N70 road (Ireland)
The N70 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. It comprises most of the Ring of Kerry.
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| Length | 141.691 km (88.043 mi) |
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| Primary destinations | (bypassed routes in italics)
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Route
(N70 Killarney Road at Kenmare) – Sneem – Castlecove – Caherdaniel – Waterville – Cahersiveen – Killorglin – (N72) – Milltown – Castlemaine – (N86) – Tralee (At Camp on N22/N69 Tralee Bypass) .
Quality of road
N70 is mostly of poor quality single carriageway road, with many sections are bending or narrow especially from Castlemaine to Tralee and also from Waterville to Kenmare. There is only a short good sections.
Upgrade and Improvement
- In 2013, a new 750m of dual carriageway near Tralee was opening joining at roundabout at N22, as part of new 8km dual carriageway east Tralee bypass which also joined N21 and N69.
- In 2019, a new 3.5km road between Milltown and Killorglin was opened. The new road is widened with a climbing lane. It replaced the dangerous bends on old section from Knockavota to Tinnahally.[1]
References
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