A Public consultation on a major road project in Kerry will begin on Friday. The N22 Farranfore-Killarney road project is currently in its second phase, which includes the selection of a route and the first stage of public consultation.
The N22 National Primary Road extends from Cork City to the outskirts of Tralee town with the route traversing the town of Killarney and the village of Farranfore. Kerry County Council (KCC) is working in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the Department of Transport to develop the N22 Farranfore to Killarney Project.
The N22 Farranfore to Killarney Project involves the examination of feasible transport solutions, including public transport solutions and road-based solutions to improve connectivity between Killarney and Farranfore and its surrounds.
In 2003, a preferred route corridor for an improved section of the N22 National Primary road between Farranfore and Killarney was identified. Following a Peer Review process in 2008, some refinement areas were identified for re-assessment and a refined preferred route corridor was finalised in 2012.
However, this project was later suspended due to the prevailing economic circumstances at the time. Since the identification and appraisal of the Refined Preferred Route Corridor in 2012, several changes to European and National policy have occurred including in areas of Environmental Protection, Climate Adaptation and Transport
Sustainability.
In 2019, KCC in consultation with TII commenced a review of the scheme in accordance with current National Guidelines to consider and assess all alternative modes and options which could potentially improve the transport connectivity between Farranfore and Killarney and onwards to Tralee and Cork. As part of the process, a southern link road between the N22 and the N71 Muckross Road in Killarney is also being developed and forms part of the consultation.
Details of the public consultation can be found here: https://n22.kerrycoco.ie/public-consultation/
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