Editing County Laois (section)

==Road transport==
The [[M7 motorway (Ireland)|M7]] road runs through County Laois. This is one of the busiest roadways in [[Ireland]] connecting [[Dublin]] and [[Limerick]] and acts as part of the route for the [[M8 motorway (Ireland)|M8]] which connects [[Cork (city)|Cork]] to [[Dublin]]. The M8 joins the M7 to the south of Portlaoise. Road infrastructure has improved greatly in the county over the past decade. Most major interurban routes through Laois have now been upgraded to motorway standards. All major traffic bottlenecks in Laois such as [[Abbeyleix]] and [[Mountrath]] have been bypassed following the opening of the M7/M8 tolled motorway project in May 2010. Both towns were major intercity bottlenecks for motorists, especially [[Abbeyleix]] where delays of up to 30 minutes or more were common.

[[Bus Éireann]] provides regular intercity bus services in the county. The [[Dublin]] to [[Limerick]] service runs every hour through towns and villages on the old N7 road (now [[R445 road|R445]]) while the [[Dublin]] to [[Cork (city)|Cork]] intercity bus service runs every two hours through towns in the county.