€2bn Limerick-Cork M20 motorway with cycle lanes to be first of its kind in Ireland

Road would be the first to adopt distance-based tolls so that motorists pay according to how many kilometres they drive

€2 billion Limerick-Cork motorway with cycle lanes to be first of its kind in Ireland

Caroline O'Doherty

A new motorway intended to connect Cork and Limerick will be the first of its kind in Ireland – and probably the country’s most expensive ever.

The M20 would provide 80km of motorway but with more than a nod to public and active transport.