N52 - Cloghan to Billistown [open to traffic]

nordydan · 12-02-2018 8:17pm

marno21 wrote: »

Westmeath County Council are ploughing ahead with advance works for Phase 2 which will be 6km in length

https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=125033&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

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Altreab · 12-02-2018 8:37pm

nordydan wrote: »

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nordydan · 12-02-2018 9:14pm

Altreab wrote: »

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Grand for me. Hopefully 2nd time lucky!

roadmaster · 07-03-2018 8:23pm

Hopefully 2019 we will see buckets in the ground for the next section. Does thread title need an update to keep post here about Phase 2 or should a new thread be started ?

http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/03/06/4153043-cpo-scheme-launched-so-n52-can-be-improved/

marno21 · 07-03-2018 11:40pm

Thread title updated to reflect overall scheme - good to see the N52 being upgraded by stealth - 6km is a nice chunk.

Ever since the economy recovered these realignments seem to be getting longer - looking at some ~10km realignments on the N56 and N86 shortly - won't be long doing big stretches then.

roadmaster · 08-03-2018 1:11pm

It would be great to see the entire length of the N52 from Nenagh to Ardee ( i know technically Dundalk) ungraded. One thing on the upgrades in fairness to Westmeath County council is they have being upgrading from the offaly county border to Delvin over the last 15 years which is brilliant but meath county council haven't done a tap on the section of the N52 (apart from the kells bypass built with the M3) that runs through county meath. Considering they have some of the worse sections of the N52 why have they not done any work. Is it a lack of funds over the last 15/ 20 years or is it because its north of navan and they dont care?

Middle Man · 08-03-2018 2:08pm

roadmaster wrote: »

It would be great to see the entire length of the N52 from Nenagh to Ardee ( i know technically Dundalk) ungraded. One thing on the upgrades in fairness to Westmeath County council is they have being upgrading from the offaly county border to Delvin over the last 15 years which is brilliant but meath county council haven't done a tap on the section of the N52 (apart from the kells bypass built with the M3) that runs through county meath. Considering they have some of the worse sections of the N52 why have they not done any work. Is it a lack of funds over the last 15/ 20 years or is it because its north of navan and they dont care?

The real problem is that MCC feel that the Regional Roads are their responsibility and roads like the R150, R161 and R154 have seen considerable investment. The National Roads like the N52 are IMO seen as the responsibility of the TII given that it’s of no real significance to Meath - they seem to take a different view regarding the N51 Navan to Slane - it is locally significant. The book stops at the road numbering system - the National Secondary Roads are in no-man’s land where they’re on the TII’s list of lower priority and yet beyond the responsibility of local authorities in terms of significant investment. Many of the strategic NS routes like the N52, N55, N61, N62 and N80 etc. should be reclassified as National Primary Routes - the N52 itself could be renumbered as the N33.

L1011 · 08-03-2018 2:25pm

There's no "feel" there, the responsibilities are split that way.

marno21 · 12-03-2018 8:14pm

Tender for archaelogical services for the 2nd phase has gone out:

https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=126301&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

roadmaster · 13-03-2018 9:33pm

It's being 6 or 7 years since I worked on a road project so my memory is a bit hasy . Can you still start archeological work before the fence line is up or do you have to wait now for the fence line to be erected for insurance reasons?

cgcsb · 15-03-2018 12:03pm

I sometimes have to do a Tullamore-Belfast drive which can be a right pain, I've tried a few different ways including via the M50 and three tolls, via Navan is a good one but it's also a very poor road in places. A proper N52 for the whole length would be a god send.

roadmaster · 25-04-2018 3:10pm

N52 Northbound.jpg

TII dont want motorists getting ideas there is further good road after Turin

cargo · 03-05-2018 4:43pm

There was a stop-go on the Billistown end yesterday to allow workers to survey the area around the crossroads at that end. Looks like Westmeath CoCo are pushing on with bits and pieces they can be doing while tendering bigger stuff.

cargo · 03-05-2018 4:49pm

roadmaster wrote: »

yeah it opened before Christmas, its on a bit of a go slow to finish for some reason, mainly just accommodation access roads, Fencing, one or two batters and landscaping still to be done. The fact that TII/WCC have let certain sections of the road open this long with out safety barrier has got me thinking maybe they have being penny pinching and they are not going to erect them.

Still no safety barrier as of yesterday and just a few guys about snagging stuff.

The road looks fairly well finished off since i traveled the route last (except for safety barrier mentioned already)

I'm not usually overly worried or vocal about safety items missing as I'd be the one saying "if they kept their eyes open they wont need them"

but I am very surprised by the lack of barrier on this route. They have built up the road in one spot particular as you come East just past Cloghan Cross and there's a road down under you on the right and it doesnt take a lot to land down there. I cant see it been left like that but no sign of anyone doing anything at the minute about it.

roadmaster · 03-05-2018 5:23pm

cargo wrote: »

Still no safety barrier as of yesterday and just a few guys about snagging stuff.

The road looks fairly well finished off since i traveled the route last (except for safety barrier mentioned already)

I'm not usually overly worried or vocal about safety items missing as I'd be the one saying "if they kept their eyes open they wont need them" but I am very surprised by the lack of barrier on this route. They have built up the road in one spot particular as you come East just past Cloghan Cross and there's a road down under you on the right and it doesnt take a lot to land down there. I cant see it been left like that but no sign of anyone doing anything at the minute about it.

I was in a NRDO office on semi official business last week and i asked where are the barriers in cloughan. I got told there where none as TII believe they cause more damage than they stop. So they are trying to phase them out in road design and have a more gental slope on a bank instead. They only problem is as you have seen in cloughan the drops are very severe. So somebody is not reading drawing correctly

marno21 · 31-10-2018 12:44pm

CPO starting for Phase 2 of this

https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/10/26/4164175-way-cleared-for-n52-cpo-start/

roadmaster · 05-11-2018 7:50pm

Passed by the bee hive this morning there seams to be a small compound set up. Possibly to do with this project?

marno21 · 17-11-2018 11:57pm

Phase 2 of this has gone to tender: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase.asp?PID=138268

6km of new Type 1 single carraigeway at a cost of €11m.

hondar · 18-11-2018 8:26am

marno21 wrote: »

Phase 2 of this has gone to tender: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase.asp?PID=138268

6km of new Type 1 single carraigeway at a cost of €11m.

With a bit of luck this might start early next year.

roadmaster · 18-11-2018 8:04pm

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Stopped in the Cloghan Inn for lunch during the week and i read a small bit about the next phase in the local paper called the topic

roadmaster · 18-11-2018 8:20pm

marno21 wrote: »

Phase 2 of this has gone to tender: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase.asp?PID=138268

6km of new Type 1 single carraigeway at a cost of €11m.

I presume thats all in including land purchases?

marno21 · 18-11-2018 8:29pm

roadmaster wrote: »

I presume thats all in including land purchases?

Land purchase and advance works will likely be progressed in parallel with the tender process. I was surprised to see a tender appear this early to be honest.

roadmaster · 03-03-2019 7:00pm

It looks like the advance works have started at the Delvin end of this project as a good few trees have being chopped and hedges pulled.

BelfastVanMan · 03-03-2019 7:52pm

Will this be a clear run of good road, now, between Delvin and Kilcormac?

Strange that this road is getting mostly Type 1 SC upgrades, whereas the N55 is getting mostly Type 2 SC...

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but perhaps the longer-term aim of TII is to redesignate this road N33?

Would make sense, if it were to become a National Primary, to have better standard SC than a National Secondary, for example.

dar_cool · 04-03-2019 1:52am

Hopefully, they done a super job on the 1st new road so hopefully be the same here, them narrow twisty parts of the road around Turin are a nightmare

marno21 · 01-04-2019 4:19pm

Work to start shortly on this as per CIS

https://twitter.com/CISireland/status/1112736002773315584

Kevtherev1 · 01-04-2019 6:49pm

marno21 wrote: »

Work to start shortly on this as per CIS

https://twitter.com/CISireland/status/1112736002773315584

April Fools ? :P

medoc · 01-04-2019 11:44pm

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Will this be a clear run of good road, now, between Delvin and Kilcormac?

Delvin to Birr iwould be good road.

Though Birr needs a bypass of the N52/N62, hopefully extending past Riverstown. That would just leave the very poor section just before Borrisokane.

roadmaster · 03-04-2019 9:47pm

marno21 wrote: »

Work to start shortly on this as per CIS

https://twitter.com/CISireland/status/1112736002773315584

Does it take long before the contact award notice is shown on extenders? I presume ROD are clients rep again?

BelfastVanMan · 03-04-2019 10:33pm

Sorry if this has been answered before, but are Fox's doing this one as well?

roadmaster · 10-04-2019 12:16pm

marno21 wrote: »

Work to start shortly on this as per CIS

https://twitter.com/CISireland/status/1112736002773315584

Anyword on who got the project? It will be interesting when this is complete will westmeath county council turn there attention to north of Delvin and upgrade to meath border?

roadmaster · 24-04-2019 7:36pm

I see on etenders it says this contract award is gone for review. Does that mean there is an issue or is that standard ?

5233120-6 Road construction works
Published notices Date of Dispatch Publishing status
Contract notice (TED (v209)) 15-11-2018 19:10 Published
Contract award notice (TED (v209)) 24-04-2019 19:10 Sent for review
Lots

Just seen this seams to before valuation service and not construction

marno21 · 26-04-2019 8:10pm

N52 Cloghan-Billistown Phase 2 awarded to Fox Building & Engineering

https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=138268&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=2&PP=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders

€12m should start soon.

Props to BelfastVanMan for the scoop above.

BelfastVanMan · 26-04-2019 11:11pm

Seems Fox's are slowly but surely rebuilding the National.Secondary network single-handedly! :-P

In all seriousness, though, should be a good job, and will plug the gap nicely between the upgraded parts south of Devlin and south of Turin Cross.

roadmaster · 28-04-2019 5:46pm

It will be good road nearly all the way from delvin to birr which will be fantastic. As mentioned above Borrisokane is in bits i dont think i drove on a surface as bad

dar_cool · 11-05-2019 10:25am

Passed here yesterday and was surprised to see diggers and all heavy equipment in already digging road path. Anyone know a timeline when it is due for completion?

BelfastVanMan · 11-05-2019 11:59am

dar_cool wrote: »

Passed here yesterday and was surprised to see diggers and all heavy equipment in already digging road path. Anyone know a timeline when it is due for completion?

Fox's don't hang around.... :-D

roadmaster · 11-05-2019 6:34pm

dar_cool wrote: »

Passed here yesterday and was surprised to see diggers and all heavy equipment in already digging road path. Anyone know a timeline when it is due for completion?

It’s good enough land with no structures of note to be built and nearly all off line I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s opened in 15 months

roadmaster · 25-05-2019 7:33pm

A few photos i took of the project last night. There is confirmation the boom is back as foxes have lovely new shiney site offices

roadmaster · 25-05-2019 7:36pm

An a few more

roadmaster · 21-06-2019 10:37pm

Went by this project this morning the contractor is ripping through it. Capping is already down in places. If we have a good summer and Autumn along with the works staying the same pace I can see this road being open early spring

roadmaster · 31-10-2019 9:01am

Drove by yesterday good progress being made probably an early spring opening now. Does any one know when this is complete does WCC plan to improve the N52 between Delvin and the MCC border?

roadmaster · 30-11-2019 4:39pm

Passing by this project yesterday it seams to have slowed to a crawl with not much work on the last few weeks. Any reasons for this slow down?

21-06-2020 2:35pm

Any updates on this project? It's visible on Google maps and it looks de facto complete.

roadmaster · 21-06-2020 4:52pm

Litterly they are just tipping away probably October opening the way it's going. They didn't stop work during the lockdown. It seems it's the same carry on as the last phase

21-06-2020 8:33pm

Why are they being so slow?

roadmaster · 21-06-2020 8:37pm

I'd say lack of funds maybe. They probably loaded there prelims at the start to get as much money early on that could have been used to finish another job. Sort of robbing Peter to pay Paul

steeler j · 24-06-2020 8:45pm

Is this the last upgrade of the n52 for a while?

L1011 · 24-06-2020 9:57pm

steeler j wrote: »

Is this the last upgrade of the n52 for a while?

Two more schemes in planning/design progress, Ardee bypass and the Tullamore Bypass to the M6 (probably dual carriageway)

steeler j · 24-06-2020 10:07pm

L1011 wrote: »

Two more schemes in planning/design progress, Ardee bypass and the Tullamore Bypass to the M6 (probably dual carriageway)

It is a very important cross country route it insects a lot of major motorway, hopefully Delvin to Kell's will get some upgrades as well

N52 - Cloghan to Billistown [open to traffic]

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