Planned Upgrades
Five major projects in planning for the N22:
- Ballyvourney – Macroom
- Killarney – Farranfore
- Tralee eastern bypass with a spur to Ballingrelagh
- Macroom to Ballincollig rebuild
- Cork Northern Ring Road, connecting with M8 junction 18. (Likely to be designated as N40).
Additionally there are proposals for 2 plus 1 upgrades to the Killarney – Ballyvourney section. The Farranfore – Killarney and Ballyvourney – Macroom schemes are to be developed as 2 plus 1 roads also. The Cork Northern Ring Road is currently in planning, and consists of 17 km (11 mi) of dual carriageway. Part of the Cork Northern Ring Road scheme would be designated motorway.
It is famous for The Sculpture Road to Killarney where the internationally respected sculptor, Tighe O'Donoghue/Ross of Glenflesk and his son, Eoghan, were commissioned to place sculpted stones along the new part of the road between Killarney and the county bounds to Cork. Most of the stones were excavated during the building of the road, varying between one to three tons in weight. The most popular sculpture is that of a rearing horse, set atop a rise along the road near Clonkeen. Made from ferro-cement over a steel infrastructure, Capall Mor accoutered with a helmet featuring a unicorn horn, typical of the war horses used by the Celtic chiefs during their battles. There are broken chains around its front legs, signifying freedom.
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