A series of transport improvement works has got underway in the suburb of Douglas in County Cork.

These works at the Douglas village/end of South Douglas Road will help improve pedestrian and cycling facilities and reduce traffic congestion in the area.

The roundabout at the junction of the South Douglas Road, Willow Park and the N40 Douglas West, off the ramp, will be removed and replaced with a signalised junction.

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This project will also provide safer pedestrian access from Douglas Village to Willow Park, Gaelscoil na Dúglaise and Tramore Valley Park by installing traffic lights on all approaches to the South Douglas Road.

When complete, the works will provide a Northbound segregated cycle track under the N40 which will connect to the existing northbound cycle lane on the South Douglas Road, as well as a raised two-way segregated cycle track to Gaelscoil na Dúglaise with bike parking to be installed at the end of the cycle track.

This project will take approximately six months to complete. The first phase will involve works along the northern footpath of South Douglas Road's southbound carriageway (towards Douglas Village).