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Businesses across east Galway, and the wider economy of the region, stand to benefit from the development of the Galway-Mayo rail link, and the connectivity provided by linking Tuam into the State’s rail network.

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has said that as the economy gradually reopens and restrictions ease, decades of chronic underinvestment in key infrastructure including transport, is threatening to undermine the prospects for economic recovery.

A new bridge over the Owenriff River in Oughterard is now a certainty as Transport Infrastructure Ireland will appoint consultants to provide a design before the end of June.

The potential closure of a road near Swinford leading on to the N5 has been strongly rejected by a number of councillors in the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District.

It is imperative to the connectivity of Ballina to other major towns in the county - that the N26 from Mount Falcon to Foxford and then on to Ballyvary to join up with the new N5 Castlebar to Westport - gets put back on the agenda - a number of councillors said this week.

The need for shelters at bus stops in Monksland and Bealnamullia has been highlighted by Fine Gael Cllr. John Naughten.

Councillors have expressed fears that the proposals for speed limits and increases they rejected this week will come back to them unchanged, leaving Galway with little ability to create speed limits suitable for different areas of the city.

Local Fine Gael Councillor, John Dolan, has called upon Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the Gardaí to eradicate speeding through Ballinahown village following an accident at the entrance to the local playground.

Foxford based Councillor Neil Cruise has stated that “confirmation of the appointment of a contractor and commencement of works at Cloongullane Bridge is imminent”.

The level of traffic throughout Ireland is returning to pre-pandemic levels, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.