Upgrade works on Cork road unlikely to proceed due to 'limited' funding

Hauliers staged a protest on the N73 in recent months, claiming the 'deplorable condition' of the road is likely to cause an accident sooner rather than later.

A section of the N73 National Road from Mallow to Mitchelstown (near Kildorrery) where members of the Irish Road Hauliers Association want road improvements carried out. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Further protests by hauliers could be in the offing after Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) said funding was unlikely to be made available anytime soon to upgrade two sections of a national secondary road in North Cork.

Three months ago, hauliers staged a 'go slow convoy' on the N73 between Mitchelstown and Mallow in protest about the condition of the road at Clogher Cross and Annakisha South, close to the village of Kildorrery.