Watch: New roads open at Dunkettle Interchange

Two new road links to the Dunkettle interchange are now open, as part of the €215m reconfiguration of the interchange that will be fully complete by early 2024.

The new links opened yesterday, and motorists are being advised to take particular care over the coming months as more new roads are introduced.

In a post on Twitter, Dunkettle Interchange posted videos of the new roads.

The first is a one-way (eastbound) free-flow slip road from the N25, that provides access to the Dunkettle local road network from the N8, and allows those coming from the Tivoli Roundabout area to head towards Little Island or Glounthane.

🚗🚲🚶‍♀️ New routes opening at #Dunkettle later this morning.
1. Freeflow eastbound clip road (No cyclists/pedestrians) Linking the N8 eastbound from Tivoli with the Glanmire-Glounthaune road near Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil; pic.twitter.com/Vv42kq7e3Q

— M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project (@M28Project) October 24, 2022

The second link allows two-way access over the N25 between the Burys Bridge Roundabout on the Glanmire/Glounthaune road, and the recently constructed roundabout on the R623 Regional road through Little Island.

The old ‘Ibis slip road’ onto the M8 from the Dunkettle local road network has now closed to allow further works to be completed on Link E, a new slip road from the M8 to the N25.

2. North-South two-way route incorporating segregated cycle/pedestrian facility, connecting the Glanmire-Glonthaune road to the R623 regional road in Little Island via the new bridge over the N25 pic.twitter.com/bUMbnxZjsF

— M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project (@M28Project) October 24, 2022

Traffic which previously used the Ibis slip road is diverted over the N25 via the new bridge and along the R623 Regional Road as far as the Dunkettle Interchange Roundabout. This interim route will be replaced by a series of slip road openings next year.

In tandem with the opening of the two new road links, a cycleway was also be opened on Monday that links the Dunkettle Roundabout to Little Island. This includes a new dedicated pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Cork to Midleton railway line.

The Dunkettle Project which is being delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in partnership with Cork County Council and Cork City Council, is on track to be completed by February 2024.