Press Release from
Mary Wallace TD
22nd February 2010

Wallace welcomes Progress on M3

Last week a section of the M3 opened up in a temporary capacity between Clonee and the Pace Interchange says Mary Wallace TD.

Northbound traffic is now diverted onto a 2.5km newly constructed motorway which exits onto the old road at Pace Interchange (New Dunboyne Link Rd). Southbound traffic is now diverted onto the newly constructed motorway at Pace  (New Dunboyne Link Rd). The existing N3, south of Pace, is closed to facilitate construction of the Bracetown Overbridge. This is all part of the M3 Motorway Scheme.

Deputy Wallace has welcomed this positive step and is delighted that the new M3 is progressing at such a rate.

Deputy Wallace stated “The plan is for the M3 to open in late June, early July. Dunshaughlin will also get their village back when the Dunshaughlin bypass comes into operation. This will be brilliant for commuters from the greater Navan area, Dunshaughlin and Fairyhouse Cross and for all commuters in the area travelling to the city centre.”

“The 700 million euro project including the essential Dunshaughlin By pass will be a major asset to commuters and also to residents living on the many roads being used as unofficial bypasses in the Skryne/Ratoath/Kilbride and Dunsany & Batterstown areas of the county.

In welcoming this weeks development Deputy Wallace has highlighted the huge benefits already experienced with the opening of the Dunboyne bypass which has  made a huge difference to residents in Dunboyne village and to motorists travelling from the N3 to Maynooth.

Dunboyne Cllr Noel Leonard also welcomes this development which are a major step further along the road to the full opening of the M3.

Cll Leonard also stated  “the Dunboyne bypass is open since early November and has given Dunboyne back to the people of Dunboyne. For years Deputy Wallace and myself have campaigned for a HGV restriction throughout Dunboyne. In the early 90’s we held a protest meeting attended by 100 people who marched from Dunboyne Ind Est to Dunboyne castle highlighting the number of HGV’s using Dunboyne village as a rat run from the N4/N7, N3/N2/N1 which was further exaggerated when Maynooth introduced a weight restriction in Maynooth Town.  This problem is now solved with the relief road”.

“There is one more job to be done which is a slip road from the Dunboyne Relief Road into Dunboyne industrial estate.” Concluded Cllr Leonard

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