25/01/2008

€1.7 Billion Allocated To Roads In 2008

The National Roads Authority has unveiled a programme that will see 170 kilometres of new road being built.

A total of almost €1.7bn is due to be spent on road projects over the course of 2008. The money will fund 434 projects around the country.

The NRA maintain that more than half the new roads started this year will be finished within 12 months.

Phases One and Three of the M50 widening project in Dublin, between Ballymount and Blanchardstown, are scheduled for completion this year, as well as upgrades to other national routes.

(DS)

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