Street lights on busy Cork road switched off permanently to save energy

Road safety concerns as lights turned off at several locations along the N40 South Ring Road

The switching-off of street light at nighttime on the N40 is part of a countrywide project in response to ambitious targets set out in an EU energy efficiency directive. Picture: Larry Cummins.

The street lights on sections of Cork’s busiest road have been turned off permanently in a bid to reduce energy use.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has confirmed the recent switching-off of the lights at nighttime at several locations along the N40 South Ring Road, between the Jack Lynch Tunnel and junction 3 west of Ballincollig, is part of a countrywide project in response to ambitious targets set out in an EU energy efficiency directive.