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Location: Calliaghstown, Ballymahon, Co Westmeath.

The residents of Cappataggle, Ballinasloe, now have another community facility to add to their growing list of state-of-the-art facilities with the completion of a walking and jogging track around the local pitch.

Ireland West Airport Knock welcomed the announcement by the Government of the construction of a new motorway between the towns of Gort and Tuam, which when complete will provide improved access and shorter journey times between Galway and Ireland West Airport Knock.

More than 1,000 jobs are expected to be created in the Galway construction sector, following the signing of contracts to build the M17-M18 Gort-Tuam motorway.

Although welcoming the announcement that the M17/18 Gort to Tuam motorway will go ahead, many county councillors have voiced serious objections to the news that the Claregalway bypass project has been abandoned, despite more than €750,000 being allocated to the project.

Road safety in five south Westmeath towns and villages is to benefit from an extension of the speed limit territories within each of them, it was revealed this week (October 25).

The county council has given itself permission to redevelop a gritting depot, okayed the return of land formerly acquired for a motorway, and given three sites away for playgrounds.

Westmeath County Council is no longer responsible for the maintenance of its 80km of motorway after the NRA centralised this task in June.

Emergency services were yesterday called to the M6 motorway westbound outside Athenry after a prison van crashed and overturned.

Following the announcement that there is to be a one-month ‘toll-holiday’ for heavy goods vehicles in November 2013, the Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has told its members to take advantage of the opportunity which should save them money.