Minister Shane Ross will open Tuam-Gort motorway today
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The Transport Minister Shane Ross will be Co Galway today to officially open the long-awaited Gort to Tuam M17/M18 motorway.
It’s hoped the new motorway will be open to motorists by this evening.
The new 53km motorway will have no tolls, and will intersect with the existing M6 motorway at Rathmorrissey, linking Tuam and Gort.
The opening follows three years of construction and more than a decade of planning.
It’s expected the new route will significantly reduce traffic levels at bottlenecks such as Tuam and Claregalway.
