National Primary Route 2 |
Opened : 2006 |
Status : Complete |
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The N2 was a straight road winging its way out of Dublin in a north-northwesterly direction, striking out for Derry. Beyond about Slane, is reverts to a winding country road. Near Dublin, it passes the large satellite town of Ashbourne. In May 2006, a 17km high quality dual carriageway replacement for this latter section opened. In August 2009, 13km of this was reclassified M2, creating a new motorway. The rest of the road is single carriageway. There is a long-term plan to upgrade from Ardee to the border to dual carriageway or motorway in order to tie in with another proposed dual carriageway, the A5, in Northern Ireland, which together would create a new route between Dublin and Derry. | ||||
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Traffic CountsESSENTIAL INFO :
| Origin | Upper Dorset St, Dublin |
| Terminates | A5, Northern Ireland Border, north of Monaghan |
| Places Served | Finglas, Ashbourne, Slane, Ardee, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Monaghan |
| Routes Spawned | - |
| Intersects | M40 (Dublin Outer Orbital Route), M50, N51 |
TIMELINE :
| Section | km | Opening Date | Standard |
| Finglas BP | 2.1 | c1996 | D2AP |
| Carrickmacross BP | 8.5 | 2005-01 | SC |
| Ashbourne BP - M50 (S Section) | 4 | 2006-05-24 | HQDC |
| Ashbourne BP - M50 (N Section) | 13 | 2006-05-24 | M (from 2009-08-28) |
| Monaghan Town BP | 3 | 2006-09 | SC |
| Castleblayney BP | 15.8 | 2007-11-05 | 2+1 |
| Ardee Bypass (N52/N2/N33) | 4.7 | SC | |
| Ashbourne to Ardee (Slane BP) | 6 | D2AP |