Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme

PUBLIC CONSULTATION UPDATE – MAY 2015

We wish to acknowledge and thank all those who have contributed to the public consultation in relation to the Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme

Almost 900 submissions were received in person, by email or by post and approximately 700 people attended the public display events in March. All four options are currently being assessed and all the Public Consultation submissions received are being taken into account as part of this process. As we are in receipt of a large number of submissions, many of which contained specific questions, we are not in a position to reply to each in detail. However, members of the Foynes to Limerick Project Team continue to be available to meet and discuss the options with anyone affected by this Scheme at the Mid West National Road Design Office. ...READ MORE

Maps for Download

A study area has been defined within which a number of route corridor options have been developed. The study area extends from Foynes to Limerick City. The northern boundary of the study area borders the Shannon Estuary and the southern boundary extends to south of Rathkeale and Adare incorporating sections of the existing N69, N21, N20 and M20. Each corridor is 300m wide, within which the road alignment is likely to fall. There is currently no preference for any of the route corridor options and each will now be subject to Engineering, Environmental and Economic assessment...READ MORE