Progress in The Past Months: Kinnegad - Kilcock Motorway News
Progress in The Past Months: Kinnegad - Kilcock Motorway News
Progress in The Past Months: Kinnegad - Kilcock Motorway News
8 - Summer 2005
Kinnegad - Kilcock
Motorway News
Quarterly news on the Kinnegad - Enfield - Kilcock (M 4) Motorway Project
Kilcock Interchange is ready for the N4 traffic diversion Cloncurry Road Realignment
the last quarter. On 26th May the Kilcock Interchange Consultations with third parties including Local
diversion opened to public traffic to facilitate the tie-ing Authorities, the Gardai and Landowners have continued
in phase with the existing M4 Motorway at Kilcock and and progressed well and we express our gratitude to
almost all local county roads are now running across the local Gardai for their continued assistance and
the new overbridges. Upon opening of the last two co-operation in relation to traffic management
roads in the East section at Cappagh Hill and Cloncurry, arrangements and diversions.
takes into account the expected growth of traffic. The Within each layer of the pavement strict quality control
higher the traffic flow the thicker the Pavement needs to ensures that the correct material is used in the layer and
be. that it is placed and compacted properly. Good quality
control and the correct use of materials mean that the
At the bottom of a road there is usually two layers made Pavement will be comfortable to drive and will have a
from crushed rock.These layers are the foundation of the long life giving value for money and minimising future
road and prevent it from sinking into the ground. The maintenance disruption for road users.
Road Lighting on a scheme is provided where there is a The completion of a road design and its construction is a
particularly difficult area to negotiate and generally is lengthy process with the design undergoing continual
reserved for junctions and toll areas in a rural review through Road Safety Audits, consultation and
environment. Each light unit casts a pool of light onto the certification which ultimately leads to the highest
road surface in a specific pattern that is then used to standards possible being achieved.
Pipe and duct laying works will continue and the areas
where the old county roads crossed the motorway path
will be excavated and transformed to match the level of
the adjacent new carriageways.
Seeding Topsoil
Contact Details:
EuroLink MO Ltd Westroute JV Westmeath County Emergency Phone:
Inmaculada Roche Martin Maher Council Emergencies related to the works
Meadowbrook, Cloncurry, Enfield Project Office can be reported to
Michael Kelly, Deirdre O’Neill
County Meath Johnstown Hotel Road 1890 500 333
Westmeath County Council,
Telephone: 046 95 40265 Enfield
National Roads Design Office
24-hour voicemail: 046 95 42919 County Meath
Culleen Beg, Mullingar
Fax: 046 95 40269 Telephone: 046 95 49610
County Westmeath
E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 046 95 49866
Telephone: 0443 4250
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 0444 3661
E-mail: [email protected] /
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