N2 - Ardee to Castleblayney [preferred route published; ABP in 2022]

lucernarian wrote: »

So, adding 31km too.... Have more yellow/green lines on a map? There's literally dozens of more important schemes than this. And unlike other schemes like the Slane bypass, there is no factor of road design here involved in the sccidents. Unless being too straight and allowing for speeding is the issue? Where's the road improvement schemes for Inishowen or the N13, with its ridiculously poor safety record? They are all in worse physical condition than the N2.

The accidents along this stretch have drastically reduced after the safety measures implemented a few years ago. The only recent accident involved the older part north of Carrickmacross with a lot of at-grade movements. Something that could be fixed with some roundabouts and reducing overtaking opportunities on the part immediately north of CMX.

The only reason relevancy comes into it is because the border counties have no secondary route of any kind linking them cohesively, unless driving the incredible detour of the N53/N54 is a realistic option for some?

It's also incorrect to say the rest is dualled. The N33, which DOES have the AAHT numbers to back up a dual carriageway, with practically minimal effort, is not in the NDP. As for the rest of the N2, the safety record of parts around Ashbourne is hardly great either and there's not even a route corridor yet for the Kilmoon cross scheme.