Burst pipe on Fermoy bridge forces locals onto tolled motorway

Northside of the town left without water for at least 12 hours

A major pipe burst at around 5.30pm this evening has resulted in the closure of Kent Bridge in Fermoy.

Fears have been expressed that commuters will be left to pay the price after further issues arose with the only 'free' main road to bypass a congested town in Co Cork.

Calls have been made to ensure that, in future, no tolls are applied to locals who have to transit north to south of the Blackwater river in Fermoy and vice versa if there are accidents or flooding which cut off the town's only non-motorway bridge. The only access through Fermoy, apart from the M8, is across the town's Kent Bridge.