No surprise with decision of the Board https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1286345/concerns-emerge-over-environmental-impact-of-planned-bypasses-of-limerick-towns.html
Ground Investigation Works nearing completion; The N21 Project Team would like to thank landowners and property holders for their ongoing co-operation and assistance during the recent Ground Investigations. The majority of works are due for completion in the coming weeks, although there will be some ongoing monitoring of standpipes over the next 12 months.
Archaeology Geophysical Survey: This targeted survey has commenced and will inform where archaeological features could be found on the scheme. It is anticipated that this survey will be completed by the end of May 2023.
Noise Surveys due to commence in April/May 2022; Noise impacts will be assessed as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment process. Impacts on residences and communities due to noise will be minimised by avoiding houses and villages wherever possible, and where necessary, noise barriers such as earth bunds or fences may be proposed to mitigate the impact.
The scheme will be required to comply with national standards on noise levels, and the design and construction of the scheme will be carried out in accordance with TII’s Environmental Assessment and Construction Guidelines.
To determine where mitigation is required, modelling of noise levels will be undertaken in accordance with TII Phase 3 (Design and Environmental Development) of project development. An initial assessment of the Route Options was undertaken at earlier stages in the project, and now detailed assessment can be undertaken of noise impacts along the Preferred Route Corridor.
To develop the noise model, noise monitoring will be undertaken at various locations in the study area. The locations will be selected in-line with TII Noise Guidelines. Noise monitoring is not required at every dwelling house - the selected locations will be representative of the wider area and will be chosen based on a variety of factors and how representative they are of the surrounding area. The noise model will be checked against the results of these on-the-ground noise surveys to verify the accuracy of the model, allowing noise impacts to be determined along the full length of the route. The noise model will allow the project team to assess noise impacts at every dwelling in the study area. It will take into account traffic numbers, ground levels and the design of the proposed scheme.
The noise model will allow the design team to determine the location, extent and type of noise mitigation required, and these measures will then be included in the scheme design. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the scheme will also include details of the noise impacts and the mitigation proposed.
The latest. This is one of the schemes that seems immune from the wrecking ball of the bike salesman.
Route selection report was published last year.
At this stage, we are looking at 7.3km of Type 2 dual carriageway.
https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/surveys-ongoing-in-development-of-bypasses-for-abbeyfeale-and-newcastle-west-313092
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/228241/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Just a general question. I travel from Dublin to Kerry about 10 times a year and pre pandemic passing through NCW was never that bad really...maybe some congestion from about the hotel to that funky furniture store and that would be it. However since the main pandemic restrictions have lifted in late January, its like the 3 times I've travelled down the tailbacks are a km before the Tesco entrance. Yesterday was the worst I encountered. Has anyone else noticed this? I wonder why it's worse now....It feels as bad as Adare lately.
This new bypass can't come fast enough!!
Tender out for ground investigation for the route
I assume it's people with more selfish objections dragging the Greenway into it to garner more support for themselves.
Any greenway that goes between places where people live will always have to cross over or under a busy road at some point. They’ll live.
Absolutely. They are moaning about the peace and quiet being ruined by two over/underbridges, both of which will be for a 2+2.
Why? Presumably the greenway and bypass will be grade-separated.
Most of the town is to the north of the existing road so there's a logic in routing the bypass to the north. The existing road will then act as a relief/distributer road for the south of the town.
The Greenway groups are most unhappy about the northern route chosen for the bypass, so expect this to be fought. TBH I'm not sure why they went north and not south.
I posted a composite of this scheme and the Abbeyfeale scheme preferred routes on the Abbeyfeale thread, here: N21 - Abbeyfeale [route options published] — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'
Tender out for topographical surveys along the route.
Frankly, RTE stopped being a respectable and trusted organ of the press quite some time ago.
They are still an organ of sorts, but I'm not going to specify which one, on this family-friendly site..
RTE jumping on the bandwagon https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2021/1122/1262507-limerick-greenway/
It was so obvious that it shouldn't have been needed to be said. Some people just love to stir up a bit of fear for no other reason than it gives them an opportunity to stand in front of a few people talking shite. Its pathetic really.
Concerns addressed
Great story, bro.
would have thought myself that if eventually there will be a dual carriageway from limerick city to the kerry/limerick border at fealesbridge.. that having the bypass south of newcastle west would have made more sense as if tempeglantine were to be bypassed it would prob have to be south of the village... and the chosen route for abbeyfeale is south of the town
That so-called "newspaper" is a joke.
Reminds me of the Sandford Gazette in "Hot Fuzz"....
The Leader is a rag and these types of articles should be ignored. Theres no actual story here. People have put submissions into the public consultation on a 300m wide corridor. So what? That's what it's for and any issues will be dealt with when is comes to designing the actual route.
For gods sake the Greenway runs alongside the N21 around Rathkeale and up the hill near Templeglantine next to the road itself so that sounds like fishing for problems, it won't destroy it.
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/planning/695324/opposition-grows-over-preferred-route-for-bypass-of-limerick-town.html
Type 2 Dual Carriagway at best Id imagine. Castleisland/tralee bypass spec.
Yes but will it still be dual carriageway or will it get downsized?
I corrected my initial post there my apologies, I hadn’t seen at the time either that you had posted before me.
Either way, good to see this moving forward. If it does get to ABP and beyond at that timescale the N21 will look very different by 2030.
Where did you get "next year" for submission to ABP? The scheme brochure says 2023 for Submission to An Bord Pleanála?
Preferred route published @ https://www.n21newcastlewest.ie
North of the town with a junction on the R521 to Foynes. Planned to be off to ABP in 2023. There is a strong likelihood of this getting built given the pro-bypass plans of the Government
