2018-2027 National Development Plan

A quiet month of August but I expect a significant amount of pickup before Christmas with a lot of the following expected, or promised, before 2018 end:

N2 Slane bypass: Publication of selected route and alignment details
N2 Clontibret-NI border: Tender award for Phases 1-4
N2 Castleblayney-Ardee: Tender award for Phases 1-4
N3 Clonee-M50: Further work on J2 Snugborough Interchange.
N4 Collooney-Castlebaldwin: Tender award with construction to start in Q1 2019
N4 Mullingar-Longford: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
N5 Ballaghaderreen-Scramoge: Planning decision by An Bord Pleanala
N6 Galway City Ring Road: Submission of project to An Bord Pleanala following approval of business case
N8/N25/N40 Dunkettle Interchange: Full tender award and contractors moving in on site; full start Q1 19
N13 Letterkenny-Manorcunningham + N56 Relief Road: Publication of preferred route
N13/N15 Ballybofey-Stranorlar bypass: Publication of preferred route
N14 Letterkenny-Lifford: Publication of preferred route
N17 Collooney-Tobercurry: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
M20 Cork-Limerick: Tender award for Phases 2-4 and start of route selection
M21 Limerick-Rathkeale-Foynes: Submission of project to An Bord Pleanala following approval of business case
M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy: Decision by High Court on whether to proceed with judicial review
M50 Eastern Bypass (South Port Access): Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
N52 Ardee bypass: Full tender issued
N59 Moycullen bypass: Issuing of tender following review of tender documents
N59 Oughterard-Clifden: Tender award for Bunnakill-Maam Cross
N69 Listowel bypass: Issuing of construction tender
N72 Mallow Relief Road: Appointment of consultants and selection of final route

23 items there, we'll see how they go.

Redsoxfan wrote: »

What's planned here? Is it dual carriageway or just improvements to existing alignment?

2+2 dual carriageway more than likely. I believe a lot of the Ardee-Castleblayney upgrade will utilise the existing alignment.

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Has there been an update on the N4 Castlebaldwin scheme? It was supposed to be Q4 of this year originally but have heard any news and theres still no signs of any prelims along the route

Tender award likely in October, with full construction beginning in Q1 2019. 2 year build anticipated. Should be open to traffic in the first half of 2021.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform today published a detailed schedule of Capital Spending between 2018 and 2022. It's the most up to date and detailed information about planned capital investment published since the NDP in February and answers a few questions.

The following is the latest (perhaps within a few months) schedule for the Capital Projects:

Project (Spend between 2018-2022, Start year, finish year)

N2 Slane bypass (€37m, 2021, 2024): Scheme at route selection
N5 Westport-Turlough (€158m, 2020, 2022): Land acquistion, advance works ongoing. Tendered in May
N5 Ballaghaderreen-Scramoge (€82m, 2021, 2024): Scheme sent to ABP in December 2017. Decision due November 2018.
N6 Galway City Ring Road (€64m, 2021, 2025): Scheme to be sent to An Bord Pleanala in Q4 2018
M11 M50-Kilmacanogue (€7m, 2017, TBD): Appraisal plan has been prepared
M20 Cork-Limerick (€56m, 2021, 2025): Technical advisers to be appointed 2018.
M21/N69 Limerick-Adare-Foynes (€46m, 2021, 2025): Scheme to be sent to An Bord Pleanala in Q4 2018
N22 Ballyvourney-Macroom (€152m, 2019, 2022): At full tender stage now
M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy (€40m, 2021, 2024) - data is out of date as this scheme has now been referred to High Court
M50 Enhanced Motorway Operations: (€50m, 2017, 2021): Enabling works underway, procurement has commenced.
N59 Moycullen bypass (€41m, 2021, 2022): Tender documents being prepared.
N69 Listowel bypass (€23m, 2019, 2021): Land acquisiton
N72 Mallow Relief Road (€52m, 2020, 2022): Scheme at pre-appraisal stage. Route to be selected in late 2018.

Some projects are listed with no new information so I have omitted those from the above.

TII have updated their website, here's some new information

Latest from TII:

2018-2022 schemes:

N2 Slane bypass - route selection ongoing
N4 Collooney-Castlebaldwin - tenders under examination
N5 Westport-Turlough - at tender stage
N5 Ballaghaderreen-Scramoge - oral hearing this week; decision by ABP November
N6 Galway City Ring Road - scheme to be published shortly
N8/N25/N40 Dunkettle Interchange - pre construction works ongoing
M21 Adare-Rathkeale-Foynes - design & EIS ongoing
M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy - scheme was approved in ABP in July; appealed to High Court-
N52 Ardee bypass - review of design to updated standards ongoing
N59 Moycullen bypass - tender documents being completed
N69 Listowel bypass - tender documents being prepared
N72 Mallow Relief Road - procurement of technical advisers has begun

Pipeline projects:

N2 Ashbourne-Kilmoon Cross - project appraisal plan complete
N2 Castleblayney-Border - tenders for Phases 1-4 received and under assessment
N3 Clonee-M50 - project appraisal plan approved - design has begun
N3 Virginia bypass - project appraisal plan complete
N4 Mullingar-Roosky - project appraisal plan complete
M4 Maynooth-Leixlip - project appraisal plan complete
N4 Carrick on Shannon-Dromod - project appraisal plan complete
M11 M50-Kilmacanogue - tenders for consultants for Phases 1-4 to be issued shortly
N11/N25 Oilgate-Rosslare - project appraisal plan complete
N17 Tobercurry-Collooney - tbc
N21 Abbeyfeale-Adare - project appraisal plan complete
N22 Farranfore-Killarney - project appraisal plan under development
N24 Pallasgreen-Cahir - project appraisal plan under development
N24 Cahir-Waterford - project appraisal plan underdevelopment
N25 Waterford-Glenmore - project appraisal plan complete
N25 Carrigtwohill-Midleton - project appraisal plan under development
M50 Dublin South Port Access - project appraisal plan under development
N52 Tullamore-Kilbeggan - project appraisal plan complete

Minor schemes:

N2 Monaghan-Emyvale Phase III (Monaghan) - completion Q4 2019
N3 Virginia-Maghera (Cavan) - preliminary design
N3 Dublin Road roundabout (Cavan) - preliminary design
N6 Kirwan Roundabout (Galway) - CPO/NIS published in August
M7 J28 feasibility (Limerick) - planning and design complete
N16 Drummahan (Leitrim) - CPO confirmed, tender documents being prepared
N16 Munakill (Leitrim) - preliminary design
N16 Lugatober (Sligo) - CPO being prepared
N17 Milltown-Gortnagunnad (Galway) - preliminary design
N19 Shannon Airport access (Clare) - preliminary design
N20 Rourkes Cross (Limerick) - CPO documents being prepared
N22 Lewis Road junction (Kerry) - preliminary design
N24 Carrick Road improvement (Kilkenny) - part 8 planning underway
N24 Ballydrehid Bends (Tipperary) - preliminary design
N24 Beary's Cross - CPO documents being prepared
N25 Cushcam junction (Waterford) - statutory process has commenced
N26 Cloongullane bridge (Mayo) - awaiting ABP decision
N30/R700 Roundabout (Wexford) - completion Q1 2019
N51 Dunmoe Phase II (Meath) - ABP decision awaited
N52 Grange-Clontail (Meath) - preliminary design
N52 Cloghan-Billistown (Westmeath) - tender documentation preparation underway
N53 Hackballscross-Rassan (Louth) - preliminary design
N55 Corduff-Killydoon Phase A (Kerry) - completion Q4 2019
N55 Athlone-Ballymahon (Westmeath) - preliminary design
N55 Corduff-South of Killydoon Phase B (Cavan) - oral hearing date awaited
N56 Kilkenny-Letterilly (Donegal) - completion Q2 2019
N56 Coolboy-Kilmacrennan (Donegal) - completion Q2 2019
N56 Drumbeigh-Inver (Donegal) - detailed design
N56 Mountcharles-Drumbeigh (Donegal) - completion Q4 2019
N56 Letterilly-Kilraine (Donegal) - detailed design
N56 Dungloe-Cloghbolie (Donegal) - detailed design
N59 Maam Cross-Bunnakill (Galway) - tender documents being prepared
N59 Letterfrack West (Galway) - detailed design - land available via agreement
N59 Newport-Derrada (Mayo) - detailed design
N59 Corhawnagn-Lugnadeffa (Sligo) - preliminary design
N60 Lagnamuck (Mayo) - tender award Q4 2018
N60 Oran (Roscommon) - tender documents being prepared
N60 Manulla (Mayo) - CPO documents being prepared
N60 Heathlawn (Mayo) - tender documents being prepared
N61 Ballymurray-Knockcroghery (Roscommon) - preliminary design
N61 Coolteige (Roscommon) - completion Q2 2019
N61 Clashaganny-Tulsk (Roscommon) - preliminary design
N63 Abbeyknockmoy-Annagh Hill (Galway) - completion Q3 2018
N63 Liss-Abbey (Galway) - preliminary design
N65 Carrigahorig Bends (Tipperary) - preliminary design
N67 Ballinderreen-Kinvara Phase 2 (Clare) - tender documents being prepared
N70 Kilderry bends (Kerry) - completion Q2 2019
N70 Blackwater Bridge-Sneem (Kerry) - CPO being prepared
N70 Coolroe-Glenbeigh (Kerry) - preliminary design
N70 Milltown-Castlemaine (Kerry) - preliminary design
N72 Stagmount (Kerry) - part 8 planning
N73 Annakisha South (Cork) - tender documents under preperation
N73 Clogher Cross-Waterdyke (Cork) - notice to treat issued
N77 Ballyragget-Ballynaslee (Kilkenny) - part 8 planning underway
N81 Whitestown Lower (Wicklow) - preliminary design
N81 Irishtown (Wicklow) - preliminary design
N81 Tuckmill (Wicklow) - preliminary design
N81 Hangman's bends (Wicklow) - preliminary design
N80 Maidenhead (Laois) - tender award Q4 2018
N85 Kilnamona (Clare) - part 8 planning underway
N86 Ballygarret-Doonore & Ballynasare-Annascaul (Kerry) - tender documents being prepared

The forgotten few... (suspended)
N2 Kilmoon Cross-Ardee
N3 North of Kells-Cavan
N5/N26/N58 Turlough-Bohola
N13 Letterkenny-Bridgend
N13 Letterkenny-Stranorlar
N15 Lifford-Stranorlar
N15 Sligo-County Boundary
N16 Sligo-Glencar
N16 Glenfarne-Glenfcar
N17 Tuam-Claremorris
N22 Cork North Ring East
N22 Cork North Ring West
N22 Macroom-Ballincollig
N23 Castleisland-Farranfore
N24 Ballysimon-Pallasgreen
N25 Dungarvan Bypass
N25 Midleton-Youghal
N30 Clonroche-New Ross
N53 Ballynacarry Bridge
N56 Inver-Killybegs
N59 Crossmolina-Ballina
N59 Westport South Relief Road
N59 Ballina relief road
N60 Castlebar-Claremorris
N61 Athlone-Boyle
N61 Boyle bypass
N62 Roscrea bypass
N62 Thurles bypass
N71 Bandon-Inishannon
N72 Lismore-Cappoquin
N83 Ballyhaunis Outer Distributor Road
N84 Ballinrobe relief road
N87 Belturber-Ballyconnell

Roadrunner99 wrote: »

Any update on the ballyvourney/macroom scheme on the tii website marno?

None just that the tender process is ongoing. No further updates on dates etc.

roadmaster wrote: »

A few questions there on the N52.Would the review of the ardee bypass caused by residents not happy about being cut Off . The next phase of the N52 cloughan it says tenders being prepped would this usually happen before CPO talks with landowners?

Ardee -> I don't think so, the work is that the land was CPO'd and the scheme designed using what are now obsolete standards, so the scheme is being redesigned to comply with modern standards. I'm not sure why the people in the area didn't object previously given that this Ardee bypass scheme has been ongoing for many, many years.

Cloghan -> tender documents being prepared usually means the land has been CPOd and the scheme is ready to go to construction tender. Is this information incorrect? Not familiar with this scheme to be honest.

For those wondering what projects didn't make the cut for the National Development Plan.

In brackets is what the volume:capacity ratio will be in 2030 when the NDP will be roughly complete

M1 - Balbriggan to Lissenhall (1.2) - to be completed under GDA transport strategy
N17 Tuam-Claremorris (1.2) - minor improvements completed between Milltown and Ballindine
N22 Ballincollig-Macroom (1.2) (also marked as serious for head on collisions) - minor improvements east of Lissarda (unclear whether done or to be done)
N22 Carrigrohane-UCC (1.2) - to be addressed under Cork Metropolitan Transport Strategy
N24 Limerick-Caherconlish (1.2) - to be addressed under Limerick Transport Strategy
N26 Ballina-Bohola Phase 2 (1.2)
N27 Cork Airport-N40 - to be addressed under Cork Metropolitan Transport Strategy

N3 The Poles-Butlers Bridge (1.0->1.2)
M4 Maynooth-Kilcock (1.0->1.2)
N13 Letterkenny-Stranorlar (1.0->1.2) - minor improvements along corridor
N13 Letterkenny-Bridgend (1.0->1.2) - minor improvements along corridor
N15 Sligo-Cliffony (1.0->1.2) - minor improvements along corridor

N2 Kilmoon-Slane BP (1.0-1.2) - non core route
N2 Slane BP-Collon (1.0-1.2) - non core route
N5 Turlough-Bohola (1.0-1.2)
M7 Newbridge-Monasterevin (1.0-1.2)
N21 Abbeyfeale-Rathkeale (1.0-1.2)
N25 Midleton-Youghal (1.0-1.2)
N25 Waterford-Dungarvan (1.0-1.2)

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

This figure is far too low. Castlemartyr especially is an awful bottleneck and the entire route from Midleton - Castlymartyr is way over capacity as it is, let alone in 12 years time.

I agree that it's daft. That section and the N21 are incredibly frustrating to drive due to traffic saturation

They must be doing their sums with these schemes as WS2 rather than the stew of various standards and villages they actually are

marno21 wrote: »

A quiet month of August but I expect a significant amount of pickup before Christmas with a lot of the following expected, or promised, before 2018 end:

N2 Slane bypass: Publication of selected route and alignment details
N2 Clontibret-NI border: Tender award for Phases 1-4
N2 Castleblayney-Ardee: Tender award for Phases 1-4
N3 Clonee-M50: Further work on J2 Snugborough Interchange.
N4 Collooney-Castlebaldwin: Tender award with construction to start in Q1 2019
N4 Mullingar-Longford: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
N4 Carrick-on-Shannon to Dromod: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4 - awarded via TII framework
N5 Ballaghaderreen-Scramoge: Planning decision by An Bord Pleanala 2019
N6 Galway City Ring Road: Submission of project to An Bord Pleanala following approval of business case
N8/N25/N40 Dunkettle Interchange: Full tender award and contractors moving in on site; full start Q1 19
N13 Letterkenny-Manorcunningham + N56 Relief Road: Publication of preferred route
N13/N15 Ballybofey-Stranorlar bypass: Publication of preferred route
N14 Letterkenny-Lifford: Publication of preferred route
N17 Collooney-Tobercurry: Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
M20 Cork-Limerick: Tender award for Phases 2-4 and start of route selection
M21 Limerick-Rathkeale-Foynes: Submission of project to An Bord Pleanala following approval of business case
M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy: Decision by High Court on whether to proceed with judicial review
M50 Eastern Bypass (South Port Access): Issuing of tender for consultants for Phases 1-4
N52 Ardee bypass: Full tender issued
N59 Moycullen bypass: Issuing of tender following review of tender documents deferred to Q4
N59 Oughterard-Clifden: Tender award for Bunnakill-Maam Cross
N69 Listowel bypass: Issuing of construction tender construction to begin in March 2020
N72 Mallow Relief Road: Appointment of consultants and selection of final route

23 items there, we'll see how they go.

Some of these are as of yet unclear, but the bold has been completed and striked are deferred to 2019

jvan wrote: »

Why is this? Are FG afraid of spending money or are there actual operational reasons they are so slow from initial consultation to completion.

Part 1 leads to part 2 in your question. Underspending leading to underresourcing which causes these delays. There simply isn't the financial and personnel resources to do everything.

Along with a Minister for Transport who couldn't give 2 hoots and instead of actually implementing the Road Safety Strategy published in 2013 he's running off on solo runs about speeding and drink driving.

roadmaster wrote: »

I am starting to think leo and friends have forgot there is a country outside the m50. There is so many shovel ready jobs good to go and its all nearly at a stand still. Then we have shane ross transport minister extrounder who would rather waste guards time with speeding than acually fix the death tramp regional and secondary roads we have

This is actually not the case, it's the opposite. There are a handful of shovel ready projects and the majority of them are at tender.

It's the lack of project near shovel ready status for around 2021/2022 is the major issue here.

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Question. Did you call it M20/M40, or did you copy/paste that from documentation? That little detail would be important as its either the M20 on its own, or the M20 with part of Corks North Ring included.

I called it that. There was no separate M40 North Ring allocation and the M20 project includes the North Ring between Killeens and Glanmire so it seems they will be done in tandem planning and funding wise

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

I think the major obstacle is Ross tbh. He's holding up the N4 in Sligo for no good reason. He's tight and when you're minister for transport, being tight means nothing happens.

Tight and seriously disinterested. Why push on a project in Sligo designed mainly about improving safety when you can go on a solo run about speeding.

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

I honestly cannot fathom how Varadkar, who himself showed a degree of pragmatism as Minister for Transport in bad times, has left this laissez faire libertarian in office for so long. I'm hoping he'll be shifted asap.

It would be wonderful if Ross was moved to another department in the summer where there will be less consequences from his total incompetence but then he'd miss out on the Rugby World Cup junket so I suppose that rules that out.

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

In terms of planning, we really are painfully slow at getting from design through to planning and tender stages in everything from building schools to metros. It's simply not good enough to claim this is the procedure and it takes time, consultations blah blah blah. Other countries are much quicker and that's simply the reality.

Totally at the foot of under-resourcing and under-funding of TII and the regional RDOs. In 2015 there was circa 15 projects in planning. Now there is 45 or so, along with a large tranche of minor schemes. These need resources to be handled which are not there.

Look at the funding for most of the schemes above and see for comparison. There is 100k allocated to a 1.1km realignment in Kerry (N72 Stagmount) and 200k allocated to a 55km dual carriageway project in Mayo/Sligo (N17). What is 200k in a year going to do for that project? It should be at least 10 times that.

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

TII are under resourced as is ABP which now has to deal with every housing scheme of 100 units or more. I try to be balanced but I'm really becoming frustrated with Fine Gael's lack of foresight when they decide to cancel, suspend or hold up national infrastructure. Capital spending is an investment and not a mismanagement of resources.

Agreed. ABP are under serious pressure also now with these housing developments and also the volume of appeals they are getting as before. Planning reform would really help here but who has the appetite for that.

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

We are facing a complete grind to a halt situation in Dublin, Cork and Galway within the next 3 years while the regions languish with 19th century road alignments. I do pity the likes of Noel Rock, Alan Farrell and Michael Ring who have a bit of gusto to get things done but will have to face their electorate yet again in less than a year and explain why x, y and z will definitely be dealt with in the coming 5 years.

Coming up to 100 years of independence, a bit of vision and ambition would be most welcome from government.

Cork Transport Strategy out in the next few weeks. Lets see if it's matched with investment. Having a competent body (the NTA) in charge of transport planning is a relatively new phenomenon in Ireland. However, ideas need to be matched with funding.

steeler j wrote: »

a lot of schemes after 2022,can some of them be fast tracked as nothing much is happening between now and then .For the money it would have costed maybe some of the work should have been done already and have a few more ready to go in 2020

The easiest solution here would have been to start planning for these in 2015/16 when TII were shouting from the rooftops that there is a shortage of national road schemes in planning and that there would be a time around 2022 when no amount of money would be useful because the projects are stuck in various stages of planning. Now look at the chickens coming home to roost. The 20 or so pipeline schemes have ~€10m allocated to them in 2019 for design & planning. I will happily argue with anyone who will tell me that that was not affordable in 2015.

neiljung wrote: »

What do the TII allocations cover? Do they include the contractor construction costs?

Taking Coollooney and Dunkettle the allocations look too small to cover construction but way too much to cover consultancy etc. given that planning and design are complete?

No mention of Enniscorthy or New Ross, or are they PPP and only paid for once complete?

The allocations cover the required (or don't cover in most cases) elements for the project for that year. For the M20 for example it's for Phases 1/2 (feasibility/scope/options selection). For the N4/Dunkettle it's construction.

PPPs are dealt with separately.

RichardoKhan wrote: »

Anyone know what the 400k towards the Clonee M3 - M50 will be? Guessing intial designs?

Initial planning & options selection. I would imagine 400k won't do too much though.

Rulmeq wrote: »

Do you have any documentation on the M7 J28 upgrade?

Unfortunately not, but with 25k allocated there won't be much done this year.