Work on Adare bypass to be accelerated in effort to complete it ahead of 2027 Ryder Cup
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The Government has accelerated plans to construct the
Adare bypass in Limerick in a bid to have it built ahead of golf’s prestigious Ryder Cup event in September 2027.
The move will see an investment of €150m in delivering the 7km bypass, that will see traffic removed from Adare town and eradicate a source of major congestion within the region.
The bypass forms one part of the Limerick to Foynes project, a major initiative to develop 33km of road linking the city to the port of Foynes.
The Government hopes the early delivery of the Adare bypass will help facilitate traffic management as Limerick welcomes one of the world’s premier golfing events at Adare Manor.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan hailed it as a “major infrastructural project of strategic importance to Limerick and our national road network”.
Mr Ryan said Transport Infrastructure Ireland would be working closely with Limerick City and County Council and other agencies. He pledged they would do “everything they can to open the bypass in line with this timeline”.
“Once complete, Adare will see huge benefits,” he said.
“There will be less congestion and noise, air quality will be better, it will be easier for people to get in and out of their own town, it will be much safer and there will be improvements to green areas and shared spaces, making it an even more attractive town to live and work in.
The Ryder Cup in Adare Manor in 2027 will mark the first time Ireland has hosted the event since Europe’s dominant victory over the USA at the K Club in Kildare in 2006.
When first announced in 2019, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar predicted hosting the event would bring an extra €100m economic boost to the country and drive investment in the South-West region.
Minister of State at the Department of Transport Jack Chambers said: “The scheme will benefit residents, visitors and commuters in the region, and I look forward to seeing construction get under way.”
Alongside the road project, work is also ongoing to reinstate the Limerick to Foynes rail line for freight services, said to be a key part of Irish Rail's 2040 strategy to dramatically increase the levels of freight on Ireland's rail network.
Opened originally in 1858, the 42km railway line between Limerick and Foynes closed to passenger traffic in 1963, with freight services continuing until 2001.