Kinnegad - Kilcock Motorway - National Roads Authority
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M4 News 7/7/03 12:07 pm Page 1<br />
Number 1 June 2003<br />
EuroLink<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> - <strong>Kilcock</strong><br />
<strong>Motorway</strong><br />
Quarterly news on the <strong>Kinnegad</strong> - Enfield - <strong>Kilcock</strong> (M4) <strong>Motorway</strong> Project<br />
THE PLAN<br />
The <strong>National</strong> Development Plan (NDP) is the largest and most<br />
ambitious investment plan ever drawn up for Ireland. It involves an<br />
investment of over €52 billion of public, private and EU funds (at<br />
1999 prices) over the period 2000-2006.The plan involves significant<br />
investment in health services, social housing, education, roads, public<br />
transport, rural development, industry, water and waste services,<br />
childcare and local development.The plan includes the development<br />
to motorway or improved dual carriageway standard of the Galway<br />
to Dublin (N4/N6) road link. For more information, visit www.ndp.ie<br />
THE AUTHORITY<br />
The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> <strong>Authority</strong> (NRA) was formally established as an<br />
independent statutory body under the <strong>Roads</strong> Act 1993, with effect<br />
from January 1, 1994.Tche NRA's primary function under the Act is<br />
to secure the provision of a safe and efficient network of national<br />
roads. For this purpose, it has overall responsibility for planning and<br />
supervision of construction and maintenance works on these roads.<br />
For more information, visit www.nra.ie<br />
Anew era in road design and construction dawned with the<br />
signing by EuroLink of the first Public Private Partnership<br />
(PPP) contract at the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>'s offices on<br />
March 24, 2003.This contract - for the N4/N6 <strong>Kinnegad</strong> to <strong>Kilcock</strong><br />
motorway - is the first of 10 PPP schemes to be delivered by the<br />
NRA in the coming years.<br />
The concessionaire company is responsible for the design and<br />
construction of approximately 36km of motorway and other works,<br />
including 4km of standard dual carriageway and 17km of side roads,<br />
six junctions, 36 significant structures, drainage networks, landscaping,<br />
accommodation works, utility diversions, communications and the<br />
toll plazas.The projected opening date of the tolled motorway is<br />
late 2006.<br />
In addition, EuroLink must hand back the road at the end of the<br />
concession - in 2033 - in a standard that ensures it will have a<br />
satisfactory residual life.<br />
The PPP contract allows the NRA to reduce public financing<br />
dramatically while keeping the right to monitor quality standards<br />
during the whole of the 30-year project life.<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> to <strong>Kilcock</strong> - Who's Who<br />
THE COUNTY COUNCIL<br />
Westmeath County Council, in partnership with Meath and Kildare<br />
county councils, were responsible for the development of the project<br />
from the initial design stage, through route selection, statutory<br />
procedures and land acquisition.The work was managed on behalf of<br />
the local authorities by the Westmeath County Council <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Roads</strong> Design Office.The project liaison officers for the construction<br />
phase are Michael Kelly and Enda O'Keeffe. For more information,<br />
visit www.wccprojectoffice.ie<br />
THE IMPLEMENTERS<br />
EuroLink <strong>Motorway</strong> Operation Ltd is an incorporated Irish company.<br />
The partners of EuroLink are Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras<br />
de Transporte SA, a subsidiary of Ferrovial Infraestructuras SA, and<br />
SIAC Construction Limited.<br />
Westroute JV is a joint venture contracting entity formed by the<br />
merging of SIAC Construction Ltd and Ferrovial Agromen and which<br />
is responsible for the design and construction of the new motorway<br />
for EuroLink.<br />
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News<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> <strong>Kilcock</strong><br />
link makes history<br />
EuroLink
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N4 McNeads Bridge to <strong>Kinnegad</strong><br />
realignment scheme<br />
Westmeath<br />
o Galway<br />
To Sligo<br />
N6 Athlone to <strong>Kinnegad</strong><br />
realignment scheme<br />
N4<br />
N6<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> - <strong>Kilcock</strong> <strong>Motorway</strong> News<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong><br />
Ferrovial was established as a construction company in 1952.<br />
Fifty years later, while maintaining construction as its core<br />
activity, Ferrovial has grown into other areas, with<br />
complementary businesses (infrastructure, real estate and services)<br />
that provide synergy to its core business.<br />
Ferrovial debuted on the stock market in May 1999 and was<br />
promoted to the Ibex-35 index two months later. Ferrovial's key<br />
aggregates in 2002 were €5,042 million net sales, net earnings of<br />
€455.8 million (undiluted) and €485 million of operating profit.<br />
Construction continues to be Ferrovial's mainstay due mainly to<br />
the investment arising under Spain's infrastructure plan, along with<br />
the company's management experience and efficiency, and cash<br />
flow. Ferrovial's strength in Spain, its natural market, was boosted in<br />
recent years as a result of strong positioning outside Spain, hand in<br />
hand with the infrastructure business in Eastern Europe, through<br />
the acquisition of Budimex, the largest construction group in<br />
Poland.<br />
Ferrovial has over 30 years' experience in the infrastructure market<br />
since it obtained the Bilbao-Behobia toll road through a<br />
consortium in 1968. Ferrovial is now one of the world's largest<br />
private-sector transport infrastructure development groups, with a<br />
committed investment of €1,700 million in 16 toll roads in Spain,<br />
Portugal, Ireland, Chile and Canada; 13 airports in Australia, the UK,<br />
Mexico and Chile; and 175,000 parking spaces in Spain. Ferrovial<br />
recently acquired Belfast City Airport.<br />
Ferrovial is Spain's largest and Europe's second-biggest<br />
construction company in terms of market capitalization. Its entire<br />
strategy revolves around its commitment to long-term value<br />
creation, to enable its business project to be recognised as a world<br />
leader.This objective is based on the fundamental principles of<br />
profitability, innovation, transparency, reduction of environmental<br />
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N4<br />
Clonard<br />
Meath<br />
Ferrovial - a proud record throughout Europe and overseas<br />
impacts and social development in all its activities.<br />
Ferrovial's presence in the N4/N6 <strong>Kinnegad</strong> to <strong>Kilcock</strong> <strong>Motorway</strong><br />
Scheme will be realised through Cintra Concesiones de<br />
Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. and its parent company,<br />
Ferrovial Infraestructuras, SA, on the concessionaire side and<br />
through Ferrovial-Agroman SA on the construction side.<br />
Ferrovial is a major shareholder of 407ETR motorway in Toronto<br />
Kilda
M4 News 7/7/03 12:10 pm Page 3<br />
Kildare<br />
Moyvally<br />
N4<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> - <strong>Kilcock</strong> <strong>Motorway</strong> News<br />
Enfield<br />
SIAC - building on success<br />
SIAC is one of Ireland's major construction groups with origins<br />
dating from 1913 in Cork.The original business was the<br />
manufacture and laying of mastic asphalt under the name of the<br />
South of Ireland Asphalt Company Limited, before changing its name<br />
to SIAC Construction Limited from 1983.<br />
Over the past 25 years, SIAC has successfully delivered over 125km<br />
of motorway national primary road projects in Ireland and the UK. Its<br />
other fields of operation in civil engineering include the development<br />
of water and wastewater treatment plants, industrial buildings,<br />
pipelines and petrochemical facilities.Today SIAC employs over 850<br />
people, and in 2002 returned an operating profit of €6 million from a<br />
total revenue of €250 million.<br />
In recent years SIAC has been at the forefront of developments<br />
within the Irish construction industry by being the first contractor to<br />
win and handover a design and build wastewater treatment works at<br />
The scheme will begin at the end of the existing M4 motorway<br />
at <strong>Kilcock</strong>, from where it will pass south of the existing N4. A<br />
full grade separated interchange will be provided at <strong>Kilcock</strong><br />
connecting the Naas road to the Trim road.<br />
The route continues in a westerly direction towards Cappagh Hill,<br />
passing to the south of the Cappagh GAA pitch, crossing the<br />
Ballycorron River and continuing towards the regional road between<br />
Edenderry/Johnstown Bridge and Enfield, passing to the north of<br />
Johnstown House. A full grade separated interchange will be<br />
provided to serve Enfield and Johnstown Bridge along with the Trim<br />
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Meath<br />
N4<br />
Kildare<br />
Osberstown, Naas; and the first contractor to complete a design and<br />
build road scheme on the N9 Moone / Timolin Bypass.<br />
Currently SIAC is playing a leading role in the development of the<br />
following roads projects: South of the Boyne (joint venture); Boyne<br />
Bridge (joint venture); and Lissenhall to Balbriggan (SIAC only).<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> to <strong>Kilcock</strong> - Following the route<br />
and Edenderry <strong>Roads</strong> and links with the Enfield relief road.<br />
The route continues passing south of the railway and the Royal<br />
Canal, crossing the rivers Blackwater,Togher, Aleckafin, Glash and<br />
Boyne. It crosses the regional road to Edenderry and the <strong>Kinnegad</strong><br />
River passing south of <strong>Kinnegad</strong>.<br />
The route diverges to provide free flow connections to the N6<br />
(Galway) and N4 (Sligo) to the west of <strong>Kinnegad</strong>. At <strong>Kinnegad</strong> grade<br />
separated interchanges will be provided on the N4 and N6 links<br />
Over and underpasses will be provided to cater with the local<br />
traffic through the motorway.<br />
Kil<br />
The Boyne Bridge project – recently completed by SIAC construction
M4 News 7/7/03 12:10 pm Page 4<br />
Watch this space!<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> - <strong>Kilcock</strong> <strong>Motorway</strong> News<br />
<strong>Kinnegad</strong> to <strong>Kilcock</strong> - the<br />
journey has begun<br />
SITE SURVEYS<br />
Extensive site investigation and surveying works have been undertaken for various<br />
elements of the design both before the awarding of the contract, and since that date.Trial<br />
holes were excavated to determine the properties of the existing soils, surveys were<br />
carried out on the private and public services and on all watercourses that may be affected<br />
by the route. Environmental works have included water quality surveys and well<br />
monitoring, wildlife and plant surveys, and noise surveys. A detailed land survey of the<br />
existing topography of the site and the side roads was undertaken, along with the setting<br />
out of the site boundaries along the proposed route.<br />
ARCHAEOLOGY<br />
As part of the route selection process, the environmental impact study and the planning<br />
process, an assessment was made on the effects of the proposed route on any potential<br />
archaeological sites in the area. Following the selection of the proposed route and during<br />
the tender process, the NRA carried out surveys and investigations along the route to<br />
investigate and minimise the effect of any potential archaeological finds on the works.<br />
An archaeology strategy document and design statement has been produced by Westroute<br />
JV and their sub-consultants, ACS Ltd, a specialist archaeology company, in consultation with<br />
the project archaeologist, Ronan Swan, from Westmeath County Council <strong>National</strong> <strong>Roads</strong><br />
Design Office, the Heritage and Planning Division of the Department of the Environment<br />
and Local Government, formerly Duchas, and the <strong>National</strong> Museum of Ireland. This<br />
document outlines the procedures that Westroute JV have undertaken to follow to protect<br />
and preserve any items of archaeological interest discovered while carrying out the works.<br />
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT<br />
As part of the design process,Westroute JV and their sub-consultants are carrying out<br />
comprehensive reviews of the proposed works to identify any risks and reduce the effects<br />
of these on the works.The aim of a large part of these reviews is to attempt to minimise<br />
the effects of construction works on the local roads network by reducing, where possible,<br />
the amount of materials that may have to be imported.<br />
FENCING<br />
After carrying out the various surveys, one of the first permanent elements of work is the<br />
installation of the fencing to the boundaries.This fencing has to take account of the wildlife<br />
of the area and the adjacent landowners.When the fencing has been installed it secures<br />
the site and adjacent lands against accidental trespass and ensures that everyone is aware<br />
of the boundaries of the works. Fencing commenced in May 2003. It is anticipated that the<br />
majority of boundary fencing will be completed by the end of the summer.<br />
The on-site works that are<br />
anticipated to be noticeable by the<br />
next issue of the newsletter in<br />
September include:<br />
• Continuation of fencing along the site<br />
boundaries<br />
• Site clearance of vegetation and<br />
overgrowth, small farm buildings, etc. and<br />
establishment of haul routes throughout<br />
the site within the fenced off areas.<br />
• Topsoil stripping, excavation and fill<br />
(mainly west of <strong>Kinnegad</strong>, around Cappagh<br />
Hill and near structures on which<br />
construction is about to begin).<br />
• The start of work on several structures<br />
including the <strong>Kinnegad</strong> river culvert, M4<br />
Junction west, Boyne and Blackwater River<br />
bridges, Cappagh Hill bridge, Enfield<br />
Johnstown bridge and culverts to the<br />
rivers Glash, Aleckafin and Ballycorran.<br />
• The installation of drainage and services<br />
diversions throughout the site, particularly<br />
in areas where earthworks and structures<br />
operations are being undertaken.<br />
• The installation of gates and accesses, as<br />
agreed in the accommodation works<br />
schedules in areas of main work activity.<br />
• Temporary works including establishment<br />
of further welfare facilities, plant crossings,<br />
site access identification, signage, etc.<br />
It is not envisaged that any<br />
realignment/diversions/restrictions of side<br />
roads, other than what may be necessary<br />
to maintain the safety of the public/site<br />
interface, will be implemented within this<br />
period.<br />
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We're here<br />
to help you<br />
Eurolink and its partners are keen to<br />
ensure the successful delivery of this<br />
important motorway link. We have<br />
in place a team of committed personnel to<br />
assist in this delivery. We regard the<br />
people living adjacent or close to the<br />
scheme as key stakeholders in the project.<br />
While some inconvenience is always<br />
inevitable in a major construction project<br />
such as this, we will be making all efforts to<br />
keep such inconvenience to a minimum.<br />
Should you experience problems or<br />
difficulties, please contact Eurolink.<br />
Appropriate forms are available if you<br />
want to submit a query or a formal<br />
complaint regarding the construction of<br />
the project.<br />
EuroLink MO Ltd<br />
Inmaculada Roche<br />
Meadowbrook, Cloncurry<br />
Enfield, County Meath<br />
Telephone: 04054 0269<br />
Fax: 04054 0269<br />
E-mail: i.roche@cintra.es<br />
Westroute's team are ready to assist you if<br />
your concerns relate to their works on<br />
site.<br />
Westroute JV<br />
Martin Maher<br />
SIAC Building, Monastery Road,<br />
Clondalkin, Dublin 22<br />
Telephone: 086 275 6995<br />
Fax: 01403 3174<br />
E-mail: martin.maher@siac.ie<br />
Westmeath County Council had a lead<br />
role during the procurement of the<br />
project, and now they have passed on the<br />
design obligations, though they will still<br />
have an involvement in the CPO process<br />
and compensation.Their contact details<br />
are:<br />
Westmeath County Council<br />
Michael Kelly, Enda O'Keefe<br />
Westmeath County Council,<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> Design Office<br />
Culleen Beg, Mullingar<br />
County Westmeath<br />
Telephone: 0443 4250<br />
Fax: 0444 3661<br />
E-mail: mkelly@wccprojectoffice.ie,<br />
Eokeeffe@wccprojectoffice.ie<br />
Emergency Phone:<br />
In the unlikely event that an emergency<br />
related to the works occurs, please contact<br />
1890 500 333.