the N28 national primary road.

The view is expressed by the county council’s senior staff who compiled a report for Bord Pleanála, due to make the final decision on whether to approve the port’s expansion plan.

But councillors were urged yesterday, following a lengthy debate, to reject the management’s claims amid concerns that local residents were not given sufficient prominence in the report.