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that it would be the end of this month, at least, before it opens.
“It will be late July at the earliest before the Limerick Road to Lahi- nch Road part of the scheme is com- plete.
“IT gave the date for completion of the works at the June meeting in good faith, based on the programme presented to the council. All we can do is express disappointment and continue to encourage the contrac- Ko)
In his written response at the June meeting, Mr Carey stated that the current completion date for the Whole of the works “is around the end of August”.
But he confirmed yesterday that the date has been revised to “well into
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The eastern part of the by pass was opened last January diverting thou- sands of vehicles from Ennis each day.
However, without the final two phases of the scheme yet to open, En- nis is continuing to experience traffic snarl-ups with the thousands of cars going to west and north Clare each day.
Mr Carey said that the priority in constructing the final phases of the scheme was completing the rounda- bouts.
“This work is inevitably complex as it involves a high level of under- ground services, including Bord Gais, water and sewerage. It is a ted1- ous process.”
Mr Carey said that the council was quite happy with the work that had been completed by the contractor, GAMA Construction. He said, “It 1s a good project. It isn’t a quality issue, it is a timing issue.
“They (GAMA Construction) know the conditions and we know the con- ditions of the contract.”
The 97-page contract for the Ennis by pass project seen by