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A Bagenalstown councillor is calling on the NRA to revamp a dangerous junction on a main local artery, irrespective of the road’s future.

Councillors in the Athlone area have asked that Westmeath County Council write to the Minister for Transport to request the Athlone bypass retain its existing dual carriageway status - in spite of recommendations from both the National Roads Authority and the council that it be upgraded to motorway status.

The owner of the Hilamar Hotel, in Kinnegad has successfully appealed a six month driving ban for driving at over 100mph.

Residents of Urlingford, Johnstown and commuters who travel on the road from Cullahill to Cashel will be pleased to learn that the recent speed limit change will be revoked at the end of the year according to local councillor Pat Millea.

A new 40 kilometre stretch of motorway, which is set to knock twenty minutes off journey times between Dublin and Cork, opened on Monday.

A local councillor has expressed her delight that Urlingford has been granted funding to start repairs on the main street’s footpaths.

Almost €71 million has been allocated by the National Roads Authority for improvements to Westmeath’s national primary and secondary roads in the coming year.

Sales of the superbly built and finished houses at the excellent development of Forest Mill, Bealnamulla, have seen a resurgence, with five houses sold in the last few weeks. Sherry FitzGerald O’Meara, the selling agents, put this down to the drop in interest rates and reduced house prices making owning one of these properties more attractive than renting. Interest in the development has recently been very strong with evening and weekend viewings.

An Bord Pleanala inspector's report into the proposed M17 Rathmorrissy to Tuam motorway scheme has been criticised as being severely flawed and that it contravenes EU legislation on environmental impact assessment.