Local Government

Tullamore town centre upgrade to run over budget by at least €1.4 million

Increase in scope of project and unforeseen costs lead to cost overrun, finds local government report

Tullamore: public enhancement works in the town centre include a new 17 metre-long pedestrian footbridge over the Tullamore River, street paving and the undergrounding of telephone and electrical cables.

A project to upgrade the centre of an Irish town is set to go over budget by at least €1.4 million.

The public enhancement works in Tullamore in Co Offaly included a new 17 metre-long pedestrian footbridge over the Tullamore River, street paving and the undergrounding of telephone and electrical cables.

It was due to cost €3.2 million but it is now going to cost at least €1.4 million more, bringing the final cost to ...