Wexford County Council will sign the contract for the New Ross Bypass within the next four weeks. Construction will begin later this year.
Speaking to Wexford Hub, a spokesperson for the Wexford County Council said: “The signing of the contract to construct the N25 New Ross By Pass and Second River Crossing will take place within the next 4 weeks and construction of the scheme will start later this year.”
The bypass will include a new 900-metre three-tower extradosed bridge, which will cross the River Barrow roughly 6 km south of New Ross Bridge. The new 14-kilometre dual-carriageway will alleviate traffic delays in the area by allowing motorists to bypass known bottlenecks at the existing bridge and quay.
The project will create about 300 jobs during construction.