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Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the commencement of a €0.5 million resurfacing programme on the Shannonbridge/Ballinasloe and the Dysart/Ballinasloe roads by Roscommon County Council.

It is likely that a speed limit of 100kmph will be reinstated on the old N6 between Athlone and Rochfortbridge following a period of consultation, commenced this week.

The announcement this week that €20,370,746 has been granted to Mayo County Council under the 2010 Regional and Local Roads Programme, the third highest allocation in the country, which was welcomed by Mayo TDs Dara Calleary and Beverley Flynn, was described as a shortfall by the acting director of services with Mayo County Council, Michael Mongan, who outlined that in the past two years that this grant has seen a dramatic decrease.

The announcement this week that €20,370,746 has been granted to Mayo County Council under the 2010 Regional and Local Roads Programme, the third highest allocation in the country, which was welcomed by Mayo TDs Dara Calleary and Beverley Flynn, was described as a shortfall by the acting director of services with Mayo County Council, Michael Mongan, who outlined that in the past two years that this grant has seen a dramatic decrease.

The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, has announced that funding of up to €4,329,125 has been allocated under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Infrastructure Fund to 27 tourism projects around the country. This allocation of funding is in addition to over €18 million in Tourism Infrastructure Fund grants already announced. The details of funding for Mayo projects have been outlined and include cycle routes, walking routes and facility improvements at Croagh Patrick and the National Famine Monument.

Chairman of Mullingar Town Council, Cllr Mick Dollard, received a breakdown of capital projects under the control of Westmeath County Council for the current year and proposals for 2009, at the monthly Town Council meeting last week.

Claremorris Fianna Fáil candidate Gerard McHale has welcomed the announcement of the Government’s investment of €31.1 million in Mayo roads under the regional and local roads programme in 2009.

Road users in Kilkenny will suffer the consequences of the budget cuts in local and regional road allocations following the mini budget announced in April according to Fine Gael candidate for the Thomastown Electoral Area Joey O' Hanrahan.

Local councillors have united in welcoming allocations of over €3.6 million for roadworks in the county, announced in the estimates for 2009 by Westmeath County Council last week.