Annual Report 2011.pdf (size 6 MB) - Offaly County Council

ROADS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
SPC Chair: Tony McLoughlin MCC
Members:
Sectoral:
Cllr. Noel Bourke Mr. Hugh Farrell Director of Services: Frank Heslin
Cllr. Connie Hanniffy Mr. Brian Kenny Senior Engineer: Charles McCarthy, Roads
Cllr. Ger Plunkett Mr. Michael Kenny Senior Executive Engineer: Joe Coleman, Roads
Cllr. Danny Owens
Administrative Officer: Mary Flynn Kenny
Cllr. Paddy Rowland
Chief Fire Officer: Eoin O’Ceilleachair
Health & Safety Officer: Dennis Gibbons
ROADS DEPARTMENT
Tullamore Bypass (€150,000 – 2011) – Opened to traffic in
2009. Estimated Cost €100m including land acquisition.
Allocation in 2011 covered residual network, traffic surveys,
supervision and settlement of outstanding land acquisition.
Tullamore/Kilbeggan Link (€550,000 – 2011) - This scheme
was progressed by Westmeath County Council NRDO in 2010
and 2011. To date the following items have been addressed: -
1. Preliminary Design completed
2. Ground Investigation completed
3. Initial Archaeological Assessment
completed
4. EIS completed
5. CPO ready for publication
Approval of the NRA is required to proceed to the next stage and
this involves the publication of the Compulsory Purchase Order
(CPO) and the holding of an Oral Hearing. The NRA confirmed
in February 2012 that they would not be granting approval to
proceed to CPO/Oral Hearing stage due to the unavailability of
funding.
Banagher Link Road Phase 2 (€200,000 – 2011 additional
funding) – Offaly County Council began construction of this
section of road in 2010. The section of new road involved is 330
metres in length and links the Lusmagh Road with the Crank
Road. Additional funding of €200,000 was sought and received
from the DOT in 2011 to complete this improvement scheme
which also includes sections of the existing Crank Road and
Offaly Local Authorities Annual Report 2011
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