The confirmed route for the new Cork-Limerick motorway was announced earlier this afternoon.
The new road will re-use up to 40% of the existing N20 and will involve the construction of 80km of high-quality dual carriageway, which should see travel times between the two cities reduce by half an hour. The project is set to cost between one and one-and-a-half billion euro.
Thomas McHugh, Director of Public Affairs at the Cork Chamber of Commerce and Brian Hyde, Chairman of The Cork-Limerick Alliance Group, a group of concerned stakeholders who oppose the construction of the new motorway joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder...
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