MYOB wrote: » You'd have to wonder why they don't throw this around to the N63, would make it easier to sort out routing in the town centre, I imagine.
123easy wrote: » I would imagine that the dominant traffic flows would be the N5 Mayo traffic heading for Dublin. But I see your point.
nordydan wrote: » From Furet's map there, it appears that an unofficial link between the N63 and this new link road will de facto be used shortly after opening.
N5 Longford Bypass Update 26th January 2011 The main construction Contract for the N5 Longford Bypass road project was tendered by Longford County Council in September 2010 and tenders were submitted in December 2010. The tender assessment process is currently underway. The NRA has announced an allocation of 9 million for the Road Project in 2011. Once the Tender Assessment process is complete, NRA approval will be sought to award the Contract. At this stage and subject to NRA approval it is anticipated that the Construction contract will commence in the second quarter of 2011.
Kristopherus wrote: » Good news at last. That should shorten your journey to Murrisk.:D
Kristopherus wrote: » Yea, I wondered where that map came from!!! Now the next great act from the NRA would be to sort out the road between Strokestown and Charlestown.
Funding won’t see construction start on Ballagh bypass – Feighan The allocation of €7.65m for the Ballaghaderreen Bypass, which will help make it ‘shovel-ready’, has been welcomed by Deputy Frank Feighan, but he warned that after years of waiting for local residents, none of this money will go towards actual construction. “The critical point to be made here is that the Longford Bypass, a project initiated around the same time as the Ballaghaderreen Bypass, will be built in 2012. So Longford looks forward to a long-awaited bypass next year while the Ballagh Bypass, costed at about €60m, is still at the design stage and while the Ballagh Bypass this week got a tranche of €7.65m, which is welcome, this money will be absorbed by land acquisition, planning and design. “I am aware that Consultants Halcro Barry were recently appointed to help Roscommon County Council to prepare the design build contract for the scheme. But the big piece of the jigsaw missing here is that there is no commitment on the horizon to actually go and procure a contractor to build the bypass. “Before Christmas, the Department of Transport confirmed the Longford N5 bypass will definitely proceed next year but the Department also stated clearly there will be no major schemes starting in 2012 or 2013. So under the current administration, which is now falling apart at the seams, the commitment to the Ballagh Bypass project has always been questionable. Funding “Since this Government came into office, the people of Ballaghaderreen were led to believe that €60m in funding had been earmarked to fast-track this 14 km new road to replace one of the worst stretches of national primary roads in the country. “It’s clear for all to see Ballaghaderreen desperately needs a bypass to tackle the traffic bottlenecks which continue to create major disruption to the daily and commercial life of the town,” concluded Deputy Feighan.
but the Department also stated clearly there will be no major schemes starting in 2012 or 2013. So under the current administration, which is now falling apart at the seams, the commitment to the Ballagh Bypass project has always been questionable.
Preliminary works for the N5 Longford bypass get underway. Feb 04 2011 Preliminary works for the N5 Longford bypass are underway. The National Roads Authority recently announced an allocation of 9 million euro for the Road Project this year. The works currently being carried out are to clear the vegetation from the proposed route prior to the main construction works beginning. It's estimated that this should take around four weeks.
Tech3 wrote: » Anyone else think the road should be built south of the town? Looks a long enough detour to bypass Longford.
N5 Longford Bypass. Construction of N5 Longford Bypass to Commence in April 2011 (21st March 2011) Longford Town will soon see an end to heavy goods vehicles and through traffic clogging up the Town Centre as the N5 Longford Bypass nears construction. According to Mayor Paul Connell “the long awaited bypass will link the N4 and the N5 National roads and bring many benefits to the town in the form of; reduced traffic congestion, improved safety, improved environmental quality through the removal of road traffic noise and pollution and enhanced quality of life for the local community”. Mayor Connell also pointed out that Longford Town is a traffic bottleneck on the National Roads Network with many commuters suffering long tailbacks and slow moving traffic on the approaches to Longford from Westport and Dublin directions. The construction of the N5 Longford Bypass will remove this bottle neck and reduce average journey times by approximately 8 minutes. During peak periods the journey time saving will be up to 25 minutes. The traffic volumes in the Town Centre will be reduced by up to 5000 vehicles per day including a significant number of heavy goods vehicles. Longford County Manager, Mr Tim Caffrey explained that the process involved in planning and implementing a major capital road project like the N5 Longford Bypass presents challenges but these have been overcome and now the project will proceed to the construction stage. He wished, together with the Mayor and Elected Members of Longford County Council, to take this opportunity to thank the land and property owners directly affected by the Bypass for their good will and cooperation. The need for the Scheme was identified in the National Roads Needs Study 1998 and in subsequent National Development Plans, County Development Plans and Transport 21. The project implementation is being managed by the Roscommon National Roads Design Office on behalf of Longford County Council and in close cooperation with the NRA. The procurement process commenced in May 2010 with the publication of a Contract notice and has recently concluded with the selection of a preferred bidder. The successful Tenderer is Wills Brothers Ltd., Ballylahan Bridge, Foxford, Co Mayo who will design, execute and complete the project. The Contract was formally signed today, (March 21st) and it is anticipated that site works will commence in April. The Project duration will be 18 months. The N5 Longford Bypass Road Project will be constructed approximately 2km from Longford Town in the townlands of Aghareagh, Ballyminion, Mullagh, Cartrons, Moneylagan and Aghadegnan. The Project will include 2.6 km of standard single carriageway National Primary Road; 2 No. at-grade roundabouts on the N4 and N5, a Rail Bridge, River Camlin Bridge and a Bridge over the Lisbrack road.
spacetweek wrote: » Wonder how much it'll cost?
it is one of only four major road projects - including those in Cork, Kerry and Cavan - that are expected to progress to construction stage in Ireland this year.
Sponge Bob wrote: » And only two of those are major, the Cork and Tralee ones, 2.6km of Longford Bypass is not major....would not have been in the 1980s even.
gebbel wrote: » The longest hold-up I experienced driving through Longford was 15 minutes (N4 <-> N5). I am very happy with this news. Great for the safety of the locals and the environment, and another reduction in driving times to look forward to.
The construction of the new N5 Bypass is expected to commence on April 11, next.
