MOYCULLEN BYPASS DECISION DELAYED

Date Published: 22-Jun-2012

An Bord Pleanala has delayed its decision on the Moycullen bypass project.The higher planning authority had originally planned to announce it this week, but has now pushed out that plan until the end of August. The 40 million euro road project aims to improve the N59 national secondary route by bypassing the village of Moycullen to the north east.The published compulsory purchase order schedule includes the proposed acquisition of 324 plots from 105 landowners.An oral hearing on the scheme took place in the city last month. The decision on whether or not to proceed with the plan had been expected this week, but delays on decisions are becoming more frequent at the board.An Bord Pleanala is now expected to make a decision on the plans by the end of August.