Sisk Sorensen Joint Venture, comprising John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd, has officially signed the €150 million Adare Bypass design and construction contract.

The contract was signed at a reception held at Limerick City and County Council's Corporate Headquarters, Merchants Quay, hosted by Mayor of Limerick, John Moran, in the presence of Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien TD.

The Government of Ireland is funding the project through the Department of Transport. 

The project is scheduled for completion by June 2027, ahead of the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. The Government approved the advancement of the bypass construction in November 2023 to facilitate early delivery.

Enabling works, including hedge clearance, fencing, archaeological resolution, railway bridge construction, haul road construction, and utility diversions, are currently underway. 

Noel Curtis, Project Director at John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and John Wallace, Managing Director of Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd, issued a joint statement on behalf of Sisk Sorensen, the Joint Venture partnership, stating: "We are delighted to have the opportunity to deliver this vital piece of infrastructure and we are working hard on the delivery, conscious of the Ryder Cup in Adare Manor in 2027.

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"We are off to a good start and value the collaboration and partnership approach from all the stakeholders involved locally and nationally."

Adare experiences significant traffic delays daily. The bypass will remove congestion on the N21 and divert any unnecessary through traffic, including HGV's away from the village improving the safety of all road users and the quality of life of people living, working and visiting this popular heritage village. 

The Adare Bypass Phase 1A of the overall Foynes to Limerick Road (including Adare Bypass) Project, will extend between the new interchange junctions at Adare and Croagh.  

It includes: 

• Approximately 7 km of new motorway from Croagh to Adare; 

• Two grade-separated junctions at Adare and Croagh; 

• Associated connections to and realignment of existing National, and Local roads; 

• In excess of 200m long 3-span bridge with a central clear-span of approximately 95m over the River Maigue at Adare;  

• Four river bridges; three signage gantries; seven overbridges/underbridges; and various accommodation underpasses, retaining walls and culverts; 

• Extensive earthworks; various drainage works including provision of attenuation ponds and wetlands various accommodation works, side roads and accesses; and various ancillary works; 

• Various Authority and Utility diversions including diversion of electricity, eir, broadband and water apparatus. 

The Adare Bypass also includes two new railway bridges, over the Foynes to Limerick railway line currently being recommissioned. Iarnród Éireann is delivering these bridge works in conjunction with John Cradock Ltd on behalf of Limerick City and County Council.  

The Adare Bypass is being delivered as an advance contract, in tandem with all the other advance and enabling works contracts. This advance/enabling works contracts phase is being delivered as part of the overall Foynes to Limerick Road (Including Adare Bypass) Project, in line with the plans and particulars of the approved development. 

Full details and documentation on the project are available at www.foyneslimerick.ie