Trucks could opt for Macroom again 'unless access road kept'

A section of the new Macroom bypass looking west of Macroom near the new roundabout at Carrigaphooka. Issues of access at Macroom bypass could see trucks opting again for the town, according to councillors. Picture Dan Linehan

The imminent opening of a section of the Macroom-Baile Mhúirne bypass has ignited a public campaign to retain a temporary access point deemed crucial for local traffic and business.

A temporary roundabout at Carrigaphooka, where the first section of the bypass which opened last December ends, will be removed between August 8 and 11, prior to the opening of the next section of road to Tún Lán, near Baile Mhúirne.