M17-M18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme

Project Title:

M17-M18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme

Contract:

Project includes for the construction of 53km of dual carriageway through challenging terrain including 5 interchanges.

Client:

Roadbridge -SISK on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Galway County Council.

Company Involvement:

Atlantic Plant Hire & Contract Crushing was contracted to extract site won rock material and process for incorporation into the works.

Start / End Dates:

April 2014 -December 2016.

Project Description:

This contract comprised the following:

Drilling & Blasting of 550,000m³ of rock processed and used from within the lands made available for use in mainline and ancillary works on pavement and structural layers.

The N17 N18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme forms part of the Atlantic corridor outlined under Transport 21. The scheme involves the design and construction of a new road to replace the existing N17 and N18 between Gort and Tuam. The existing N17 and N18 will thereafter be reclassified as regional roads. The scheme bypasses several adjacent towns to remove traffic bottlenecks. It is designed to accommodate national through traffic flows and will significantly improve safety and reduce journey times for traffic travelling north-south along the West of Ireland. The new road will also improve connectivity between the Western Region and Dublin and will significantly assist in the economic development of the BMW (Borders, Midlands and Western) regions).