 Phase one of the outer ring road, between the "Dunmore Road" and the "Williamstown Road", opened in Autumn 1998, at a cost of about £1M.The council planned a phase 2, which would link the Williamstown and Airport roads, at a cost of £1.2M, however this phase was never carried out.Instead it was announced in 2000 that the department of Finance would fund the remainder of the road, between the Williamstown and Cork roads, though ultimately it was completed under the auspices of the National Development Plan (NDP).