M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy road won't be delivered until 2028 at earliest

Cork Chamber welcomes next step towards eventual construction of road, but said it 'remains frustrated by the overall timelines

Traffic at the N40 Bloomfield West. The M28 would see 10.9km of dual-carriage motorway constructed from the N40 Bloomfield Interchange to Barnahely. File picture.

The long-awaited M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy road project won’t be delivered until 2028 at the earliest, new documents show.

Cork County Council this week went out to tender on the main contract for the important road, which is expected to cost between €250m and €500m, according to a Government update on the country’s major infrastructure project pipeline last year.