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[[File:AtlanticCorridor Jul10.PNG|thumb|right|280px|Atlantic Corridor in December 2009]] |
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The '''Atlantic Corridor'''<ref>[http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Roads/N15_N17_N18_N20_N25_Atlantic_Corridor.html Atlantic Corridor]</ref> is a road project in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] that eventually will link [[Waterford]] in the South-East to [[Letterkenny]] in the North-West by [[high-quality dual carriageway]] or [[motorway]].<ref>Brian McDonald. "[http://www.independent.ie/national-news/atlantic-corridor-roads-plan-starts-three-years-early-61436.html Atlantic Corridor roads plan starts three years early]", ''Irish Independent'', 26 January 2007.</ref> A major infrastructure project, the scheme was announced as part of the [[Transport 21]] project launch in 2005, and was originally due to be completed by 2015, but due to the great financial crisis major sections of the roadway were delayed or cancelled and it is likely that major sections of the project will remain at the planning stage owing to cutbacks in the 2010 budget.<ref>Nicola Cooke [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2010/01/03/story46548.asp Half of NRA’s projects put on hold due to cuts]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Sunday Business Post'' 3 January 2010</ref> |
The '''Atlantic Corridor'''<ref>[http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Roads/N15_N17_N18_N20_N25_Atlantic_Corridor.html Atlantic Corridor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216093545/http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Roads/N15_N17_N18_N20_N25_Atlantic_Corridor.html |date=2008-12-16 }}</ref> is a road project in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] that eventually will link [[Waterford]] in the South-East to [[Letterkenny]] in the North-West by [[high-quality dual carriageway]] or [[motorway]].<ref>Brian McDonald. "[http://www.independent.ie/national-news/atlantic-corridor-roads-plan-starts-three-years-early-61436.html Atlantic Corridor roads plan starts three years early]", ''Irish Independent'', 26 January 2007.</ref> A major infrastructure project, the scheme was announced as part of the [[Transport 21]] project launch in 2005, and was originally due to be completed by 2015, but due to the great financial crisis major sections of the roadway were delayed or cancelled and it is likely that major sections of the project will remain at the planning stage owing to cutbacks in the 2010 budget.<ref>Nicola Cooke [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2010/01/03/story46548.asp Half of NRA’s projects put on hold due to cuts]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Sunday Business Post'' 3 January 2010</ref> |
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The Atlantic Corridor, when combined with the inter-urban motorways linking [[Dublin]] and the other cities (except [[Derry]]), will effectively ring the island of Ireland, while at the same time connecting the primary population and economic centres. |
The Atlantic Corridor, when combined with the inter-urban motorways linking [[Dublin]] and the other cities (except [[Derry]]), will effectively ring the island of Ireland, while at the same time connecting the primary population and economic centres. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Roads/N15_N17_N18_N20_N25_Atlantic_Corridor.html Atlantic Corridor as part of the Transport 21 website] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081216093545/http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Roads/N15_N17_N18_N20_N25_Atlantic_Corridor.html Atlantic Corridor as part of the Transport 21 website] |
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{{Roads in Ireland}} |
{{Roads in Ireland}} |
Revision as of 10:43, 11 July 2017
The Atlantic Corridor[1] is a road project in Ireland that eventually will link Waterford in the South-East to Letterkenny in the North-West by high-quality dual carriageway or motorway.[2] A major infrastructure project, the scheme was announced as part of the Transport 21 project launch in 2005, and was originally due to be completed by 2015, but due to the great financial crisis major sections of the roadway were delayed or cancelled and it is likely that major sections of the project will remain at the planning stage owing to cutbacks in the 2010 budget.[3] The Atlantic Corridor, when combined with the inter-urban motorways linking Dublin and the other cities (except Derry), will effectively ring the island of Ireland, while at the same time connecting the primary population and economic centres.
National primary roads
The constituent routes are:
- N15 linking Letterkenny and Sligo
- N17 linking Sligo and Galway
- N18 linking Galway, Ennis and Limerick (including the Limerick Tunnel project)
- N20 linking Limerick and Cork
- N25 linking Cork and Waterford
Progress
Following the motorway re-designations of 28 August 2009, 27.8 km of the route is now motorway.
Completed Sections
- N4 Colloney to Sligo
- N6 Bóthar na dTreabh, Galway
- N15 Ballyshannon/Bundoran bypass
- N18 Limerick western bypass and tunnel
- N18 Limerick to Shannon
- M18 Crusheen to Gort
- M18 Shannon to Ennis
- M18 Ennis Bypass
- M20 Limerick to Patrickswell
- N20 Blarney to Cork
- N25 Waterford City Bypass
- N25 Cork to Midleton
Currently under construction
- M17/M18 Tuam to Gort road - PPP scheme - construction beginning May 2015, to be complete by end of 2018[4]
- N17 Tuam bypass - opening in 2017
Future developments
- N25 Carrigtwohill to Midleton road - construction rescheduled
- M20 Patrickswell to Blarney - planning stage[5]
- N25 Midleton to Youghal - suspended
- N40 Cork North Ring Road east
See also
References
- ^ Atlantic Corridor Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brian McDonald. "Atlantic Corridor roads plan starts three years early", Irish Independent, 26 January 2007.
- ^ Nicola Cooke Half of NRA’s projects put on hold due to cuts[permanent dead link] Sunday Business Post 3 January 2010
- ^ NRA.ie Tender selected for M17/M18 Gort to Tuam PPP Road Scheme NRA.ie 14 September 2010
- ^ Eoin English €1bn Cork-Limerick motorway plan a step closer Irish Examiner, 25 February 2010
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