Work starts on €30m project to revamp city’s suburbs

WATERFORD is to receive a major boost with work to begin immediately on a huge revamp of accommodation and services for residents in the city.

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Eamonn Ó Cuiv has turned the sod on a project for the Larchville/Lisduggan area, where €30 million of public money is to be invested over two years as the Larchville and Lisduggan Area Plan adopted by Waterford City Council in December 2003 is implemented.

The scheme will see €25m spent on upgrading residential accommodation in the city suburbs, while additional residential units will be provided at key sites.