New bus stops for Cork City as MacCurtain Street officially opens for two-way traffic

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Protesters disrupted the speech of Minister Micheal Martin at the official opening of the re-vamped MacCurtain Street, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

From tomorrow, new 24-hour bus lanes will come into effect on one of Cork's busiest streets.

Two-way traffic has already started on MacCurtain Street as part of the MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme, a multi-million euro revamp project to deliver cycling and pedestrian connectivity improvements, road surfacing and signalised junction upgrades.