Up to 22 February 2012, the Cork South Ring Road was designated as part of the N25. However, on 23 February, this section of road was redesignated as N40 and hence from this date, the N25 now commences at the Dunkettle Interchange.[2] From the Dunkettle Interchange the N25 commences east as the East Cork Parkway dual-carriageway, with interchanges for Fota Island and Cobh, and also Carrigtwohill. The next major destination on the route is Midleton.
The dual-carriageway ends after bypassing Midleton with an ordinary two-lane road continuing east to Youghal. At Youghal a single carriageway bypass was completed in 2003, bringing the road around the west of the town to the northern side of Youghal. Here the road crosses the River Blackwater into County Waterford. Northeast of this, the road was widened as part of the N25 Kinsalebeg project. This consisted of widening of 3.5 kilometers of single carriageway to include a hard shoulder on both sides of the road. The route passes Dungarvan, with a future bypass at preliminary design stage,[3] before reaching Kilmeaden west of Waterford city and onto the Waterford City Bypass. Beginning at Kilmeaden, it passes the Woodstown historic settlement before crossing the River Suir (via a cable stay bridge of about 475m in length) between Gracedieu in County Waterford and Grannagh in County Kilkenny. The bypass meets the M9 Motorway and N24 at the Grannagh interchange, before joining the old N25 east of Slieverue. The bypass connects to the Outer Ring Road and the old N25 via a road known as the Western Link. (The bypass as a whole contains 23 km (14 mi) of dual carriageway* and 14 km (8.7 mi) of single carriageway.) The bypass is a tolled road.[4]
From Waterford, the N25 moves north to cross the River Barrow into County Wexford further up its estuary, bypassing New Ross over Ireland's longest bridge, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge, since 29 January 2020.[5][6] The existing N25 into New Ross was redesignated as the R723 at that time.[7] East of the town, the N30 diverges and connects northeast to Enniscorthy on the M11 Dublin – Wexford motorway. The N25 continues east to Wexford and meets the end of the N11 road west of the town. The N25 skirts the edge of the town around to the south and passes west of Rosslare to reach Rosslare Harbour.
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Some sections of the route have been proposed for upgrade to motorway standard. Part of the N25 dual carriageway in Midleton is to have all its junctions grade-separated and all direct accesses removed from the route (by the construction of a parallel road), thus making it suitable for upgrade to motorway status.[citation needed]
As of the early 21st century, TII was examining the possibility of a new road from Midleton to Youghal, with route options being investigated.[8] As part of the Atlantic Corridor road scheme, the section of road between Waterford and Rosslare Europort was proposed to be built as high quality dual carriageway or motorway standard.[9] In early 2022, it was announced that due to a funding shortfall, the portion from Carrigtwohill to Midleton would not be upgraded.[10]
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On 27 March 2017, a light aircraft crashed in a field adjacent to the road, killing the elderly pilot. It was one of three major aviation incidents involving Ireland in March 2017, with the Coastguard and Wales crash.
^Griffin, Caitlín; O'Riordan, Sean (11 January 2022). "Shelving of multi-million euro upgrade of Cork road 'must be reversed'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The N25 road is a national primary road in Ireland forming the route from Cork to Rosslare Europort via Waterford City The road is part of the E30 European route and a short section is also part of the E01 European route It forms part of the proposed Atlantic Corridor route 1 N25 roadBothar N25Route informationPart ofLength188 05 km 116 85 mi LocationCountryIrelandPrimarydestinations bypassed routes in italics Cork City Dunkettle Interchange County Cork Little Island N25 Carrigtwohill Cobh Interchange Midleton Castlemartyr Killeagh Youghal County Waterford Kinsalebeg Grange Gorteen Dungarvan Lemybrien Kilmacthomas Kilmeaden Waterford City County Kilkenny Glenmore County Wexford New Ross Wexford Town Killinick Tagoat Kilrane Rosslare Rosslare HarbourHighway systemRoads in IrelandMotorways Primary Secondary Regional Contents 1 Route 2 Proposed developments 3 Light aircraft crash 4 Junctions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRoute editUp to 22 February 2012 the Cork South Ring Road was designated as part of the N25 However on 23 February this section of road was redesignated as N40 and hence from this date the N25 now commences at the Dunkettle Interchange 2 From the Dunkettle Interchange the N25 commences east as the East Cork Parkway dual carriageway with interchanges for Fota Island and Cobh and also Carrigtwohill The next major destination on the route is Midleton nbsp N25 Waterford City bypassThe dual carriageway ends after bypassing Midleton with an ordinary two lane road continuing east to Youghal At Youghal a single carriageway bypass was completed in 2003 bringing the road around the west of the town to the northern side of Youghal Here the road crosses the River Blackwater into County Waterford Northeast of this the road was widened as part of the N25 Kinsalebeg project This consisted of widening of 3 5 kilometers of single carriageway to include a hard shoulder on both sides of the road The route passes Dungarvan with a future bypass at preliminary design stage 3 before reaching Kilmeaden west of Waterford city and onto the Waterford City Bypass Beginning at Kilmeaden it passes the Woodstown historic settlement before crossing the River Suir via a cable stay bridge of about 475m in length between Gracedieu in County Waterford and Grannagh in County Kilkenny The bypass meets the M9 Motorway and N24 at the Grannagh interchange before joining the old N25 east of Slieverue The bypass connects to the Outer Ring Road and the old N25 via a road known as the Western Link The bypass as a whole contains 23 km 14 mi of dual carriageway and 14 km 8 7 mi of single carriageway The bypass is a tolled road 4 From Waterford the N25 moves north to cross the River Barrow into County Wexford further up its estuary bypassing New Ross over Ireland s longest bridge the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge since 29 January 2020 5 6 The existing N25 into New Ross was redesignated as the R723 at that time 7 East of the town the N30 diverges and connects northeast to Enniscorthy on the M11 Dublin Wexford motorway The N25 continues east to Wexford and meets the end of the N11 road west of the town The N25 skirts the edge of the town around to the south and passes west of Rosslare to reach Rosslare Harbour nbsp Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge New Ross bypassProposed developments editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2018 Some sections of the route have been proposed for upgrade to motorway standard Part of the N25 dual carriageway in Midleton is to have all its junctions grade separated and all direct accesses removed from the route by the construction of a parallel road thus making it suitable for upgrade to motorway status citation needed As of the early 21st century TII was examining the possibility of a new road from Midleton to Youghal with route options being investigated 8 As part of the Atlantic Corridor road scheme the section of road between Waterford and Rosslare Europort was proposed to be built as high quality dual carriageway or motorway standard 9 In early 2022 it was announced that due to a funding shortfall the portion from Carrigtwohill to Midleton would not be upgraded 10 Light aircraft crash editOn 27 March 2017 a light aircraft crashed in a field adjacent to the road killing the elderly pilot It was one of three major aviation incidents involving Ireland in March 2017 with the Coastguard and Wales crash Junctions editN25 Dunkettle to Midelton Westbound Junction EastboundDunkettle Interchange M8 Dublin N40 Cork Road continues as N8 J1 Dunkettle Interchange M8 Dublin N40 Cork Start of dual carriagewayR623 Glounthanue Little Island J2 R623 Glounthanue Little IslandR624 Cobh Carrigtohill J3 R624 Cobh CarrigtohillCarrigtohill Midelton J4 Carrigtohill MideltonMidelton J5 MideltonMidelton Whitegate Start of dual carriageway Lake view roundabout Midelton Whitegate End of dual carriagewaySee also editRoads in Ireland Motorways in Ireland National secondary road Regional roadReferences edit Atlantic Corridor Department of Transport Archived from the original on 16 December 2008 Retrieved 5 January 2009 Electronic Irish Statute Book EISB N25 Dungarvan Bypass National Roads Authority Retrieved 4 November 2014 N25 Waterford Bypass Toll Scheme Waterford City Council Retrieved 19 October 2009 Kane Conor 29 January 2020 N25 bypass with Ireland s longest bridge opens RTE News Retrieved 30 January 2020 N25 New Ross Bypass National Roads Authority Retrieved 4 November 2014 R723 Roader s Digest The SABRE Wiki www sabre roads org uk N25 Midleton to Youghal National Roads Authority Retrieved 4 November 2014 Transport 21 N25 Rosslare to Waterford Archived from the original on 9 April 2007 Griffin Caitlin O Riordan Sean 11 January 2022 Shelving of multi million euro upgrade of Cork road must be reversed Irish Examiner Retrieved 18 March 2023 External links editRoads Act 1993 Classification of National Roads Order 2006 Department of Transport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title N25 road Ireland amp oldid 1165014311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
