Safety improvements 'must be carried out' on N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton

Cork councillors say urgent measures are needed after planned upgrade to one of Cork's busiest roads was mothballed

A meeting of Cork County Council’s Southern Division heard councillors call for remedial action on the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton. Picture: Denis Minihane

The agency responsible for the country’s infrastructure is to be told that a number of urgent safety improvements must be carried out on one of the busiest roads in Co Cork, now that a major upgrade of the route has been shelved due to a lack of funding.

A proposed multi-million euro upgrade of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton was mothballed some months ago when Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) announced it would not receive the funding promised by Government for the project. The news caused uproar at the time, and was heavily criticised by local business groups.