11 AND A HALF MILLION FOR CITY ROAD WORKS

Date Published: 15-Apr-2008

11 point 5 million euro will be spent in Galway city this year as part of the Roads and Transportation Programme.900 thousand of this will come from the National Roads Authority [NRA], 4 point 1 million will come from the Department of Transport, while the remaining 6 and a half million will be provided by the City Council.As part of the 2008 programme, 335 thousand euro this year has been set aside to go towards the new Transportation Unit.Meanwhile, a quarter of a million euro will be spent this year on a feasibility study on bus rapid transport, light rail and park n' ride for the city.