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James Fintan Lawlor Avenue When did it open?

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  • 11-06-2008 1:42am
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    JupiterKid
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    I am doing some research into the development of the road network in Ireland and I would like to ask if anyone on this forum knows when the James Fintan Lawlor Avenue opened?

    I suspect that it was the 1970s or early 1980s and I believe that it acted as a relief road of the town centre before the M7 Bypass opened in 1997. Does anyone know, therefore, just when the JFL avenue was built?


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    Steve_o
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    Never heard of the JFL avenue tbh...


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    JupiterKid
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    James Fintan Lawlor Avenue is the road that skirts around the centre of Portlaoise town - effectively acting as a bypass of Main Street. It has the Laois Shopping Centre and Laois County Hall along its length and is 4 lanes wide.

    I know for sure that it was built as a relief road for the centre of Portlaoise, but does anyone know prescicely when?


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    kikel
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    Your right. It was built as a relief road for the Main St. Can't give ya date tough.


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    Curvy Vixen
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    Would you not just call Laois County Council Jupiterkid?


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    Steve_o
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    Curvy Vixen wrote: »
    Would you not just call Laois County Council Jupiterkid?

    +1

    I'd hazard a quess that it was built in the early 80's...


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    moose112
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    James Fintan lalor avenue was built (from what i remember being told) in 74/75 it was built mainly on land belonging to Frankie Meahen, Joe(the bun) Dunne and the Delaney family.
    Hopefully this is of help to you


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    JupiterKid
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    @moose112...thanks a million for that info. It a bit of an irony that the road built to relieve traffic on the Main Street itself became a sort of new main street for Portlaoise.:pac:


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    moose112
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    No Problem:)
    Yeah i can remember most of that being just green fields to be honest it has killed off most of the trade on main street, most business there is now pubs.


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