€76 million investment announced for regional and local roads in Cork
These grants will supplement local authorities’ own resources expenditure on regional and local road projects.
The Government has today announced details of the 2021 investment programme for regional and local roads.
A €555m funding package has been announced will allow approximately 3,100kms of roads to be maintained and 2,450kms to be strengthened.
More than €76m will be invested in works in Cork including €66.5m in Cork County Council and €9.5million Cork City Council.
These grants will supplement local authorities’ own resources expenditure on regional and local road projects.
A number of different types of projects around the city and county are to receive funds as part of the investment with funds for example for rehabilitation works at Ballynamona Bridge in the county and at Healy s Bridge in the city, traffic calming measures in areas such as Rathcormac and safety improvement wor