Road access to Co Kerry will improve from today with the official opening of the Castleisland bypass two months ahead of schedule.
The 5.4km stretch of road cost €35m to build and was opened to traffic at 1.30pm. It links the N23 Killarney road to the N21 Limerick road.
The bypass will divert an estimated 60% of all traffic from the town centre, which has become a bottleneck especially at holiday periods.
