'Boxer' welcomes completion of flood works on Athlone road

Local Minister of State Kevin 'Boxer' Moran has welcomed the completion of works to address persistent flooding on a road at Garnafailagh in Athlone.

'Boxer' said the works were carried out recently on "the road between Colm Quinn BMW and Coosan National School", as this was "a road with a lot of traffic on it which has been getting flooded for the last four or five years, and it was getting worse every year".

The works involved road resurfacing, along with the the installation of gullies and a 300mm drainage pipe. 'Boxer' has responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) which provided €18,000 in funding towards the project.

He said he had been working closely with his ally on Westmeath County Council, Cllr John Gibbons, to ensure the work was carried out and he also expressed gratitude to Westmeath County Council Engineer Denis Sloyan for his assistance with the project.

The funding for the project was provided through the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme.