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Road design could have caused lorry accident, say motorists

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Motorists on the N9 at Powerstown are attributing a design fault to the frequency of articulated lorries turning over on the road. Another driver — the fifth this year — had a narrow escape on Tuesday morning when his timber haulage truck, transporting bark mulch, turned over on its side as he navigated the double roundabout on the stretch of road that forms the soft ending of the first section of the €216.5 million Dublin to Waterford/Carlow bypass.

Motorway status for bypass approaches

Time is running out for learner drivers in Carlow. Learner drivers who have been using the Carlow bypass that is.

GoBus to connect West and Midlands with Dublin Airport

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GoBus is a newly launched coach service between Galway and Dublin Airport which takes in Athlone as well.

NRA is ambivilant to dangerous speed limit at Dunmore

Is the road going through Dunmore village in Kilkenny to be left at a speed limit of 100 kph - a speed limit that is the same as that of the new Carlow by-pass?

Get the L out of there — Athlone to Kinnegad route no longer for learners

Learner drivers who have got used to travelling on the dual carriageway between Athlone and Kinnegad are having to seek alternative routes this week, as the section of road was upgraded to motorway status on Wednesday.

Tenders for Oranmore to Tuam motorway in January

The new road from Oranmore to Tuam will be a reality by 2010, it was announced this week. The tender process will start in early 2009 and construction will start within two years.

Sheehy motors not bankrupt

Rumours around Carlow that well-known local car dealership Sheehy Motors of Green Lane had gone into receivership last week have been laughed off by staff at the showroom.

Concern over motorway status for Athlone bypass

Local Fine Gael councillor John Naughten has raised concerns over the re-designation of the Athlone bypass as motorway and the effect it will have on road users and development in the area.

Councillor calls for revamp of Royal Oak junction

A Bagenalstown councillor is calling on the NRA to revamp a dangerous junction on a main local artery, irrespective of the road’s future.

No motorway status for bypass, says councillors

Councillors in the Athlone area have asked that Westmeath County Council write to the Minister for Transport to request the Athlone bypass retain its existing dual carriageway status - in spite of recommendations from both the National Roads Authority and the council that it be upgraded to motorway status.

 

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