New Ennis bypass opens

Up to 10,000 vehicles per day are expected to use section 2 of the N18 Ennis bypass project, which has just opened to traffic, Clare County Council said.

The 5km single carriageway, which forms part of the N85 western relief road, runs from Clareabbey to Claureen and opens a new bypass to the south and west of the county capital.

According to Paul Moroney, Project Resident Engineer, Clare County Council - "The completion of this section of the Ennis Bypass finishes another part of this large road project. The remaining section will see the completion of the whole of the works and is currently scheduled for mid-autumn of this year."