Almost €12m to be spent on Co Kildare roads in 2019
A total of almost €12m will spent on Co Kildare's roads in 2019, new figures have revealed.
Most of the funding will go towards the Naas Newbridge Bypass Upgrade which has an allocation of €8.4m.
A sum of €300,000 will also be spent on the N4 Maynooth to Leixlip.
Some funds (€125,000) will be spent on renewal of pavements on the National Secondary routes.
€25,000 will be allocated to fencing across the roads network while Road Safety Inspections will cost €80,000.
Other sums of money will be spent on issues such as lighting.
Winter Maintenance such as spreading salt on icy or snowy roads will cost around €50,000.
Cllr Sorcha O'Neill said: "It's great to see Co Kildare getting a good portion of funding this year.
"Over €8 million is allocated for the Naas - Newbridge bypass upgrade."
Co Kildare has one of the highest allocations of any counties:
Neighbouring counties and their allocations are as follows: