A vital €30 million road project which the IDA chipped in to finance has opened to traffic.
Behind schedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic, construction on the Sligo Western Distributor Road Phase II was substantially completed just before Christmas and opened to traffic on Monday at 2pm.
A formal official opening will take place when public health restrictions allow. The 1.9km road will link the N4 National Primary Road at the Caltragh interchange with the Roger Eames road Ballydoogan and to the R292 Strandhill Road and includes a new bridge over the Sligo-Dublin railway line.
There s also two new roundabout junctions at Oakfield, one of which provides access to the new IDA Business Park. The IDA backed the project with €5m. The Western Distributor Road is seen as major strategic importance to the region as it will provide quality access to the proposed new IDA Business Park at Oakfield and the existing IDA Finisklin Business Park.