Galway East TD Seán Canney has welcomed almost €40 allocated to Galway County Council for the maintenance and improvements to the local and regional roads this year.
The allocation includes €500,000 for the realignment of the Kilbannon road and €1.6 million for the Athenry Inner Relief Road.
Deputy Canney said that both projects need to be progressed as a matter of urgency, as they have been in the planning and design stage for many years.
He said he was disappointed that there is no allocation of funding to kickstart the commencement of the Inner Relief Road in Tuam, and urged the Council to make a submission for funding for this vital project.
“I commend the staff in the Local Area Offices for their efforts in securing this funding and hopefully we will see this money being put to good use across the County,” he said.
