Chapter 4 I Transport and Mobility
M28
4.134 The N/M20 Cork to Limerick project will provide better connectivity between Ireland’s second and third largest cities enabling safer and more efficient journey times. 4.135 The project is currently at Phase 2 Option Selection. A number of Options have been identified with a Preferred Option due to be selected in early 2022. 4.136 Application of appropriate safeguards within the study corridor to ensure the long-term feasibility of the proposed route will be applied in this Development Plan and once the emerging preferred route is identified a variation of this plan will take place to safeguard the route. 4.137 In addition to road-based improvements, a series of rail-based improvements are also being examined and are discussed in preceding sections of this chapter.
4.131 The N-28 National Primary route links Ringaskiddy to Cork City and onwards to the wider regional and National road network. It is proposed to construct a new M28 Motorway from Cork to Ringaskiddy from the existing N28 N40 Bloomfield interchange on the South Ring Road to Ringaskiddy village. The new road will remain online using the existing N28 from the Bloomfield interchange to Carrs Hill and from there the route will go offline to the west where it will terminate at the new Port of Cork facility at Ringaskiddy. 4.132 Contained within the Motorway Scheme are ancillary local road network upgrades. Development or at least the scale of development in the vicinity of this scheme may be contingent on the timing and delivery of this scheme and ancillary upgrades.
N/M20 Cork to Limerick
4.133 The N/M20 Cork to Limerick Project is a key element in Project Ireland 2040 and has been identified as a major enabler for balanced regional development.
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