New motorway start means millions for local economy

AS construction officially starts on the new M17/M18 Tuam to Gort motorway and the Tuam Bypass this Thursday January 15, work on this massive piece of piece of infrastructure will mean millions of euro to the local economy over the next four years.
The new route is also expected to bring more industries to the area after its opening in late 2018.
The January 15 start-up date was first reported in The Tuam Herald on November 27 by a spokesperson for the Direct Route consortium. The group kept to their schedule and started moving in machinery and other construction requirements to a site just off the Galway Road in Tuam last weekend.
Further construction sites are being prepared in Corofin and at other locations south to Gort.