N80 road

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N80 Destinations (NW to SE) Length 140 km
County Westmeath Leaves the N6 at a roundabout east of Moate County Offaly Tober Clara R436 Tullamore joins N52, R420; leaves N52 Killeigh County Laois Twomile Bridge Mountmellick R422; is joined by R423 R423 exits Portlaoise R445, R426, R425 Stradbally R427 N78 Arless Ballickmoyler R429 County Carlow Carlow R430, R417, N9, R726, R725 Ballon N81 Kildavin R724 County Wexford Bunclody R746 R745 N11

The N80 is a National secondary road that runs southeastwards from its junction with the N6 in the town of Moate in County Westmeath, to the N11 at Ballynahallin, just north of Enniscorthy in County Wexford, a distance of 140 Km.

Total length is 140 km (87 mi).

Contents 1 Upgrading 2 Tullamore bypass 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Upgrading

In common with most National secondary routes, the N80 is a simple two lane road without hard shoulders for much of its route. Some of the worst bends may have been removed through the years and some junctions improved, but general pavement quality is rather poor. It is unlikely that major work will take place on the N80 or most other secondary routes until the National Primary routes have been fully upgraded, a process that is scheduled to be largely complete by 2010.

Works of note planned on the N80 include:

• two km of new greenfield road joining the N80 to a grade separated junction with the N6 dual carriageway was completed (December 2007). It is standard single carriageway without hard shoulders which means it is a lower specification than the older section just south of it.^[1]
• a bypass of Tullamore (combined N80/N52 bypass); see below.
• Mountmellick inner relief road^[2]
• Realigned section where it crosses over the M7 (Completed late 1990s).
• Kildavin bypass (completed in the 1990s it involved passing over the village and bridging over the R724)

[edit] Tullamore bypass

The Tullamore bypass^[3] will be a new 14 km (9 mi) single carriageway upgrade to the N52. The route will leave the existing N52 approximately 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Tullamore town, intersecting with the N80 road, crossing over the Grand Canal, before rejoining the N52 again 3 km (2 mi) north of the town. A spur will be constructed from the northern section of the route to the Tullamore Western Relief Road and will, therefore, effectively create a bypass for the N80 road. The project is currently at the tender stage.

[edit] See also

• Roads in Ireland - National Primary Roads
• Secondary roads
• Regional roads

[edit] References

• Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006 (PDF)- Department of Transport