Last legal challenge to Galway ring road withdrawn
Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 12:03 · Updated 12:07
The final objector has withdrawn a High Court challenge to the approved Galway City Ring Road, ending the remaining judicial-review actions. The agreement addressed concerns about walking and cycling on nearby roads; the project has about €1 billion earmarked and is expected to take around three years to build.
- The last remaining objector, active-travel campaigner Shane Foran, withdrew his High Court challenge after an agreement concerning minor roads near the route.
- All applications seeking judicial reviews of the planning approval have now been abandoned.
- About €1 billion has been earmarked for construction, which is expected to take around three years.
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- Objector
- Active-travel campaigner Shane Foran withdrew the final challenge.
- Route
- The planned ring road is 18km and runs from the existing M6 to a location west of Bearna.
- Funding
- Around €1 billion has been earmarked for construction.
- Estimated construction time
- Around three years.
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