Minister Brendan Howlin has signed the contract for the long-awaited New Ross Bypass earlier this afternoon, Labour Cllr. George Lawlor announced on Facebook.
Minister Brendan Howlin has this afternoon signed the contract for the New Ross bypass. The €230 million scheme will involve the construction of 13.6 Km of dual carriageway. 250-300 jobs will be created during the construction and will massively benefit investment potential throughout Co. Wexford.
The bypass will consist of 13.6km of dual carriageway and a new 900m three-tower extradosed bridge crossing the River Barrow roughly 6km south of New Ross Bridge.
The new bypass is expected to alleviate traffic delays by allowing motorists and freight companies to avoid known bottlenecks at New Ross Bridge and quay.
To view an interactive route map, see: New Ross Bypass.