Money provided for Wicklow roads

An additional €721,000 is being made available to Wicklow County Council for  road improvements. This is part of the €30m emergency funding to help tackle the deterioration of local roads due to poor weather conditions in the winter months.

Fine Gael councillor Edward Timmins said he  has been campaigning for increased funding.

“Recently we have seen €500k allocated for the Blessington bypass, €250k for Valleymount, along with funding for Bridge Works in Colbinstown, Ballyhubbock and Kilbride, and funding for the safety improvement works in Kiltegan village, the Carnew Road in Shillelagh and the N81 between Tinode and Sraghmore.

“It will improve driving conditions and make our roads safer. Many of the roads in the area were negatively impacted by bad weather earlier in the year, and they can now be enhanced and restored by the council.”

He said keeping roads safe is a top priority because people in the area  are heavily reliant on their cars due to a lack of other public transport options. He is also pressing for a Luas extension to Blessington and the provision of more buses to connect our villages west Wicklow. “Public transport improvements are a top issue for people here.”