A new key route in County Sligo has officially opened to traffic.

Motorists were able to take to the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin dual carriageway from yesterday, Monday 23 August.

This new Type 2 Dual Carriageway will be one of the most significant road projects ever built in the Northwest Region, providing approximately 15km of new national road, built to the highest safety, environmental and infrastructural standards.

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The scheme will be completed in the coming months, but traffic is now being diverted onto the N4 dual carriageway to enable works to take place on side roads and the old N4, particularly at the Castlebaldwin end.

The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Paul Taylor has commended the project team involved in delivering the works.

"Approximately €63.9 million benefits are predicted over the 30-year appraisal period of the new 14KM Dual Carriageway," said Mr Taylor. "In addition, safety benefits of €7.4 million are predicted over the same period, as a result of the higher standard of road.

"This is a major project for our Authority and our county and is the first of the key National Road Projects listed in the National Development Plan to be delivered under Project Ireland 2040."