NRA is not considering the addition of link road

While the NRA has already put the N11 upgrade on the long finger, they twisted the knife even more for south Wicklow commuters last week by declaring that they had no plans at all to even consider building Arklow's missing link' the long-awaited Lamberton interchange off the Arklow bypass.Despite fervent appeals from local councillors and traders for the interchange to be buil

While the NRA has already put the N11 upgrade on the long finger, they twisted the knife even more for south Wicklow commuters last week by declaring that they had no plans at all to even consider building Arklow's missing link' the long-awaited Lamberton interchange off the Arklow bypass.

Despite fervent appeals from local councillors and traders for the interchange to be built as part of the original Arklow bypass in 1999, the NRA chose not to construct it (but did design the road so it could be added later).

The link, which would be another exit and entrance point from the bypass to the Vale or Coolgreaney roads, would mean all traffic bound for west Arklow, Avoca and south-west Wicklow towns would no longer have to come through Arklow's town centre.

The town council recently enquired about the NRA's plans for the interchange, but received a dispiriting reply, which was read out at last week's meeting.

The NRA said the focus until 2015 would be initially be on the five main inter-urban routes between Dublin and Cork, Galway, Waterford, Belfast and Limerick. A host of N-roads around Ireland (but not the N11) were next in line for funding once the main routes were finished.

We regret that it's not possible to provide funding for the proposed interchange in the near future,' the letter read.

Cllr Nicky Kelly blamed both the NRA and the government for the shunting of Wicklow road projects.

The NRA is in collaboration with the government on this,' he said.

When the government's not lying, the NRA is.'

Wicklow People

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