Rising costs may cut amount of work done on Cork's roads, councillors told

Inflation will eat into the record €239m funding from the Government this year, Cork County Council’s director of roads and transportation said

A outside in Clonakilty, West Cork. Padraig Barrett, Cork County Council’s director of roads and transportation, said suppliers have already warned the local authority of rises in the price of 'stone, bitumen, tarmac, diesel' and other materials, which are all essential for maintaining the existing road network and constructing new ones. Picture: Andy Gibson

The director in charge of roads in county Cork has warned that the increasing costs of materials, labour, and fuel could soon impact the amount of work the council can do to maintain and improve networks across the region.

Despite receiving a record €239m funding from the Government this year, inflation as a result of increasing global conflicts will eat into what can be achieved.