Cork Chamber: Port link road must be priority

Pressure is mounting on Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe to prioritise the multi-million upgrade of the vital N28 artery linking Cork and the city’s sprawling port operations in Ringaskiddy.

Cork Chamber officials are due to meet the minister today following his visit to Cork Airport at lunchtime, where Aer Lingus is expected to confirm a new Cork to Dusseldorf service and announce increased capacity on other routes.

They will urge him to prioritise the road upgrade project and back their calls with a report which shows upgrading the road to the port — which is earmarked for massive expansion and which will be part-funded by the EU — would deliver an estimated €173m financial boost to the economy and help create more than 2,200 jobs.