A €28 million project to realign and upgrade a 2.5km section of the existing N16 National Primary Road in County Sligo has taken a huge leap forward.

BAM Civil Limited has been appointed as contractor for the scheme between Drumkilsellagh and Lugnagall townlands.

The project, which is funded by Tranport Infrastructure Ireland, is being managed by the Sligo Regional Design Office in conjunction with Barry Transportation Limited.

Construction is expected to commence in the coming weeks, and will involve necessary traffic management arrangements. Work is expected to take 20 months to complete.

Upgrading and realignment of 2.54km of the existing N16 National Primary Road to Type 2 single carriageway standard. Junction Improvements include the provision of a roundabout at the junction with the Drum Road and six simple T junctions, including two right/left staggered T Junctions. Approximately 1.5km of the surrounding existing local road network will also be realigned and upgraded as part of the tie-in works. The scheme also includes circa 1.5km of Vulnerable Road Users (Unsegregated cycle and pedestrian) tracks located predominately within the mainline verge space, interlinking as necessary with alternative offline routes. There is one 15m clear span river bridge over the Tully Stream, one Vulnerable Road Users subway underpass and a number of culverts and associated diversions of existing minor watercourses and drainage ditches.

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Significant earthworks operations include the construction of a large embankment of up to 18m in height, a large rock cutting up to 18m deep, and the use of a soil repository/borrow pit within the scheme extents.

Other works include site clearance, fencing and boundary treatment works, accommodation works, safety barriers, drainage and ducting, pavement, kerbing and paved areas, traffic signs and road markings, road lighting at roundabout, diversion of services and utilities and landscaping and other necessary environmental mitigation measures.