KCA looks for improved M7/M9 interchange

Kildare County Council is to be asked to push for the provision of a ‘left turn’ where the M9 Kilcullen Bypass meets the M7 motorway.

The matter was raised by a delegation from Kilcullen Community Action to an Area Meeting of local councillors in Arus Cill Dara.

“The current position effectively means that motorway traffic coming from the south -- Carlow and Kilkenny -- and wishing to go to Newbridge or the Curragh has to come through Kilcullen,” says KCA’s Noel Clare.

Local councillors say they will seek to have the provision of a new access road at the interchange adopted as Council policy, so that KCC can then approach the NRA with the proposal.



The KCA delegation also raised the issue of the long-awaited ‘Link Road’ (above) between the new Business Park and the Curragh Road. Councillors promised to pursue the matter.

Brian Byrne.