Roads Department
Kerry County Council is responsible for the construction and maintenance of public roads in the County. This involves responsibility for planning, design and development of 430 km of National Roads and 4,230 kms of Non-National Roads. This includes safety considerations and ongoing maintenance in order to provide a safe and efficient network to serve the needs of the County for Industrial, Agricultural, Tourism and Community Development.
A public road is one where a Local Authority has responsibility for maintenance and where a public right of way exists. Kerry County Council maintains a schedule and maps under the Public Bodies Order 1946 of all public Roads in its charge.
Co-funded EU Projects
Click here to view a list of cofunded projects carried out by Kerry County Council during the period 2000 - 2007,
which were provided under the National Development Plan and co-funded by EU
Structural Funds
Roads are classified under the following headings:
National Roads
National Primary and National Secondary roads are the major roads in the County linking the major towns and being the major routes into the County.
The three National Primary Roads in the County are:
N21 Tralee - Castleisland - Feale's Bridge, Limerick County Bounds
N22 Tralee - Killarney - Clonkeen, Cork County Bounds
N23 Tralee - Castleisland
The National Secondary roads in Kerry are:
N67 Tarbert Island - Tarbert
N69 Tralee - Listowel - Tarbert to Limerick County Bounds
N70 Tralee - Killorglin - Caherciveen - Kenmare
N71 Killarney - Kenmare (Tunnels) - Cork County Bounds
N72 Rathmore - Lissivigeen Cross and Killarney to Killorglin
N86 Tralee - Dingle
Regional Roads
Are the main link routes between National Routes and link the larger towns and villages.
Local Roads
All public roads not falling under the National or Regional categories.
With an additional network of district offices throughout the County. The Road Design Project Team with responsibility for planning of the National Primary Road developments is based at The Island Centre, Castleisland, Co. Kerry.
Contact Information
Road Design,
Rathass, Tralee,
Co. Kerry
Tel: 066/7183588
Fax: 066/7129764
Email: roads@kerrycoco.ie
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