Funding of €21m for county’s regional and local roads

Funding of €21m has been allocated for improving and maintaining the county’s regional and local roads in 2024.

The funding was announced by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan as part of an investment programme of €658m for the country’s regional and local roads in 2024.

In Roscommon, €11.95m will go towards restoration improvement, €3.16m has been provided for discretionary grants while more than €1.63m will be spent on restoration maintenance.

A further €1.43m will be invested in supplementary restoration maintenance while €690,000 has been allocated on climate change adaptation and resilience works.

The other allocations are: Community Involvement Scheme (€159,000); Specific Improvement Grant (€265,000); Safety Improvement Works (€385,000); PSCI: Survey Support (€29,000); Training grant (€69,000); Drainage works (€722,500) and former national roads (€350,000) Under bridge rehabilitation works, Castlestrange Bridge Rehabilitation project receives €265,000, Aghoo Bridge, Rooskey has been allocated €120,000 while €100,000 in funding has been awarded to Clooncashel Beg Bridge and Knockvicar Bridge.

Welcoming the county allocation Senator Eugene Murphy said that the funding was aimed at restoring the network, which is essential for maintaining social and economic connectivity, linking people and places across the country.

“Central to this is the need to ensure that the journeys that people take are as predictable and as safe as possible,” he said.

"This investment will allow us to repair, strengthen and maintain our roads across the region, ensuring they are fit for purpose.

“Maintaining and improving our road network is crucial to sustaining and developing our local economies across rural Ireland. These roads are imperative for children getting to school and people getting to work safely,” said the Senator.

Senator Murphy emphasised the importance of this investment for rural regeneration and concluded by saying that a key priority for Fianna Fáil in Government continued to be the protection and renewal of the existing regional and local road network.