Tom Kelly, Portroe, with his neighbour and good friend Ger McGrath, who is a project manager on the new Shannon crossing at Ballina/Killaloe, on a recent visit to the new bridge as some of its final sections were being put in place.

New Shannon crossing scheme at half-way point

Work on the new Shannon crossing between Ballina and Killaloe is about half-way complete.

Director of Services Liam Brett provided a brief update on the project at last week's meeting of Tipperary Co Council. He expected that the project would be fully finished in about 18 months from now.