Transport Infrastructure Ireland waiting on 'proposed interventions' for roads sparks concern from Cork councillors

The council is understood to have highlighted the deteriorating state of the N20 and sections of the N72 and N73 in North Cork
Labour councillor Ronan Sheehan said motorists are constantly swerving out of the inner lane to avoid potholes. File Picture: Andy Gibson.

Labour councillor Ronan Sheehan said motorists are constantly swerving out of the inner lane to avoid potholes. File Picture: Andy Gibson.

Two senior Cork County Council officials have flatly denied claims by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) that the roads authority doesn’t have the full picture about the dire state of some of the region’s main highways.

Niall Healy and Michael Lynch, who are assistant chief executives with the local authority, were reacting to concerns raised by councillors about correspondence from TII in relation to requests for a number of badly needed works on national secondary roads in the area.

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