The budget for regional and local roads in Tipperary has been given a €2m boost on last year’s funding.
€31.2m will be used for restorations, maintenance, bridge rehabilitation, safety works, signage and drainage across the county.
This is part of an overall national package of €597m.
Among the local projects, €135,000 is allocated for works at Tour Bridge in Rearcross.
Local councillor, John ‘Rocky’ McGrath, is pleased to see that included alongside €200,000 for safety improvement works at Cooneens Cross between Newport and Thurles:
“It’ll be a major help to safety anyway, and it’s badly needed. And there’s a fine design for it so we’re really looking forward to having that done.
“It’s a terrible busy road. The Newport-Thurles road is a very busy road and there’s a major dairy farmer there beside it as well.”
Below are the full details on the road funding allocation for Tipperary:
