Killaloe Bypass News Today

A new bridge crossing and road infrastructure are taking shape in north Tipperary and east Clare on the shores of the River Shannon, easing traffic at Killaloe and Ballina.

SISK SELECTED FOR NEW KILLALOE BYPASS, SHANNON BRIDGE CROSSING AND R494 IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

A SECTION of a major road will close this week until early next year to facilitate bypass works along the River Shannon. The R494 will be closed to through traf...

SISK SELECTED FOR NEW KILLALOE BYPASS, SHANNON BRIDGE CROSSING AND R494 IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

A West Clare Councillor fears the failure to account for inflation in allocating roads funding could lead to only 4% of repairs in the region being completed this year. Over 38.7 million euro has been allocated to Clare County Council to cater for regional and local roads. The total amount of funding allocated to Clare […]

More than 38.7 million euro has been allocated to local and regional roads throughout Clare. The money has been announced as part of a total 626 million nationwide investment in the country’s road network. More than a third of this funding – around 15 million euro worth – has been ringfenced specifically for the Killaloe […]

John Sisk & Son has been named as the main contractor for the new Killaloe Bypass. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD recently turned the sod for the new Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme. The project will provide a western bypass around Killaloe, a new bridge crossing of the River Shannon

THE provision of a new sewage treatment plant in Broadford will have to be prioritised, according to the outgoing chairman of the Killaloe Municipal District (KMD), Councillor Joe Cooney.

An East Clare Councillor is confident that work can begin on the Killaloe Bypass by early Summer in spite of potential rising costs associated with the project. Concern was expressed at this month’s meeting of Clare County Council about potential delays to the works due to the inflationary cost of construction materials. Fine Gael Councillor […]

AN ASSURANCE has been issued on the delivery of the Killaloe Bypass and Shannon Bridge Crossing, against the backdrop of rising costs in the construction industry.