Route chosen for Mallow bypass; construction due to start in 2025

Contractors said they anticipate the bypass, which will ease traffic in the bottlenecked Cork town, should be finished by 2027 if all goes to plan

Heavy traffic in Mallow town centre, which should be eased by the development of the new bypass. File picture: Larry Cummins

A preferred route has emerged for a bypass of a bottlenecked Cork town, and the project will include a cycleway connection to its train station.

Details of the plans for the bypass of Mallow were provided to a meeting of Cork County Council's Northern Division by consultants Barry Transportation.