N71 road (Ireland)
N71 road | |
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Bóthar N71 | |
Route information | |
Length | 187.270 km (116.364 mi) |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Primary destinations | (Terminates at N72) |
Highway system | |
The N71 road is a
Road standard
The road is mostly single carriageway, with wider sections towards the Cork end of the route.[citation needed] There are wide sections with climbing/passing lanes, including a rare configuration with a passing lane on both sides, and a dual carriageway section approaching Cork.[citation needed]
As of the early 21st century, there were plans to construct a dual carriageway along the section of roadway between the existing 1970s dual carriageway and the N40 South Ring Road in Cork.[6]
Improvements
In the mid 1990s, a new section of road was constructed between
Another mid-1990s improvement was completed between Innishannon and Bandon, where the road was widened and hard-shoulders were added.[citation needed]
In 2003, a bypass section was opened on the N71 at Skibbereen.[7]
Route
From
See also
- Roads in Ireland
- Motorways in Ireland
- National primary road
- Regional road
References
- ^ "Key infrastructure projects for West Cork identified". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
the N71, which runs from Cork to Glengarriff before it then crosses into Kerry linking Kenmare with Killarney
- ^ "Poor state of local roads impacting private buses". Southern Star. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Road Projects - Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 September 2021". Houses of the Oireachtas. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Temporary Closing of Roads - N71 National Secondary Road (Kenmare to Glengarriff Road) between Molly Gallivan's Visitor Centre and the Kerry/Cork County Bounds (N71 Caha Tunnel)". Cork County Council. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "N71 between Killarney and Kenmare has reopened". Radio Kerry. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "N71 - CVS - Phase 1 - Drawings - Part 8 CVS-GEP-101 - A1 Sheet with area for notes" (PDF). corkrdo.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007.
- ^ "Bypass 'to save motorists 20 minutes'". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2022.