Macroom bypass gets go-ahead in €280m upgrade of N22

The Cabinet has given the green light for a €280m upgrade of the N22 Cork-Kerry road, including the long-awaited Macroom bypass.

The vast road project, which has been sought for more than 20 years, includes the construction of 22km of new dual carriageway from Coolcower, east of Macroom, to include a northern bypass of Macroom town itself, with the new dual carriageway continuing west to tie into the existing N22 close to the Cork-Kerry boundary.