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All of the nine elected members of Ballina Town Council were seriously critical of all the different route options for linking the N26 out of Foxford to the N5 on to Dublin that are under consideration at present, at the April meeting of the council on Wednesday night. They were so critical that Fine Gael councillor Mark Winters proposed that Ballina Town Council reject all of the route options, which was seconded by independent councillor Gerry Ginty. Paul Hyland, senior executive engineer in the Mayo national roads design office, gave the council a presentation on the various number of routes that are under consideration. The routes will link up with the N5 at any one of a number of potential junctions between Turlough and Bohola.

Galway and the west of Ireland is in line for a major employment boost in the construction sector with the announcement that the three and a half year N17/N18 Tuam to Gort motorway road project is to begin construction.

Michael Ring, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has had it confirmed to him that work on the N59 in the Kilbride section of the Greenway is expected to commence before the end of the year.

With the NRA warning that large numbers of roads are not safe for users, Fine Gael Mayo Deputy Michael Ring has said every road in the country should be audited for safety.

Oranmore B&Bs, hotels and businesses are losing business because tourists cannot locate the town due to the complete absence of signage on the M6.

During a speech at the opening of the new motorway between Kilkenny and Waterford, CEO of Bam Contractors which undertook the project, called for the minister to support a stimulus package put forward by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) that is up for debate by the oireachtas next month.

The new road from Oranmore to Tuam will be a reality by 2010, it was announced this week. The tender process will start in early 2009 and construction will start within two years.

The Midlands Gateway Chamber is set to host the second in a series of breakfast briefings in association with the Mullingar Chamber of Commerce. The briefing takes place on 7 November in the Annebrook House Hotel from 7.45am. The speakers include Gabriel D’Arcy and Fred Barry.

Two inspiring business role models addressed Chamber members in Mullingar last Friday, at the second breakfast briefing organised by the Midlands Gateway Chamber.

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.