Cork City Council to spend over €6m resurfacing more than 40 roads in 2026

More than 40 roads have been earmarked by the local authority for upgrades

In an invitation to tender, Cork City Council said the works will see resurfacing of more than 105,000 sq m of roads in and around Cork City over the next year. File picture: Larry Cummins

Up to €6.5m is set to be spent on resurfacing roads in Cork City, with more than 40 earmarked by the local authority for upgrades.

In an invitation to tender, Cork City Council said the works will see resurfacing of more than 105,000 sq m of roads in and around Cork City over the next year.

In the North West Area, the council said the roads earmarked for works included Faggot Hill, Fitz’s Borreen, Gerald Griffin Street, Holyhill Lane, Pine Street, and Wolfe Tone Street (upper and lower).

Further works were set in the North East area of Cork City for Ballincollie Road, Ballyhooly New Road, Glenheights Road/Park, Lower Glanmire Road, Rathcooney Road, Sarsfield Court and White’s Cross to Brian Dillons.

In the South Central area, upgrades will take place on Douglas Road, Greenmount Avenue, Magazine Road, Parliament Street, Pouladuff Road, St Finbarr’s Road and Tramore Road, both east and west.

In the South East area, the council said it would upgrade Centre Park Road, Douglas Road, Factory Lane, Maryville Hill, Monastery Road, Mount Oval Spine Road, Rochestown Road (East and West), Skehard Road, St Michael’s Drive, and Strawberry Lane.

Meanwhile, in the South West, upgrades will be made on Cardinal Way; Coolkellure; Curraheen Road (east and west); Flynn’s Road; GAA Road, Ballincollig; Magazine Road; Maglin Road; Model Farm Road; Togher Road; and Waterfall Road.

Any works must also include “improvement of road drainage where required, repositioning utility covers and replacement of all road markings, placement of traffic calming ramps and all other ancillary works”, the council said.

Funding for road upgrades is allocated to local authorities across the country from the Government. 

Last year, transport minister Darragh O’Brien announced Exchequer funding of €713m for regional and local roads across the State, an increase of 8%, with further funding released during 2025.

Last month, he said: “As regards 2026, regional and local road grant allocations will be finalised following the publication of the revised estimates volume and will take into account the expenditure outturn on projects and programmes in the preceding year.

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“Within the budget available, the objective is to allocate funding to eligible local authorities on as equitable a basis as possible, taking the length of the road network into account. 

"The main focus of the grants continues to be the protection and renewal of the regional and local road network. The allocations process for national roads in 2026 is underway, and allocations will be announced in the coming weeks.”