Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3> Plans to link the Monsignor O&rsquo;Flaherty Road with New St via a new road at Bohereen na Goun have been announced by Killarney Municipal District.</h3>
 Town engineer John Ahern told Wednesday&rsquo;s Killarney Municipal District Meeting between elected councillors and senior council executives that Kerry County Council intends to make a compulsory purchase order on lands that will link the two town centre streets.
 If plans come to fruition it will be possible for motorists on New St to get to the top of High St, adjacent to the Killarney Advertiser&rsquo;s town centre office, without travelling through the town centre. The plan was first mooted as far back as 2016.
 The announcement caught councillors off guard, it was one of the last topics discussed at the four-hour meeting, but it was broadly welcomed by all.
 &ldquo;This access will change the dynamic of traffic movement in the town forever,&rdquo; said Cllr Niall Kelleher.
 Further details of the surprise project are set to be revealed to elected members over the next four to six weeks.

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