The Carrigaline Relief Road is located a short distance west of Carrigaline Main Street and will allow traffic bypass the Town Centre. The new road will also facilitate the expansion of the town centre on zoned development land.
Speaking at the contract signing, Mayor McGrath noted the importance of this relief road to one of the country’s largest commuter towns, “This is a critical piece of infrastructure for Carrigaline and is urgently needed given the serious traffic problems in the town. Progressing to the Detailed Design phase is a significant step forward for the project as the next phase is construction. The Design phase will take approximately 12 months to complete and this timeframe must be used to secure the funding required to progress to construction without delay. “
Works on this project began over a decade ago but difficulties securing funding have seen the project delayed. However, speaking on the progression of the project, Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Mr. Tim Lucey confirmed, “The Council have acquired approximately ninety five percent of the lands required to build the road. We have also completed a number of site investigations and have advanced works in building and demolition contracts on the ground. The recently acquired lands for the road project were fenced in May 2016 and we are pleased to now be in a position to progress with the acquisition of the remaining lands required for the road.”
Atkins Consulting Engineers, based in Cork Airport Business Park, have been appointed to complete the detail design stage for this important infrastructure project and have the project “shovel ready” for construction.
The construction stage cost for the road project is estimated to cost in the region of €7 million and Atkins will commence work on the project in May.
Mayor McGrath went on to say, “The Council fully recognises the high priority of this project, not just to ease traffic congestion, but also to facilitate the future development of the town centre and for the creation of employment. I very much look forward to the completion of this vital bypass road which will be of enormous benefit to the people of Carrigaline and beyond.”