Budget In Excess Of €20m Approved For Laois Roads

No new works are currently commencing due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A €22.4m road program for Laois is being approved for 2020. 

The budget, including €12.6m for the development of national and regional roads in the county will now be approved by the department of transport. 

Issues arising from Covid-19 such as payments of rates by businesses and those who pay rent through the local authority were also on the agenda of the remote meeting. 

Portlaoise's Sinn Fein Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley says works will get underway as soon as possible following the current health crisis:

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