On Westport Town Council since I was elected we have lobbied for a new N5 section between Castlebar and Westport because the existing road is not up to the job anymore and pales to a back road when compared with other sections of road in east Mayo.
Castlebar is the county town and Westport is the tourism capital of Mayo and there is more than enough traffic on the road to justify the new road.
While we have plans drawn up and routes selected there has been no progress however out of the blue comes a proposal from the NRA to build a Dual Carraige way from Westport to Bohola.
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If you zoom in on the above map you should get an idea of where I think the road would go.
As you can see it will also link the town to Castlebar. If it is a real proposal then I think it has a lot of merit as from Bohola we can link up with the already improved roads in east Mayo.
However even if everything went right from today it would be 2011 or 2012 before they lifted a shovel on the site and according to Joe Beirne the County Engineer there will be no major road projects in Mayo for the next two years.
It looks like Mayo as the third largest county in the country will only get 1% of the NRA's budget for next year.
That's a damning statistic that hints at the continued neglect of the west.
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