Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Roads Infrastructure Programme: Discussion.
9:00 am
Mr. Michael Nolan:
I intended to return to that as the Deputy's question about it is on a different page before me. The progression of the Mallow relief road was included in the capital investment plan. One of the challenges there is to ensure that whatever line, option or solution is determined to be best by the county council would dovetail with our future plans for the M20. There are many unknowns in that regard, such as where the M20 will go and whether it will be in the same place as it was previously, so a great deal of wisdom and crystal ball gazing are required. However, we can take informal decisions. It may be the case with the mid-term review and the M20 perhaps getting the big green light again that the north-south M20 might catch up on the development of the northern relief road. We will ensure that it would dovetail and become the one seamless scheme so that it works well. It is a huge consideration that we will take on board.
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