06/06/2013

Major Road Improvement Works Begin

A €282 million road improvement project gets underway today (Thursday) withworks on the N7 and N11 being officially started by transport minister, Leo Varadker.

On the N7 a bottleneck at Newlands Cross will be removed, while the N11 between Arklow and Rathnew will be upgraded to four-lanes.

The work on the N7 will add a new flyover, removing the last traffice light between Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Northern Ireland.

The N11 will also get a new service station on the Gorey bypass.

The project is expected to be completed in two years.

(MH/CD)


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