R639 - Speed limit on the Fermoy to Cork road

maggiemagpie

does anyone know when the speed limit on the old fermoy to cork road is to be changed to 100km accoarding to the media it was to happen on sep26 today i rang local garda but they didnt know

louisejj

It was the 26th sept the speed limit was to change but the signs were not put up till 20th October. if you have a speeding ticket as i have, it can be challenged.

AugustusMinimus

Has the entire stretch of the R639 in County Cork been put up to 100kph ?

AugustusMinimus

Drove Watergrasshill to Fermoy this morning and can confirm it is now 100kph. Man actually putting up signs in the pouring rain.

Cant confirm Glanmire to Watergrasshill or Fermoy to Mitchelstown.

I suspect Fermoy to Mitchelstown will be kept at 80kph as that stretch of road has a very bad history of crashes.

road_high

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Drove Watergrasshill to Fermoy this morning and can confirm it is now 100kph. Man actually putting up signs in the pouring rain.

Cant confirm Glanmire to Watergrasshill or Fermoy to Mitchelstown.

I suspect Fermoy to Mitchelstown will be kept at 80kph as that stretch of road has a very bad history of crashes.

It has but it is a decent quality road at the same time, the volume of traffic was just too high for it before the M8 opened a few years back. Hard to believe now it was the main Dublin-Cork road.

charlemont

Thats good news, About time.

charlemont

I drove it last night but was rather surprised to see how long the 60Km zones are so I reckon people should still keep an eye out for the van.