Limerick's Adare bypass is ‘way late’ in starting to meet Ryder Cup deadline
THE COMMENCEMENT of construction of the Adare bypass in Limerick is “way late” for it to be completed for the 2027 Ryder Cup, a director at Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has said, but they “will do their damnedest to get it done”.
The remarks were made by Nigel O’Neill, director of capital programme management at TII at this year’s Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Construct Mid-West held in the Castletroy Park Hotel on Friday, November 24.
Four days earlier - on Monday, November 20 - it was announced by Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, that the Adare bypass, a 7km stretch of road making up a part of the Foynes to Limerick Road Project is to be accelerated ahead of the 2027 Ryder Cup which is to be held in Adare Manor.
However, Mr O’Neill believes even with the acceleration of the project, TII will have to do their utmost to make the deadline.
During Mr O’Neill’s presentation on major road projects in the Mid-West, he said: “We’re way late in starting the bypass section of the road project to make the September 2027 date for the Ryder Cup but we will do their damnedest and we know Limerick City and County will also do their utmost.”
It is expected that the bypass, upon completion, will remove up to 20,000 cars that travel through Adare every day, making it easier for locals to get in and out of the village, while also making the village safer and more attractive to live and work in.
Mr O’Neill welcomed the acceleration of the €150m bypass and said it is hoped that the whole project will be prioritised by the Government in time.
The Foynes to Limerick Road Project will see the construction of 33km of road from Limerick city to the port of Foynes. This is to support current and future developments at the Foynes port.
Mr O’Neill also gave a brief presentation on the N/M20 Cork to Limerick road project saying it is simply not just a road.
“We are putting in a lot of active travel, essentially a greenway along the route… You can characterise this as an electronic road, so we are going to build in EV charging sites and so on,” Mr O’Neill said.