€15.1M road budget announced for Cavan for 2020

 

A week into the General Election campaign and the government has announced details of the road budget for counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2020.

Dunancorry Bridge is the only major Cavan project named in the 2020 roads budget. Two Cavan and Monaghan roads infrastructure projects are to benefit as part of a €525 million spend announced for regional and local roads, however Virginia bypass is a noticeable absence from the list.

Welcoming the allocations from the Department of Transport, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, described it as a “major increase” in the local and regional roads budget for counties Cavan and Monaghan.
Cavan has been allocated €15.1M, up from €12.9M last year and €10.7M in 2018 – an increase of over 40% in two years.
Monaghan, meanwhile, has been awarded €14.5M, an increase of around 60% on 2018 funding levels.
“By any estimation, these are major increases in funding and will enable vital improvement works to be carried out on our local roads throughout Monaghan and Cavan in 2020,” she said.

The allocations for Cavan are as follows:
Restoration improvements works, €7.49M
Restoration maintenance, €1.33M
Supplementary Restoration Maintenance, €823,000
Discretionary Grant, €2.46M
Bridge Rehabilitation, €640,400
Safety Improvement Works, €342,500
Specific Improvement Grants, €600,000
Strategic Roads and Local Roads, €100,000
Speed Limits, €20,410
Drainage Works, €622,238
Community Involvement Scheme, €617,000
PSCI: Survey Supoport, €24,000
Training Grant, €69,500

A specific improvement grant of €600,000 has been allocated to the R194 Dunancorry Bridge widening scheme near Ballyjamesduff.
A grant of €100,000 has been allocated to Cavan County Council towards the East-West link from Dundalk to Sligo.

The following projects have been earmarked for improvement works in 2020:
Cloggy Bridge (L6532), €89,000
Drumgoon Bridge (R191) €74,000
Vegetation removal on regional and local roads, €75,000
Drumpeak Clapper Culvert Replacement (R162) €29,000
Bellavalley Lower Bridge (R200-011) €28,100
Larah Bridge (L2026) €33,500
Tunnyduff Bridge (L7516) €32,750
Paddock Bridge (L1512) €26,500
Parkers Bridge No. 2 (L3539) €31,500
Clontygrigny Bridge (L5061) €23,000
Daly's Bridge (L7081) €31,150
Cornacarrow Bridge (L2000) €29,000
Derrygarra Bridge (L5553) €32,500
One Tree Cross (L1518) €28,900
Knappagh Bridge (R192) €33,500
Claragh Bridge (L6012) €43,000

The following areas have also been awarded money for safety improvement works.
Lavey to Bailieborough (R165) €10,000
Bailieborough to Cootehill (R191) €15,000
Bailieborough to Virginia (R178) €15,000
Cavan Road into Cootehill in the vicinity of industrial parks (R188) €45,000
Virginia Road, Bailieborough (R178) €45,000
Corgarry Hill, Kingscourt (R165) €55,000
Ballyjamesduff to Liffey Meats (L3013) €55,000
Aughnaskerry Drive, St Clare's to swimming poll (L2538), €7,500
Ballyjamesduff to Box Factory (R196) €50,000
Rassan Road Junction (L3016) €25,000
Connolly Street Cavan Town (R901) €20,000