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…
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…
Disappointment at lack of LIS funding in Donegal
A Donegal councillor has expressed his disappointment at the lack of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme in Donegal. €20 million in local roads funding was announced for Donegal yesterday, an increase of 1% on the 2016 funding. Independent Councillor John Campbell believes this to be inadequate for the amount…