Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I need to shift the focus east between the Ballincollig and Macroom section, separate from the bypass. This is a stretch of road where there are repeated accidents. There are very dangerous right-turning junctions such as those at Nutricia, Duniskey, Ballytrasna, Kilcondy, Castlemore and others.

There are more than 30,000 cars travelling at speed via the Ballincollig bypass onto this road every day, in addition to the north-south traffic on the R619 from north Cork, the R585 from the west and traffic coming from Bandon. For the locals, whether they are coming from Aherla, Cloughduv or Crookstown, or even doing the school run over to Coachford College, they are crossing that road four times a day. It is very dangerous for many of them. It is very much a concern. The road east of the town between Ballincollig and Macroom needs to be advanced. It was very concerning that the Minister would say it would be suspended. Plans had been progressing on this for quite substantial works. Even no safety works are planned. Plans had been designed for Castlemore junction, for example, and to hear that those kinds of works would be suspended is very concerning for locals. It needs to be put back on track so the road would be made safer for people travelling daily through these junctions and on these routes in and out, and also for those people passing east to west between Cork and Tralee.

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