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The reason the N55 which links Mullingar and Athlone has not been included in Transport 21

Date: 03 April 2007

Dáil Question No: 458 *To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the N55 which links Mullingar and Athlone has not been included in Transport 21, in view of the importance of this link road, and Westmeath County Council having selected the preferred route option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - Willie Penrose.

 

                                  Answered by the Minister for Transport
                                               (Martin Cullen) 

The priority national road network improvements included in Transport 21 in accordance with my transport policy requirements are the completion of the five major interurban routes and acceleration of the Atlantic Corridor. Also included in Transport 21 are road projects, as advised by the NRA, which further develop the national primary road network and effect targeted improvements of national secondary roads of strategic importance.