Town Council - Programme 2 - Road Transportation & Safety
The Department of the Environment reduced its allocation in 2009 by €110,000 to €177,000 towards the Council’s road programme. The road works programme for 2009 was mainly used on the total reinstatement of footpaths and carriageway at Farney Street and Chapel Lane following the completion of the laying of water and sewerage pipes in these locations. Reinstatement works have also been completed in O’Neill Street and Parnell Street. Drainage and surfacing works at Gallows Hill were also completed in 2009. New public lights installed at Bath Avenue by the Council were funded by Development Charges.
Carrickmacross received a bronze medal in the Tidy Towns Competition but lost its County Award for the first time in nearly two decades by one point. The Council made a provision of €7,000 for tidy town’s projects in 2009