North Cork to benefit from relief road at Mallow

Constructing a road to link the N72, N73 and N20 roads is ‘ a major commitment and investment for the general North Cork area’, TD David Stanton said this week, adding that it is also great news for those wishing to travel from Mitchelstown to Mallow.

“This is a major, complex project which will enable easy access to the N20 for a considerable volume of traffic from Mitchelstown on the N73 and from Fermoy on the N72, thus reducing the congestion in Mallow town centre”, he said.

“I congratulate Cork County Council on the work that has been carried out to date and on the professional and comprehensive manner in which they are dealing with such a major project and in particular, the way that they are encouraging public consultation and feedback.”

Encouraging people to view drawings and plans via Cork County Council, Deputy Stanton also welcomes that fact that plans will include pedestrian/cycle facilities along the full route and that other opportunities to provide new or improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists will also be investigated over the coming months.

He pointed out that the Mallow Northern Relief Road is on schedule and expressed his hope that no issues would emerge that might delay the project.

Fianna Fail TD James O’Connor, who is the party’s spokesman on transport, said that there is an urgent need for the issues around the roads in the area to be addressed.

“It is good that it is being addressed and is long overdue, there needs to be effort to expedite this work as the current road is quite dangerous. This is an important route between the general Mallow area and Dublin. There needs to be a concerted effort to improve its condition,” he said.