N7 Dublin to Limerick

This route is one of the major interurban routes (MIUs) due for completion in 2010.

Substantial elements of the route have already been delivered. The section of the road from Portlaoise to Castletown, work on which commenced in June 2007, officially opened in May 2010. The section of the road from Dublin to beyond Portlaoise is also complete.

In 2006, the provision of a third lane in both directions along the N7 from Newlands Cross to Naas removed major bottlenecks and reduced journey times.

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The Limerick Tunnel Project, which comprises 10kms of dual carriageway and 900m of Shannon tunnel, is due to open in July 2010.

The section of the road from Castletown to Nenagh, work on which commenced in February 2008, is due to be completed in Q4 2010.

In December 2006 work commenced on the N7 Nenagh / Limerick road project - the biggest single project on the N7 corridor. The 38kms project comprises 28kms of high quality dual carriageway built to motorway standard and the upgrading of 10kms to dual carriageway standard. This project is due for completion in 2010.