Tipperary County Councils roads allocation for this year was effectively maintained – however the block grant for the seven urban authorities was lost following their abolition as part of local government reform.
The money follows intense lobbying of the Transport Minister by County Councillors, local authority officials and Tipperary's Oireachtas members.
Tipperary has around 900 kilometres of regional roads and 4,500 kilometres of non-national roads which have to be maintained from County Council funds.
There had been suggestions that Tipperary County Council should take out a long-term loan to cover road repairs and upgrades but CEO Joe McGrath advised against this given the extra financial burden it would put on the local authority.
Cathaoirleach of the council Seamus Hanafin also feels it could work against the council in the years ahead as the Government may see Tipperary as being prepared to pay its own way in roads funding and reduce the allocation to the county.
The additional funding will mean between €250,000 and €300,000 for each of the five Municipal Districts in the county.
While welcoming the extra money Environment Minister and Tipperary TD Alan Kelly says it's likely that the council will have to go back to the Government for even more money for roads before the year is out.
Cathaoirleach Seamus Hanafin says the money effectively makes up for the block grant funding which was lost with the abolition of the Town and Borough Councils in the Premier County.
However the Thurles based representative says the extra money will not necessarily be spent in urban areas as the works for the year ahead has already been scheduled. He says instead works scheduled for 2016 may instead be brought forward.
