€12.6 million announced to fix and improve Laois roads
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Over €12.6m has been announced today to make safer rural roads, bridges and crossroads all around Laois, as well as town centre roads in Portlaoise and Portarlington.
The Government grant of €12,639,322 to Laois County Council announced on Monday, February 15 is to be spent on local and regional roadworks in 2021. It is up from last year s grant by €290,000.
It is part of a €555m investment for Irish roads announced by Minister Eamon Ryan TD for works on over 4,500kms of Irish roads.
There will be €220k spent on safety works on eight local and regional roads, including the crossroads at Treacys in The Heath, and the junction to Foxcroft Street in Portarlington.