Engineer and councillors protest new M28 plans over pollution

Road planners have been warned they could face a European Court challenge if they push ahead with a proposed motorway which will run close to already overly polluted urban areas on the outskirts of Cork City.

The warning came from an experienced environmental engineer and county councillor, who was backed up by colleagues, when she maintained the design of the new Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway (M28) was fundamentally flawed.

Independent councillor Marcia D’Alton said people living around the Bloomfield interchange near Rochestown already suffered from excessive diesel fumes and noise pollution above internationally-recognised limits.