FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS OVER THE WEEKEND   WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER LEO VARADKAR, ROSCOMMON FINE GAEL TD DEPUTY FRANK FEIGHAN HAS RECEIVED  DEFINITE ASSURANCES THAT CRITICAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THE BALLAGHADERREEN BYPASS HAS BEEN RING-FENCED.

SPEAKING TO MIDWEST NEWS TODAY DEPUTY FEIGHIN SAYS HE’S CONFIDENT THAT THE NECESSARY FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO FAST-TRACK THE PROJECT.  TENDERING PROCESS WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY AND CONSTRUCTION WILL COMMENCE IN 2012

HE SAYS THE  BYPASS, WILL INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF  MORE THAN EIGHT MILES OF SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY, AND WILL  TACKLE THE CONGESTION WHICH HAS CAUSED  MAJOR DISRUPTION TO THE DAILY AND COMMERCIAL LIFE OF BALLAGHADERREEN