Waterford receives €8.4 million for national roads
Waterford has been allocated over €8.4 million in funding.
Waterford will receive over €8.4 million in funding for national roads.
Minister Mary Butler confirmed that €8,455,131 has been secured for Waterford City and County Council. The funding comes from TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) and will go to the local authority in the form of capital investment, protection, renewal and maintenance allocations.
Minister Butler commented: "This investment will allow us to repair, strengthen and maintain our national primary and national secondary routes across Waterford, ensuring they are fit for purpose. We are dedicating resources towards key initiatives, such as improvement works, pavement renewals, traffic calming, minor works and more.
“I am particularly pleased to see €2,679,000 allocated for the N25 Carroll’s Cross to Ballyduff East Pavement project."
The Minister for Mental Health said: “€450,000 is also being provided for the N72 Lismore traffic calming Phase 1 Pavement and €175,000 has been allocated for important minor works on the N72 WD_141 Lismore.
“Funding of €192,000 has been allocated for minor works on the N25W Ballyduff West, while €90,000 will be utilised for traffic calming measures at N25W_082 Lemybrien, which will be welcomed by the respective local communities.
Minister Butler continued: “Maintaining and improving Primary and Secondary roads in Waterford is crucial to sustaining and developing our local economies across the county. These roads are imperative for children getting to school, people getting to work safely, and more. In addition, it also facilitates the many bus services that now serve our rural towns and villages."
Local authorities across the country are set to receive €33 million for regular maintenance of national roads.
“This allocation for Waterford is part of a national investment package of €633 million aimed at enhancing the national network, which is essential for maintaining social and economic connectivity, linking people and places across the county.
“Central to this is the need to ensure that the journeys that people take are as predictable and as safe as possible.
"I appreciate the important role played by the national road network in ensuring that all parts of Ireland are connected to each other. A safe and efficient network supports rural residents, allowing them to connect to work, education, and healthcare."
The funding announcement also impacts major road schemes in surrounding counties.
Kilkenny County Council has been allocated €6,582,426 by TII. €80,000 of this sum is marked for the N24 Waterford to Cahir Scheme.
The N24 Waterford to Cahir Project forms part of the N24 national primary route, a strategic transport corridor between the cities of Limerick and Waterford. The corridor is approximately 60km and aims to connect the South East to the West. While progress was being made on the Cahir to Limerick part of the scheme, progress on the Waterford to Cahir phase was at an impasse.
Until recently, the scheme appeared to be in jeopardy because no funding had been announced for 2025.
