Taoiseach Leo Varadkar accompanied by Galway County Council Cathaoirleach Liam Carroll will open the Moycullen Bypass on December 11th.

The bypass, which received planning permission in 2012, started construction in January 2022 with Wills Brothers being the main contractor.

The bypass, which is accessed by roundabout either side of village at Clydagh and Drimcong, will remove hundreds of heavy vehicles from the Main Street in Moycullen and improve safety.

Removing heavy traffic will make the village a more comfortable and safer place for local people who have had to put up with noise and traffic congestion for years. It will remove the tailbacks morning and evening which had become an unwelcome feature of life in Moycullen.

The bypass will also mean cars who don’t want to travel through Moycullen can avoid the village. It will make it easier for those who wish to do business, visit or socialise in Moycullen to access it.

As well as making Moycullen safer and less congested it will make a great difference to communities in Roscahill and Oughterard and beyond, particularly going home in the evenings as there will be less congestion.

I welcome the commitment of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar to this project.

Leo was Minister for Transport when this project received planning permission and he prioritised the first phase of the project with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the N59 upgrade into Moycullen from Clydagh. This section was completed in 2016 and has improved safety and allowed for a number of houses to be brought back into use and new developments along the road, as there is now footpath access into the village.

The official handover from the contractor to Galway County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland is scheduled for December 7th.

Over the coming weeks any minor issues and snags along the bypass will be rectified, before the handover.