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23/01/2014
Over €300m Secured For Roads
A total of €332.9 million is to be spent on regional and local roads in 2014, the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has announced.
In a statement about the roads package some 1,910 kms of regional and local road are to be maintained, 2,156 kms are to be strengthened, 245 low cost safety projects will be carried out, and 162 bridge rehabilitation projects will be undertaken in the coming year.
Minister Varadkar said: “I have been able to protect funding for road maintenance and repair in 2014 as maintenance must be the top priority, particularly following the recent spell of bad weather.
"Local authorities will also have more discretion than ever before about how they allocate funding under the various grant categories, which will allow them to target resources at roads damaged by the recent storms. More than €106 million is available in 2014 for works that the local authorities will have full discretion over."
The statement breaks down how the funding will be spent:
€145 million for maintenance, improvement and strengthening works;
€40 million for surface dressing;
€70 million for maintenance and strengthening works for which local authorities have complete discretion in the selection of roads;
€22.5 million for urban authorities for rehabilitation and maintenance of road and footpath pavements and urban authorities have complete discretion in the selection of projects;
€23.1 million for Specific and Strategic Regional and Local Roads Projects to meet pre-existing commitments;
€12.5 million of miscellaneous grants including Community Involvement Schemes, speed limit initiatives, bridge inspections, training;
€7.5 million for bridge rehabilitation works;
€6.1 million for Low Cost Safety Improvement Works.
(MH/CD)
In a statement about the roads package some 1,910 kms of regional and local road are to be maintained, 2,156 kms are to be strengthened, 245 low cost safety projects will be carried out, and 162 bridge rehabilitation projects will be undertaken in the coming year.
Minister Varadkar said: “I have been able to protect funding for road maintenance and repair in 2014 as maintenance must be the top priority, particularly following the recent spell of bad weather.
"Local authorities will also have more discretion than ever before about how they allocate funding under the various grant categories, which will allow them to target resources at roads damaged by the recent storms. More than €106 million is available in 2014 for works that the local authorities will have full discretion over."
The statement breaks down how the funding will be spent:
€145 million for maintenance, improvement and strengthening works;
€40 million for surface dressing;
€70 million for maintenance and strengthening works for which local authorities have complete discretion in the selection of roads;
€22.5 million for urban authorities for rehabilitation and maintenance of road and footpath pavements and urban authorities have complete discretion in the selection of projects;
€23.1 million for Specific and Strategic Regional and Local Roads Projects to meet pre-existing commitments;
€12.5 million of miscellaneous grants including Community Involvement Schemes, speed limit initiatives, bridge inspections, training;
€7.5 million for bridge rehabilitation works;
€6.1 million for Low Cost Safety Improvement Works.
(MH/CD)
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