Pictured at front centre is Governor of the Central Bank Gabriel Makhlouf and Ballinamore native Anne Marie McKiernan, who is a Director of the Central Bank, with Carrick Chamber members.
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Funding for Leitrim roads including Carrick bypass
A total of €3,103,219 has been announced today by the Minister for Transport for the maintenance and improvement of Leitrim roads.
Sligo/Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan has welcomed the funding which includes specific grants under climate change matters, the N4 Carrick-on-Shannon bypass, winter maintenance, and a further €1.2m for Hartley Bridge just outside Carrick-on-Shannon.
€792,000 will go towards the Bridge Rehabilitation Programme, €660,000 under climate change adoption programme and €448,000 under safety improvement works and €220,000 for the R299. €1.948m is funded under the protection and renewal programme while €527,481 is granted under current maintenance.
“It continues to be a priority for government to ensure our roads both local and national are up to a high standard, this funding will assist in that ambition. I am mindful of the level of rainfall and storm we are experiencing which puts further pressure on our resources and that of the local authority. I believe good roads assist in ensuring inward investment and tourism growth which is vital for Leitrim and the Northwest, "concluded Minister Feighan.
Meanwhile, Cllr Enda McGloin welcomed the announcement of the allocation of grants under the Safety Improvement Works Scheme as detailed under the 2026 roads grant scheme.
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Specifically, two local projects have been funded on the programme that Cllr Mc Gloin had raised in recent motions to the Ballinamore MD with €30,000 been allocated for the Creenagh TD along the Ballinamore Road out of Drumshanbo; to counter excess speed the department has funded warning and informing road signage to alert motorists through dangerous bends and a built up urbanisation.
A further €30,000 will go towards improvement works at Charlton’s Crossroads on the Kilclare Road, Drumshanbo, this funding will help improve visibility and may result in a change the priority of the junction around what traffic has the ‘right of way’.
Overall, Cllr McGloin has welcomed the allocation of €3,103,219 in funding for Leitrim announced by the Minister for Transport
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