The scheme was originally expected to be completed in 2013 but the improvements will not be completed until 2014. Farmers with land along the route refused to allow road workers and county council officials to enter their lands in May 2008 because Kildare County Council had issued compulsory purchase orders without any prior consultation with the owners.
A proposed project was initially slated for completion by 2013, but the improvements are now not expected to be finished until 2014. In May 2008, farmers along the route refused to let road construction workers and county officials onto their land because Kildare County Council had issued compulsory purchase orders without consulting the property owners first.