Gridlink options to be ready by year-end

By the end of the year, Eirgrid will identify one proposed underground and one proposed overground route for its €500m upgrade of the electricity network from Cork to Wexford to Kildare.

According to Eirgrid, the proposed underground route will be fully underground and will not run overhead at any point. It will also attempt to run the 400kv powerlines under existing road networks, as this would mean cables could be accessed more easily for installation and repairs. It also means that the massive infrastructure project could throw up endless traffic headaches along the route.

A report on these two proposed routes will be given to the independent panel established by the Government earlier this year.