N2 Dublin to Monaghan and the Border

The NRA strategy for the N2 is to provide a standard or wide two lane single carriageway from the Border to Ardee. From that point traffic going to and from Monaghan and Letterkenny will be encouraged to take the short link road (N33) to join the M1.

In the light of this, construction works on this route have concentrated on removing the traffic bottlenecks and on improving the standard of roadway along that section of the route between Ardee and the border.

The Carrickmacross bypass was completed in January 2005 and the Monaghan bypass was completed in late 2006. The final section of improved road on this route, the Castleblayney Bypass, opened on 5 November 2007. 

Taken together, the works on this route will provide a high quality road, bypassing all the major bottlenecks along the way. A far safer route with greater journey time predictability will be a feature of this important link between Dublin, Monaghan and the northwest including Donegal.

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