Money will allow further progress on Fintra Bridge project
Donegal County Council has today confirmed that funding is to be provided this year to allow further progress on the Fintra Bridge and road realignment project. The money, from the Department of Transport, will allow completion of the Compulsory Purchase process and as well as for preparation of the construction…
Mixed reaction to road repair grants for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
A Donegal TD has cautiously welcomed the recent announcement of over €32m for regional and local roads for Donegal for 2020. Pat the Cope Gallagher says that although the allocation of funds for the repair of these roads are needed, there is a lack of ambition to deal with the…
Claims funding to repair bridge in Donegal returned
A Donegal election candidate is claiming that more than three-quarters of the money allocated last year for work on a bridge in the county was unspent and returned to the Department of Transport. Fianna Fail candidate Eimear McGuinness says that of €150,000 allocated for Fintra Bridge in 2018, only €35,572…
Minister Ross approves funding for roads and bridges in Sligo, Donegal
The Minister for Transport has approved funding for the Western Distributor Road in Sligo and Fintra Bridge in Donegal. They are part of the Regional and Local Grant allocations announced by Shane Ross today. There have been calls for many years now for work to be done on Fintra Bridge…
Funding for South Donegal bridges not ruled out by department
A Donegal councillor believes work on two bridges in the South of the county would have been done years ago if local schemes had not been suspended. Independent councillor John Campbell was part of a delegation from the Donegal Municipal District to meet with Transport Minister Shane Ross about funding…
Minister Ross to hear vital need for new €1.5m bridge in Donegal
Replacing Fintra bridge will cost in the region of €1.5m. But Councillors in Donegal are hoping that the Minister for Transport will be open to investing in this important link for people in the Kilcar, Carrick and Glencolmcille areas and for tourists to access Sliabh Liag. Independent Councillor Niamh Kennedy…
Councillors say allocations not enough to deal with problems on local roads
Councillors in the North West say roads allocations are too little to deal with the problems that need to be addressed to improve local roads. It follows the allocations of over €34m in local roads funding for the three Councils in the North West yesterday. It’s a marginal increase on…