N28 road (Ireland)

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N28 road
Bóthar N28
Route information
Length11.25 km (6.99 mi)
Location
Country Ireland
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destinations
Highway system

The N28 road is a national primary road in Ireland. It connects the port and village of Ringaskiddy to the N40 South Ring Road in Cork city.

Contents

The road begins at the Bloomfield Interchange on the N40 South Ring Road in Rochestown. It runs southwards as Carr’s Hill towards Carrigaline, leaving Cork at the L6477 junction, where it becomes Cork Road. North of Carrigaline, the route passes through the Shannonpark Roundabout and proceeds east through the village of Shanbally to Ringaskiddy.

Prior to the completion of the South Ring, the N28 formed the route from the Bandon Road interchange through the Kinsale Road interchange to where it leaves the N40.

Future Plans

As of 2021, 11 km of motorway was planned on the N28 between Cork and Ringaskiddy, with a final 1.5 km of single carriageway. Following the conclusion of a court challenge, the project was cleared to begin construction in 2021. [1] [2] As of October 2021, "main works" were expected to commence in 2024. [3]

M28 Junctions

The following information is proposed and may not be the final outcome. Many of the proposed exits are only able to be joined from southbound, but this could change after completion. The regional road that will replace the existing N28 is still not known.

M28
Southbound exits (read down)JunctionNorthbound exits (read up)
Start of motorway
Motorway Exit 1 Ireland.png
Cork, Cork South Ring ( N40 ) Motorway Exit 9 Ireland.PNG
Douglas (North), Rochestown, Passage West (R610
Motorway Exit 2 Ireland.png
No exit
Douglas (South) (R609, Maryborough Hill (L2470)
Motorway Exit 3 Ireland.PNG
Douglas, Rochestown (R609), Maryborough Hill (L2470)
Carrigaline (R611), Kinsale via (R600), Crosshaven via (R612
Motorway Exit 4 Ireland.PNG
No exit
Shanbally
Motorway Exit 5 Ireland.PNG
No exit
Ringaskiddy, Currabinny (R613) (Continues as N28 to Ringaskiddy Port)
Motorway Exit 6 Ireland.PNG
Start of motorway

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References

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