Over €1 million has been approved for additional road funding in Laois, with the monies designated for maintenance and investment in the county’s roads.
A total of €1,147,249 has been allocated, which is in addition to almost €14.5 million in funding that was announced in February for regional and local roads in Laois.
This brings the total investment for roads in the county to over €15.6million for the year.
The funding is earmarked for road and motorway lighting, both ordinary maintenance and additional winter maintenance, support funds for the County Council.
Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming welcomed the funding, saying: “Many locations throughout the county will see the benefits of these funds when these maintenance and improvement works are carried out over the coming months.
“There is much pressure for improvements and repairs to various roads throughout the county especially in rural areas.
“I hope this funding will help deal with these important requests from people in these areas.
“I am calling on Laois County Council to have sufficient equipment carrying out these works as early as possible in the year and not to leave it to November and December when the weather can be very bad.”
Local Fine Gael TD William Aird also welcomed the news, saying: “I am delighted to see that funding has been allocated to Laois County Council for essential national road repair works across Laois.
“The allocation for protection and renewal of the existing national road network will fund a range of activities including road safety improvements, pavement renewal, maintenance of bridges and structures, and measures to ensure the network can withstand the increased number of severe weather events.”
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