The proposed new 80km road linking the country's second and third largest cities - Cork and Limerick - is to be a tolled motorway.
The proposed new 80km road linking the country's second and third largest cities - Cork and Limerick - is to be a tolled motorway.
Government approval for the motorway - which will include major interchanges at Charleville and Mallow, as well as six transport hubs, a freight hub and 100km of safely segregated routes for walkers and cylists - is to be sought next year. "Safety is a huge priority for the project. It obviously gives the advantage of the higher speed of 120km/h - that improves the journey time savings on the project," Mr Howard said.In its latest update on the project, the team also confirmed that the 80km route will be tolled.
"It is more equitable in that regard. A modest toll for each of the junctions and that will help minimise toll avoidance, going through villages and places like Charleville," Mr Howard said. The need for improvements to the N20 was first identified in a 1998 National Roads study, and a previous scheme was put on hold soon after the financial crash.
Analysis of road collision figures between 2016 and 2018 showed crashes on the N20 were four times more likely to be fatal than the national average.
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