Transport in County Carlow - Railway Stations in County Carlow, Roads in County Carlow, M9 Motorway, N9 Road, N80 Road, N81 Road, R747 Road (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Railway Stations in County Carlow, Roads in County Carlow, M9 Motorway, N9 Road, N80 Road, N81 Road, R747 Road, Muine Bheag Railway Station, R725 Road, R702 Road, R724 Road, R705 Road, R417 Road, R418 Road, R430 Road, R726 Road, R703 Road, R448 Road, Carlow Railway Station. Excerpt: The M9 motorway (Irish: ) is a motorway in Ireland, forming part of the N9 Dublin to Waterford national primary road. Currently, the motorway exists in two sections. The first is from its start at the M7 junction to the end of the Carlow bypass, a total length of 52.5 km. The second is from Danesfort to Waterford, a total length of 36 km. Prior to July 2008, the majority of the M9 from Junction 2 onwards was to be built as High Quality Dual Carriageway (HQDe. Due to the passing of a Statutory Instrument in that month, a large section of the route was re-designated to motorway standard. The section included the motorway under construction between Kilcullen and Powerstown and the (then) newly-opened Carlow bypass. The remainder of the route has since been redesignated. The M9 begins at Junction 11 (previously Junction 9) on the M7 motorway. This junction is a restricted access interchange, allowing traffic from the M9 to enter only the eastbound carriageway. There is no access to the M9 from the M7 eastbound, or to the M7 westbound from the M9. The route continues for 6 km before reaching the Kilcullen to Carlow section. The section runs between Junctions 1 and 2 on the M9 corridor. This section opened in 1994. Construction of 28 km of motorway linking the Kilcullen bypass with the Carlow bypass began in February 2008. This section was completed and opened on 21 December 2009. It runs between Junctions 2 and 4 on the M9 corridor. This 18.5 km (11 mi) section of ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18461865