The crash occurred just after 5pm on the N5.

The incident took place on Monday night.

The funding was announced by Minister Heather Humphries today.

The poor state of the road surface was raised at a recent meeting of the Boyle M.D.

It's expected to take three years to complete.

There have been four crashes at the same junction in the last number of weeks.

The plans would see the former Longford Creamery site turned into a major commercial development.