Kerry council urges speed-up of route selection for Cork-Tralee road

Project had effectively been mothballed since 2021 because of lack of funding, councillors told
Kerry council urges speed-up of route selection for Cork-Tralee road

More than 24,000 cars now travel along the substandard road, which is part of the main road between Cork and Tralee, council heard. Picture: Denis Minihane

Kerry County Council has been urged to speed up route selection plans for the major N22 artery on hold in recent years because of the lack of Department of Transport/ Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) grant allocation for route selection.

The plans were on hold so long the project consultants had to be stood down, the council’s director of roads revealed.

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