N28 road (Ireland) explained

Country:IRL
Type:N
Route:28
Length Km:11.25
Destinations:

The N28 road is a national primary road in Ireland. It connects the port and village of Ringaskiddy to the N40 South Ring Road in Cork city.

The road begins at the Bloomfield Interchange on the N40 South Ring Road in Rochestown. It runs southwards as Carr’s Hill towards Carrigaline, leaving Cork at the L6477 junction, where it becomes Cork Road. North of Carrigaline, the route passes through the Shannonpark Roundabout and proceeds east through the village of Shanbally to Ringaskiddy.

Prior to the completion of the South Ring, the N28 formed the route from the Bandon Road interchange through the Kinsale Road interchange to where it leaves the N40.

Future Plans

As of 2021, 11 km of motorway was planned on the N28 between Cork and Ringaskiddy, with a final 1.5 km of single carriageway. Following the conclusion of a court challenge, the project was cleared to begin construction in 2021.[1] [2] As of October 2021, "main works" were expected to commence in 2024.[3]

M28 Junctions

The following information is proposed and may not be the final outcome. Many of the proposed exits are only able to be joined from southbound, but this could change after completion. The regional road that will replace the existing N28 is still not known.

M28
Southbound exits (read down)JunctionNorthbound exits (read up)
Start of motorwayCork, Cork South Ring (N40)
Douglas (North), Rochestown, Passage West (R610No exit
Douglas (South) (R609, Maryborough Hill (L2470)Douglas, Rochestown (R609), Maryborough Hill (L2470)
Carrigaline (R611), Kinsale via (R600), Crosshaven via (R612No exit
No exit
Ringaskiddy, Currabinny (R613) (Continues as N28 to Ringaskiddy Port)Start of motorway

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M28 Cork Motorway to Proceed . Irish Building Magazine . 27 July 2021 . 4 March 2021 . 4 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210304094611/https://www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2021/03/04/m28-cork-motorway-to-proceed/ . live .
  2. Web site: Hoare . Pádraig . Way cleared for construction of M28 motorway in Cork . Irish Examiner . 27 July 2021 . 2 March 2021 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725155559/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40236191.html . live .
  3. Web site: National Development Plan allocates funds for major Munster road, flood relief and educational projects . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 4 October 2021 . 15 April 2022 .