Govt signs €282m contract to upgrade N7 and N11

The government has signed a €282m contract to upgrade parts of the N7 and N11.

The project will see the construction of a flyover at Newlands Cross on the N7 Limerick/Cork/Waterford Road in Dublin, while the N11 between Arklow and Rathnew will be upgraded to a four lane dual carriageway.

The project is the first Public Private Partnership to be given the go ahead since the beginning of the financial crisis.