
Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien says it's essential for maintaining connectivity.
€46.2 million is to be invested in local and regional roads in the midlands.
It'll be spent on the maintenance and renewal of the road network along with safety improvements.
Offaly County Council is line for €17.2 million, Westmeath will get €14.6, and €14.4 million euro is going to the local authority in Laois.
Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien says the restoration of the regional and local road network is "essential for maintaining social and economic connectivity, linking people and places across the country.