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04/01/2016

Over €8m Allocated For Improvement Works In Counties Longford And Westmeath

Over €8 million has been allocated for road improvement and maintenance works on counties Longford and Westmeath.

Fine Gael TD for Longford/ Westmeath Gabrielle McFadden welcomed the €8.3m granted in the two counties.

She said: "Westmeath County Council will be allocated €5,120,258 for road improvements and €584,316 for road main for road maintenance. Longford County Council will be allocated €2,150,389 for road improvements and €492,799 for road maintenance.

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"This funding is part of an allocation of almost €160 million from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Nationally, €139.7 million of this will go towards road improvement works, while €20.2 million will go towards essential road maintenance.

"According to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, this funding announced represents a base allocation for local authorities that will be supplemented during the year in respect of certain maintenance works, pavement works and safety schemes."

(CD/LM)

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