Major safety upgrade moves closer for notorious Kilkenny road
Safety and visibility improvements are planned for a number of N25 junctions in Kilkenny as part of a €300,000 programme now before TII
A €300,000 programme of safety works on the N25 is moving closer to delivery, with plans for improvements at a number of junctions currently before Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for review.
The scheme will involve safety and visibility improvements at various junctions along the N25 in South Kilkenny.
The campaign gathered significant momentum in 2025, when around 600 people attended a public meeting in Slieverue calling for action on the road.
A draft options and feasibility report has been submitted to TII, with a response expected by the end of the month. A programme setting out the works will follow that review.
It is one of several significant road projects advancing across the Piltown Municipal District, alongside an extensive programme of resurfacing and maintenance works during September.
Among the largest is the €900,000 resurfacing project on the N29 between Slieverue Roundabout and Port Road.
A contractor has already been appointed and the council is awaiting a schedule of works.
Construction is expected to begin in October and the works phase is estimated to take around three weeks.
Meanwhile, the N24 Carrick Road Mooncoin Safety Scheme remains before An Coimisiún Pleanála, which has indicated that an oral hearing will be held.