Galway Bay fm newsroom - The contract for long-awaited improvement works on the N63 between Abbeyknockmoy and Annagh Hill will be signed today.
The 6.3 million euro scheme is expected to take about 15 months to complete.
The works will involve upgrading 3.2 kilometers of the existing single carriageway near Abbeyknockmoy.
It'll link the M17/M18 motorway junction at Annagh Hill with a section of the N63 which has been recently upgraded.
The works include fencing, site clearance, traffic management, earthworks, drainage, pavement, signage, landscaping, kerbing and footway/cycleway construction.
Galway County Council says the contract is due to be officially signed today.