Cork roads set for upgrade in €27bn plan
The projects will form part of the Coalition’s €27bn Capital Plan — to be unveiled today — which will outline spending promises in transport, health, schools and broadband among areas up until 2021 which will create over 45,000 construction jobs.
Long-awaited funds for the Cork to Ringaskiddy road upgrade, the Macroom by-pass and the Dunkettle interchange are expected to be announced. The Ringaskiddy upgrade would link Cork and the city’s sprawling port operations and, say business chiefs, facilitate the creation of thousands of jobs. The other two road projects, which business leaders hope will get the go-ahead, would help alleviate traffic congestion and lead to more investment being ultimately pumped into the city.
