Galway City Council has announced that improvement works on High Street will begin next week as part of street rehabilitation and drainage works in the pedestrian area.

The work will remove uneven surfaces and surface water ponding, progressing a much-needed upgrade in one of the busiest streets in the city. Works will be completed in two stages - Part A and Part B. The works in Part A (High Street Lower) are proposed to take place in October and November 2024. Works in Part B (High Street Upper) will be completed in January and February 2025. No works will take place in December and over the Christmas period. Works will resume on 13 January 2025 and will be substantially complete by the end of February. All necessary measures will be taken to ensure disruptions to businesses and the public are kept to a minimum, and to ensure deliveries can take place.

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Speaking about the works, Patrick Greene, Director of Services with Galway City Council commented: "Works in the pedestrian area began in 2019, and have been progressed in discrete sections, as we are very conscious of avoiding works on the street during the peak summer and Christmas trading periods. This approach has worked well to date, with the cooperation of all stakeholders – and I wish to thank them for their cooperation and collaboration to date. A contractor has been appointed to progress this next phase of works, which will start next week, with works to be progressed under a formal road closure. The team in Transport have been liaising with local businesses and stakeholders in the immediate vicinity of the works area, and engagement will continue throughout the project, with a dedicated point of contact available 24 hours a day. Some of the works will be underground – such as drainage and underground services upgrades, and removal of soft ground, and the finished works will bring a real improvement to the street."