'Kildare bypass will give the town back to the people'

Commuters can look forward to some long awaited relief in the form of the M7 Kildare bypass route as the road is officially opened by the Minster for Transport, Seamus Brennan, tomorrow.

According to Mr Brennan, the new Kildare bypass will give the town back to its people and allow for faster journey times and safer driving conditions.

At a cost of €160m, the new route hopes to remove up to 20,000 vehicles each day from Kildare town, and it is hoped that it will result in savings of up to 30 minutes on journey times at peak traffic periods on the Dublin/Cork/Limerick routes.