Cork City Council has announced plans to realign Skehard Road.

The scheme, between its junctions with Parkhill and Bessboro Road, aims to enhance the road and create a safer environment for the public.

The project includes:

• The repaving of the roadway and footways.

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• New ducting, pipes and drainage works.

• The replacement of public lighting columns and lanterns.

• The provision of an outbound bus lane including new bus shelters, passenger information signs etc.

• The provision of an inbound cycle lane.

• The provision of new turning lanes.

• The provision of new traffic signals and controllers.

• The provision of parking where feasible.

• The provision of hard and soft landscaping.

• The acquisition of a strip of land at Pinecourt.

• The provision of new boundary treatments where required.

(CD/MH)