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HORIZONTAL IMPACTS
Environment:
While road transportation can be associated with negative impacts on the environment in terms of overall emissions, noise, visual intrusion, property severance and impact on residential / shopping areas and sensitive areas, the improvement schemes will have a number of positive environmental impacts. In Galway County, better road surfaces, improved alignment and more attractive road verging will enhance the physical appearance of the countryside, while in urban settings they will alleviate congestion, reduce concentrations of emissions and eliminate damage to building structures from heavy vehicles, thereby greatly improving the quality of both rural and urban life.
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Funded by the Irish Government and part financed by the European Union under the National Development Plan, 2000 – 2006 |
