€1.5 million has been allocated to the Carrick-on-Shannon bypass project by Transport Infrastructure Ireland. The project involves a 6-kilometre road around the town, from the Dublin Road to the Boyle Road.
The entire Carrick bypass will cost up to €500 million and aims to address big traffic problems in the town. Junior Minister and local TD Frank Feighan is welcoming today's funding allocation:
Carrick chamber president, Finola Armstrong McGuire, says the funding for the Carrick bypass is very positive: