Infrastructure

Roscommon road upgrade of €200m now faces delay of more than a year

One of the ‘worst sections of primary road in the country’ is likely to be delayed as a new contractor has to be appointed

The Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge road in Co Roscommon: the final cost of the new project may be higher than the original €200 million price tag

A €200 million upgrade of one of the “worst sections of primary road in the country” is likely to be delayed by more than a year, due to the contractor going into receivership.

Roadbridge had started work on the 34km N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge road project in Roscommon last January, with the aim of completing it within three years.

The new road will upgrade the national route between Dublin and Mayo by bypassing the towns ...