Dempsey welcomes opening of the M9 Kilcullen to Carlow motorway
21 December 2009

 
The M9 Killcullen to Carlow motorway project was opened on the 21st of December 2009, 10 months ahead of schedule and on budget. The 28kms motorway will provide a bypass of Castledermot, and will also provide a new national secondary road to Athy via the new junction at Mullamast.

The motorway is funded under the Roads Sub-Programme of the National Development Plan and is part of the M9 Major Inter-urban route between Dublin and Waterford and it is the second section of the new M9 to be completed.

The Carlow bypass was the first section which opened in May 2008. The two remaining sections to be completed are Carlow to Knocktopher and Knocktopher to Waterford. The entire M9 is on schedule to be finished by the end of 2010.

The M9 Killcullen to Carlow motorway project will: 

Eliminate congestion in Castledermot
Save approximately 15 minutes (or more) for average daily commuters
Connect directly with the Carlow Bypass. 

Welcoming the opening of this new stretch of road, Minister for Transport, Noel Dempey TD, said "The Kilcullen to Carlow scheme is the second section of new motorway to open along the new M9 route. It brings us one step closer to achieving the goal of having a motorway from Dublin to Waterford by linking the existing M7 to the new M9 Carlow bypass.”
 
Further information is available at www.transport.ie