The Department of Transport will spend about €1.2 billion on 27 major road projects next year.
Schemes to start include: the M1 Dundalk Western bypass and the N1 from the Border to Dundalk; the N2 Ashbourne bypass and M50 junction; the N4 Sligo inner relief road; the N6 Loughrea bypass; the N7 Naas Road widening; the N8 Fermoy bypass; the N15 Ballyshannon/ Bundoran bypass; the N18 Ennis bypass; the N25 Waterford city bypass and the N25 Kinsale road interchange.
Not included: bypasses of Monaghan and Castleblayney; the M3 Clonee road to south of Virginia; the Hughestown/Meera section of the N4 Boyle to Carrick-on-Shannon road; the N11 junction improvements between Kilpedder and Delgany; the N11 Enniskerry junction improvements; the N21 Castleisland to Abbeyfeale and Ballycarthy to Tralee improvements; the N22 Gortaclea/Farranfore works; the N30 Enniscorthy to Clonroche road; the N52 bypass of Mullingar and improvements to the Mullingar-Belvedere road; the N55 bypass of Cavan town; the Letterkenny to Illistrim improvements; and the Kilkenny ring-road extension on the N77.