Councillors welcome schedule of road works
Councillors Fiona Bonfield and John Carroll have welcomed this year’s schedule of road works in their local areas.
Road resurfacing works to take place in 2021 include:
Ballina (Lakeside Drive), L2264-16, 172 metres, €44,500; Old Road, Carrigatoher, L6050-0, 350m, €26,600; Burgess, Scragg, L2133-10, 250m, €27,000; Prisoon towards Ballycarn, L2118-8, 1,000m, €78,000; Coosane Birdhill, R466, 868m, €107,632; Ballinahinch Village, L2154-10, 400m, €79,200; Rearcross to Toor, L2114-0, 1,200m, €139,200; Grange Road Ballina, section 2, L2130-0, 225m, €85,106; Grange Road footpath improvements, €20,000; Carrigeen, Carrigatoher, L6047, 600m, €45,600; Black Road, Newport, Section 2, L2166, 456m, €191,862; Footpath repairs, Black Road, Newport, €68,400; Marl Bog, L5145-0, 250m, €19,500; Lackaroe, Portroe, L6056-12, 400m, €41,600; Custom Gap, Newport - from Garda Station to top of Tullow - L2100-0, 550m, €137,940; Newtown village, R494, 270m, €89,100; Knockmeale to Killoscully, L2159-15, 450m, €54,000; Templederry to Church of Ireland, L2263-0, 1,000m, €90,000; Old Road, Silvermines, L2151-0, 500m, €50,000; Cureeny Church to Cureeny Cross, L2119-0, 400m, €44,000; Templederry (water tower), L6166-0, 500m, €50,000; R497, Cureeny, Kilcommon, R497-43, 242m, €48,000; Foilnamuck towards Ballycarn, R497-74, 692m, €69,234; Greenan, L6177-0, 850m, €59,500; Mountisland, Barnagore, L6083, 1,000m, €70,000; Curraghleigh-Lusgarriff, L6084-0, 600m, €42,000; Millbrook towards Tiermoyle, L6153- 9, 1,000m, €80,000.
The following is the surface dressing programme for 2021: Inchamore towards Chadrinagh, Ballina R496- 13, 1,500m, €58,500; Newtown towards Ballyrusheen Cross, R494-127, 712m, €27,752; Cranduff Bridge towards Pollagh, R466, 1,500m, €58,500; Ballycorrigan towards Labbadiha, Ballina, L2128, 1,200m, €29,700; Curragh towards Corbally, Portroe, L2135-0, 1,600m, €39,700; Glencrue towards Youghal, Portroe, L6052-12, 1,350m, €33,413; Derryleigh towards Clare Glens, Newport, L2164-0, 1,300m, €32,175; Ahane Cross towards Rossaguile, Newport, L2157-5, 1,500m, €37,125; Knockfune towards Bealaclave, Rearcross, L2163-10, L2114-0, 1500m, €23,625; Killoscully towards Maryglen, L6023, 1,000m, €18,000; Dolla Bridge towards Tooreen, R497, 2,000m, €72,000; Silvermines towards Whistler's Bridge, R499-54, 1,500m, €54,000; Millbrook towards Lacken Bridge, L6153-9, 1,300m, €24,570; Millbrook towards Killavilla, L2257-7, 800m, €15,120; Kilcommon Village towards Reiska, L2266-1, 1,000m, €24,750; R503 to Cummer Bridge, L2269-0, 500m, €12,375; Knocknagrave towards Foilnaman, L2264-16, 1,415m, €22,280.
Also among the planned works are footpath repairs on the school road at Kilcommon, €13,500, and at St Flannan's Terrace, Ballinaclough, €13,500. Bridge rehabilitation works will be undertaken at Kilmastulla, Birdhill, €150,000 and the Knockrenihan culvert, Portroe, €45,000.
Cllr John Carroll welcomed the funding for all rural roads in the district in 2021, and said he acknowledges the efforts by each councillor within their own respective areas.
Cllr Bonfield also mentioned that in Newport town a €20,000 toilet block upgrade is planned, along with installation of a non-contact water dispenser and bicycle repair station at Birdhill (€8,000).
A draft of the Newport Enhancement Plan is currently being finalised and should be available soon for review and discussion. Cllr Bonfield furthermore pointed out that the first draft of the Killaloe-Ballina Town Enhancement, Tourism, and Mobility Plan is currently being finalised and should be available soon for consultation, while at Newport Town Park, contractors will be back on site once Level 5 restrictions are lifted.