A1/N1 Motorway
Local man Sean Donnelly took to his bike to become the first user of the new A1/N1 Newry Dundalk link road after the official opening by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Dermot Ahern and NI Minister for Regional Development Mr Conor Murphy at the border near Newry. The historic North-South road venture is the state's first major inter-urban route
Image courtesy of The Irish TimesA1/N1 Motorway
Image courtesy of The Irish Times
Image courtesy of The Irish Times
A1/N1 Motorway
Local man Sean Donnelly took to his bike to become the first user of the new A1/N1 Newry Dundalk link road after the official opening by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Dermot Ahern and NI Minister for Regional Development Mr Conor Murphy at the border near Newry. The historic North-South road venture is the state's first major inter-urban route
Image courtesy of The Irish TimesAugust 2nd 2007 saw the official opening of the 14km A1/N1 dual carriageway between Newry and Dundalk on the Dublin-Border-Belfast route. The project cost €154m and connects the A1 at Cloghoge in County Armagh with the M1 in Dundalk. 9.4 kms of the route is in County Louth while the remaining 4.6kms are north of the border.
The completion of this road is very important as it combined the efforts of the National Roads Authority, Louth County Council and the Northern Ireland Roads Service. It is the first major road scheme to be completed as one project between the North and the South.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahern said:
"the opening of this dual carriageway is a very significant day in the history of Irish road infrastructure projects. By connecting communities north and south of the border with a world-class road we are transforming the transport landscape in this part of the island. The work on this project is an excellent example of how effective cross border cooperation can lead to safer and easier road journeys in less time and in smoother traffic."