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Construction is set to begin on a major upgrade of the R332, a key regional road linking Galway and Mayo.

Residents’ anger over the long-running street widening and regeneration issues in Dunmore dominated discussion at Galway County Council’s January Plenary Meeting this week, with councillors warning that frustration in the north Galway town is reaching a critical point.

Galway City Council is intent on progressing a pedestrian and bicycle link across the stone abutments of the former Clifden Railway Bridge, despite national funding cancelled for this piece of the Connemara Greenway.

Councillors in the Loughrea Municipal District have threatened to travel to Dublin to confront Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) directly, following what they described as a prolonged refusal by the agency to send a representative to meet them locally about ongoing road safety and traffic management issues.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has described the delay in repairing the N65 road between Killimor and Portumna as unacceptable.

Deputy John Connolly has welcomed progress on the urgent need to progress road improvements on the N59.

The Galway West Independent TD has held meetings with several senior government ministers to advocate for the Galway City Ring Road and the Claregalway Bypass to be included in detailed commitments when the new NDP is published.

Persistent road safety issues and dangerous driving in Portumna, Loughrea and the surrounding villages were a key issue raised by councillors at the October meeting of the Loughrea Municipal District.

Senator Seán Kyne has welcomed the An Coimisiún Pleanála decision to grant planning permission for safety works at Gortacleva and Kentfield, Bushypark on the N59.

With only one bike hire station located in the east ward of Galway City, Councillor Shane Forde has called on Transport for Ireland (TFI) to invest in his constituency.