WORK TO BEGIN UPGRADING CITY JUNCTION NEXT WEEK

Date Published: 18-Aug-2011

The contract to begin upgrading the N6 through Galway city has been awarded.Galway City Council has appointed John Madden and Sons Limited to undertake Phase 1 of the N6 Multi-Modal Corridor Improvement Scheme.It'll consist of the refurbishment of the N6/N59 Newcastle Road junction to improve pedestrian and cycle facilties.This phase will also involve replacing the current traffic lights at the Newcastle end of the Quincentenary Bridge to integrate them with the Urban Traffic Management Centre.Work will begin at the Newcastle Road junction next Monday August 22nd and will last for around two months.