The contractor will deliver phase one of the project, which includes the provision of a new distributor road from the N76 Callan Road to the Circular Road at Robertshill. Further works involve the widening the existing Circular Road from Robertshill to its junction with the Kilmanagh Road, and widening the R695 Kilmanagh Road as far as the pump adjacent to Drakelands Nursing home.
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The work will help enable a planned sequence of developments in accordance with the Western Environs Local Area Plan. Proposals for the area include the provision of over 3000 new houses and two new secondary schools. Works are due to commence in March 2019 with an expected contract duration of 18 months.
The Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is supporting the project with €6.5million funding under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF).
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