News - road works

Council claim controversial Longford road works will finish within weeks

Doubts have been expressed that the works will be completed within the council's timeline.

Mar 21, 2025 13:09

The Council say that delays will be relatively minor for the remainder of the works.

Mar 7, 2025 07:32

The junction has been the scene of a number of accidents in recent years.

May 29, 2024 18:03

Roscommon will see the largest investment in the region with almost 21.3 million euro announced for local and regional roads.

Feb 15, 2024 17:13

The initial contract was cancelled by Roscommon County Council after Roadbridge went into receivership last year.

Nov 29, 2023 14:56

The project is expected to increase road safety in towns and villages along the route and act as a boost to the local economy.

Nov 21, 2023 13:06

The Battery Road and the Ballinalee/Major Well's Road in Longford have been subject to resurfacing works since August.

Oct 31, 2023 12:51

Nationally, a sum of over €67 million was spent resealing over 2,800 kilometres of road surface by local authorities.

Oct 11, 2023 07:47

The works are scheduled to take place between the hours of 7pm to 6am each day.

Sep 19, 2023 11:25

The local councillor is hopeful the works can be progressed as fast as possible.

Aug 4, 2023 14:35

The works on the N61 may take up to four months and will cause significant traffic disruption

Mar 6, 2023 08:50

The final works will be complete by March 16th.

Feb 13, 2023 08:17

The Ballaghaderreen Town Development works received the highest local funding at one million euro.

Feb 1, 2023 13:11

A speed limit of 60 kilometres an hour is in place for the duration of the works and a stop/go system is also in place.

Nov 9, 2022 09:23

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