FOUR ALTERNATIVE ROUTES SELECTED FOR WESTERN HALF OF OUTER CITY BYPASS

Date Published: 02-Oct-2009

Four new possible routes have been selected for the western half of the Galway Outer City Bypass.

The NRA has put forward the four alternatives to the existing route, which was rejected by An Bord Pleanála last year.

Two routes are on the Moycullen side and two on the Galway side of the rejected route to avoid the protected bog cotton.

There could be between 2 or 4 additional houses in the Oranswell and Drum areas bought by Compulsary Purchase Order, depending on the route chosen.

The eastern half of the Outer City Bypass is currently under judicial review, after court action by environmentalist Peter Sweetman and lobby group Hands Across the Corrib.

Mr Justice George Birmingham is due to deliver his judgement this month.

Jack Eising of the National Roads Design Office in Galway says the final decision on the proposed routes will depend on the judicial review.