The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the local authority's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.
The Capital Plan provides for the phased increase in capital funding for regional and local roads and in this context the following table sets out funding for the 2016 to 2018 period.
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Regional and Local Roads
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Capital Funding
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2016
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€331,500,000
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2017
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€280,913,000
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2018 Allocation
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€381,245,000
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The 2016 capital expenditure figure includes an extra allocation of €80.1 million which was allocated by Government during that year to address the impact on the regional and local road infrastructure of the severe weather which occurred in late 2015 and early 2016.
The capital grant funding drawn down by local authorities to date this year is €118,881,412 million.
