€233m Naas Road project completed in time for Ryder Cup

A €233 MILLION road scheme to ease traffic congestion for more than 60,000 motorists a day has been officially opened.

The N7 Naas Road widening works is said to have been the most complex and challenging road engineering project to be undertaken in the State.

The carriageway is a major link in the chain of the national road network connecting Cork, Waterford and Limerick directly to Dublin, carrying on average 62,000 vehicles a day.