Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>The preferred route option for the new Farranfore to Killarney road scheme will be known by May or June this year.</h3>
The new 27km project is billed as a &ldquo;long term solution to Killarney Municipal Disrict Traffic problems.&rdquo;
There are&nbsp;different route options under consideration.
Engineer Paul Curry gave a presentation to elected members of Kerry County Council on Monday of this week.
Once the preferred route is confirmed the project will progress before going before An Bord Plean&aacute;la in 2024.
2022 Grant Allocation: A grant of &euro;800,000 has already been allocated to progress the project to the design phase.
Cllr Brendan Cronin raised concerns that townlands like Gowlane, Leamnaguilla, Ballydunlea, Coolcorcoran and Tiernaboul could be divided if two of the&nbsp;route options were selected.
&ldquo;There are serious concerns that local communities will be separated with devastating consequences for access for families, schools and agriculture,&rdquo; he told the meeting.
&ldquo;I ask Kerry County Council to ensure that all local road access is maintained to rural communities.&rdquo;

New Farranfore road option to be revealed by summer

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