New N9 Kilkenny-Carlow section to start in 2008

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The most important infrastructural development for Kilkenny is set to get underway in the new year. The route from Carlow to knocktopher (to pass within a couple of miles of Kilkenny itself) with junctions for KK at Dunbell (interchange and new link road to new ring road) and at Danefort.

Waterford-Knocktopher section is well underway since last February. Carlow bypass will probably open within months. Happy days !

http://www.nra.ie/RoadSchemeActivity/KilkennyCountyCouncil/N9N10CarlowKnocktopherKilcullenWaterford/SchemeName,10819,en.html

Just said I'd keep you all updated.

Mfitzy.

cargo

Don't want to hijack your thread (especially not this one - waited long enough!!) but just a little update on the Carlow bypass, it's rumored (and in local papers) to open this side of Christmas!! Have a look at the thread on the Carlow board for further updates.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055137410&page=2

Happy days, just need to level Castledermot now (only kidding CD folk)

Bards

Contractors are expected to be on site in March 2008 for both the Knocktopher to Powerstown and Kilcullen to Prumplestown (Phases 3 & 4) sections

just-wonderin

just went to visit our carlow cousins yesterday, looks like the carlow bypass is nearly ready to open.. happy days traveling to dublin.... but still the kilkenny ring road is dribbling like a sick ass :eek: will it ever finish..

Bards

just-wonderin wrote: »

just went to visit our carlow cousins yesterday, looks like the carlow bypass is nearly ready to open.. happy days traveling to dublin.... but still the kilkenny ring road is dribbling like a sick ass :eek: will it ever finish..

Carlow Bypass is due to open Feb/March 2008

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just-wonderin wrote: »

just went to visit our carlow cousins yesterday, looks like the carlow bypass is nearly ready to open.. happy days traveling to dublin.... but still the kilkenny ring road is dribbling like a sick ass :eek: will it ever finish..

Indeed new roundabout at Powerstown...as for ring road we are given absolutely no information from the Council on anything. Absolutely scandolous handling of a major project. Could have been fin 6 months with any sort of a push on. Gives me little hope for forward planning of delivery of the next stage in infrastructure. really this is only solving the problem form 15 years ago..

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Carlow-Knocktopher and Carlow-Kilcullen listed to start in '08 according to NRA funding allocation for the year:
http://www.nra.ie/News/PressReleases/htmltext,11671,en.html

mike65

Its mentioned in Waterford Today this week

http://www.waterford-today.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2170&Itemid=1&ed=203

Mike.

Bards

Looks like Roadbridge/Sisk won the contract, unusual considering that ASCON have the contracts for :Carlow Bypass, Waterford-Knocktopher, and part of a consortium for N25 Waterford City Bypass.

http://www.sisk.ie/sisk/sisk/www/default.asp?magpage=10

Stephen

As long as those Regan twats didn't get it I'm happy.

just-wonderin

just looking at roadbridge/sisk web page mentioned the 40km of motorway and something of a 6.5km of single carriage way to link to the city where will it link to?

PhilipMarlowe

Presumably the road is the one between the major interchange which is to be built near the esb power 'station' thing near the Fox and Goose on the carlow road and then going in by the back of lyrath and probably linking up to the ring road near the hebron?

PhilipMarlowe

Kilkenny link road
The junction strategy (Section 17.10) had identified the need for a new link to Kilkenny which was to be a single carriageway standard. Having concluded that there was sufficient capacity for a new link to the Ring Road at Hebron Road (see Volume 3 Section 19), four options (A to D) were identified linking between the Ring Road and junction 7 (Dunbell) of the proposed new route. The options are shown on RSR3 Figure 19.1. The assessment process is explained in Section 19 and Option D was selected having the best alignment standard and reduced severance. The proposed link road would be 6.7km long and is estimated to have a construction cost of €20.4 million.

11.4mb pdf file here if you want to see the layout maps etc.... from http://n9-n10kilcullen-waterford.ie/eiswp/drawings1.htm

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Think they should really consider upgrading it to dual carriageway, the link road to KK.

Seems to be a bit of activity along parts of the route, contractors and the like checking on site.

darkman2

The entire N9 will be M9 when it opens under reclassification.:)

Bards

Further info from http://www.fehilytimoney.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=1&Itemid=27

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N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme - Phase 3: Kilcullen to Carlow, €100M
Fehily Timoney Gifford has recently been appointed by Roadbridge Ltd. to carry out the detailed design for the N9/N10 Phase 3 Kilcullen to Carlow Design & Build project.

The contract provides for 27.5 kilometres of High Quality Dual Carriageway, which will link the existing interchange at Kilcullen to the tie-in at Castledermot with Phase 1 of the overall Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme. Phase 3 also includes 11.2km of single carriageway linking Athy to the Mainline and on to the existing N9 as well as various other sections of link road. FTG will be responsible for all aspects of engineering design including highway alignment, drainage, geotechnical and the structural design of 44 principal structures including 17 overbridges, 2 underbridges, 3 river bridges, farm accommodation overbridges, farm accommodation underpasses and culverts.

Fehily Timoney Gifford and White Young Green are also providing the Designer’s supervisory staff to the construction works.


N9/N10 Kilcullen to Waterford Scheme - Phase 4: Knocktopher to Powerstown, €217, 258, 642.00
Fehily Timoney Gifford and White Young Green have recently been appointed by Roadbridge Sisk Ltd. to carry out the detailed design for the N9/N10 Phase 4 Knocktopher to Powerstown Design & Build project.

The contract provides for 40.2 km High Quality Dual Carriageway, which starts at Knocktopher junction on the R699 at the southern end and extends north to link into the Powerstown Junction on the N9, 4 km of Leighinbridge. The scheme also includes 6.9 km of single carriageway linking Kilkenny to the Mainline and 3km of single carriageway realignments to National Primary roads. Fehily Timoney Gifford are responsible for the section from Knocktopher to the junction with the Kilkenny Link road including the link itself, some 20.25 km of dual carriageway and 7km of single carriageway. The engineering design work encompasses highway alignment, drainage, geotechnical and the structural design of 34 principal structures including 11 overbridges, 10 underbridges, 3 river bridges, farm accommodation overbridges, farm accommodation underpasses and culverts. Fehily Timoney Gifford and White Young Green are also providing the Designer’s supervisory staff to the construction works.

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Wouldhave thought the detailed design would be done a this stage?
Hopefully it still means we'll be seeing bulldozers on site by April .

Seem to be removing hedgerows etc now down around Bennetsbridge...

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Work on the KK Link road seems to have started already...all fenced off and site clearance going on by the ESB Sub station on Carlow road.

Also the section between Kilcullen and Castledermot is all fenced off with site clearance well underway

Bards

mfitzy wrote: »

Work on the KK Link road seems to have started already...all fenced off and site clearance going on by the ESB Sub station on Carlow road.

Also the section between Kilcullen and Castledermot is all fenced off with site clearance well underway

according to Transport 21 website - Project update for feb. Work has indeed started. see http://www.transport21.ie/PROGRESS_REPORTS/2008/february_2008.html and scroll down to the Roads section

fitzyshea

Bards wrote: »

according to Transport 21 website - Project update for feb. Work has indeed started. see http://www.transport21.ie/PROGRESS_REPORTS/2008/february_2008.html and scroll down to the Roads section

Funny nothing mentioned on NRA website as yet all it says is tender stage.

stag39

mfitzy wrote: »

Also the section between Kilcullen and Castledermot is all fenced off with site clearance well underway

i think i spotted a nearly finished embankment near crookstown when passing by yesterday.. will give it further study later! roll on 2 years

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stag39 wrote: »

i think i spotted a nearly finished embankment near crookstown when passing by yesterday.. will give it further study later! roll on 2 years

Think thats to do with a link road to the existing N9...they seem to have made a lot of progress already up that way

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I wonder will Dublin-Waterford bus services use the new road and go via Kilkenny, or will they continue to use the existing death trap? Presumably in time a lot of them will start using the new M9.
Would be nice to think we could have a decent bus link between KK and Waterford, like say Ennis-Limerick service.

Bards

from http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Roads/N9-N10_Kilcullen_to_Waterford_Road_Scheme_-_Phase_4_Knocktopher_to_Powerstown_-_Main_Works_-_Design_Build_-_Contract.html


On Friday 4th April, Kilkenny County Council as Lead Authority and Roadbridge Sisk Joint Venture trading as SRB Civil Engineering Ltd signed a contract for the construction of the N9/N10 Phase 4 Knocktopher to Powerstown High Quality Dual carriageway/Motorway. The total scheme cost is 467 million euro and represents the largest project ever undertaken by Kilkenny County Council.

This contract is the final phase of the Kilcullen to Waterford road (one of five Major Inter Urbans) originally identified in the Government's 2000 -- 2006 National Development Plan, reaffirmed in Transport 21 and the Current National Development Plan, Towards 2016. The completion date for the Contract is 30th November 2010 which is line with the targets set in Transport 21.

The National Roads Authority has provided the funding and the technical back-up to enable the scheme to reach this stage and to allow construction to commence. Kilkenny County Council (together with Tramore House Regional Design Office) has project managed the scheme since 2000 on behalf of Carlow and Kilkenny County Councils. Arup and Roughan O'Donovan Faber Maunsell Alliance Consulting Engineers brought the scheme through the Preliminary Design and the Statutory Procedures (publication of CPO and EIS) and will act as employer's representative for the duration of the construction phase. An Bord Pleanala granted Approval for the project in December 2005.

The Contract for Phase 4 will tie -in with the N9 Phase 2 Waterford to Knocktopher Road (which is currently in course of construction by Ascon Ltd, Cork) at Sheepstown, Knocktopher and will proceed north to include 41 Km of new Dual Carriageway/Motorway to a tie-in with Phase 1 - Carlow Bypass at Powerstown, south of Carlow (due to open in early Summer of this year), currently under construction by Ascon Ltd, Kill, Co Kildare.

The Scheme will include 3 grade separated junctions -- at Danesfort on the existing N10, at Dunbell (from where the new 6 km.Kilkenny Link Road will start) and at Paulstown (from where a 1.1 km link to the existing N9 and N10 will be constructed), the construction of the Kilkenny and Paulstown links, the realignment of the R699 from the new junction at Sheepstown to Knocktopher Village (including Traffic Calming measures in the village)and realignment of the existing N10 at Danesfort through the new junction there. In addition, there are three signature bridges over the Kings River, the Nore and the Barrow. The project will provide realignment of single carriageway local roads where they intersect with the new road and farm accesses at various locations.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Mr Tom Maher acknowledged the co-operation of the many property owners whose lands and properties will be affected by the construction of this project. He also thanked the valuable input and consideration received from the farming representative bodies in the design stage and lead in to the land acquisition and construction stage of the project which is now imminent.

Mr Maher further pointed out that the route will facilitate balanced regional development of Waterford as a Gateway City and Kilkenny and Wexford as supporting hubs as set out in the Government's National Spatial Strategy 2002- 2020. The new road will have major benefits for communities in the counties of Waterford, Kilkenny and Carlow. It will remove national traffic from the villages of Knocktopher, Stoneyford, Dungarvan, Thomastown, Gowran and Paulstown and will reduce traffic on sections of the Ring Road in Kilkenny and on the existing N10 approaches to Kilkenny City with resultant environmental improvements, particularly in noise and air quality, for people in these communities.

There will be a significant reduction in travel time between Waterford and Powerstown. Combined with the new Carlow Bypass and the section between Carlow and Kilcullen which is currently under construction the resultant travel times between Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow and Dublin will also be dramatically reduced. This should make the South East area significantly more attractive for industrial and other investment.

Accident rates on the new Dual Carriageway/Motorway are expected to be greatly reduced relative to those experienced on the existing road network and therefore should result in an overall reduction in accidents on the combined network.

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U beat me to it Bards . Great news altogether, the final pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place. .
Will transform Kilkenny economically, poor road access has held us back for too long compared with other places around the country. It's a truly savage undertaking.

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Anybody know when the official sodturning(s) are ?

Bards

If I was a guessing man, I would say at this stage there won't be any, but there will be some kind of photocall when the Carlow bypass is opened later this month

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These Sisk-Roadbridge crew REALLY mean business . Drove by Danesfort the past few weeks daily and progress seems to be very rapid indeed. Already they are pouring foundations, steel and casing for what is presumably an element of the new flyover junction there.

Stephen

Should have got them to do the ring road!

fricatus

mfitzy wrote: »

These Sisk-Roadbridge crew REALLY mean business . Drove by Danesfort the past few weeks daily and progress seems to be very rapid indeed. Already they are pouring foundations, steel and casing for what is presumably an element of the new flyover junction there.

Yeah, I pass by there daily and it's staggering how much progress has been made in, what, 3-4 weeks?

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Carlow bypass opens Thursday so the M9 jigsaw is comin together at long last. Should shave a good 15-20 mins off the journey at peak times:

http://www.nra.ie/News/NewsAnnouncements/htmltext,14694,en.html