Taoiseach Leo Varadkar criticised the “growing anti-roads lobby” when he opened the €400 million motorway bypass of Enniscorthy in Co Wexford on Thursday. It will cut peak journey times between Dublin and Wexford by 30 minutes, and by 15 minutes off-peak. The bypass, which opened fully to traffic at 4pm, will help to relieve chronic traffic congestion through Enniscorthy, taking 6,000 vehicles a day from its streets. Another local Agnes Higgins, who lives on Parnell Road, said the traffic congestion did not put people off coming to Enniscorthy. Jimmy Gahan of Enniscorthy Chamber said the town had the opportunity to “start on the road to recovery”.

Source: The Irish Times July 18, 2019 18:44 UTC