Step closer to new Shannon crossing

Last week the people of Killaloe/Ballina were delighted to see the first steel beam in position as part of the new Shannon crossing.

This section is 40m long and a 500-tonne crane was needed to lift the beam into place

The proposed Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and R494 Improvement Scheme will provide a western bypass of Killaloe, a new bridge crossing of the river Shannon and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road from Ballina to the N7 at Birdhill.

The entire scheme is approximately 6.2km and will cross the Shannon approximately 1km to the south of the existing Killaloe Bridge and will cross the Kilmastulla River on the R494.