Mayo National Roads Design Office
Breaking News:
May 2010: Click here for news on the N5 Westport to Bohola Road Project - WeBo
February 2010: An Bord Pleanala have refused the N26 Ballina to Bohola - Stage 2 Scheme.
A draft of the Preliminary design of the N5 Westport to Bohola Road Project has been developed following the adoption of the preferred route by Mayo County Council in March 2009. The proposed route alignment can be viewed here at the Mayo National Roads Design Office or on this website by clicking here
The Preferred Route for the N59 Crossmolina-Ballina Road Project has been selected for potential adoption by Mayo County Council following a public consultation process, project appraisal and National Roads Authority review process. It is anticipated that the route will be brought before the Council at the February or March 2010 Meeting. The proposed route can be viewed at Crossmolina Library, Ballina Civic Offices or the Mayo National Roads Design Office, Castlebar. It is also available for viewing on this website by clicking here
Mayo County Council have adopted a new Customer Care Charter and you can access it here
The N59 Westport to Mulranny Website Drawings are available for viewing here
The N60/N83 Ballyhaunis Outer Bypass Emerging Preferred Route:
The N60/N83 Ballyhaunis Outer Bypass Emerging Preferred Route is being presented to the public on Tuesday February 24, 2009 in the Ballyhaunis Parochial Hall from 2pm to 8pm. A display of the plans will be available and representatives from the Mayo National Roads Design Office shall be in attendance to answer any queries. Brochures on the emerging preferred route are available from this office. Please ring the office at 094 9038130 to get your copy. Click here
Engineers Ireland Continuing Professional Development Accreditation Award:
Engineers Ireland has just informed us that we the Mayo NRDO have been awarded the Engineers Ireland Continuing Professional
Development Accreditation for 3 years. “The Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer logo recognises good organisational practice in the area of professional development for engineers and technical staff and receives the formal backing of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment.”N5 Westport - Bohola Road Project_Emerging Preferred Route - For more information on this project click here
The Mayo National Roads Design Office, in conjunction with Mayo County Council and the NRA, are inviting your comments in relation to the Emerging Preferred Route for the N5Westport - Bohola Road Project. For more information click here
N5 Westport - Bohola Road Project_Route Options Presentation
The Mayo National Roads Design Office, in conjunction with Mayo County Council and the NRA, are inviting your comments in relation to the route corridors under consideration for the N5Westport - Bohola Road Project. For more information click here . For information on the scheme itself click here. View Route Options Section 1 2 3 4 5 . View Questionaire .pdf
N59 CROSSMOLINA-BALLINA ROAD PROJECT:
The emerging preferred route for the N59 Crossmolina - Ballina Route has been announced. Click here for a pdf version of the scheme brochure
A presentation of the emerging preferred route will be held in Crossmolina GAA Club on Wednesday 16th July, from 12pm to 6pm and in Ardagh Community Centre on Thursday 17th July, from 4pm to 8pm. All individuals and interested parties are invited to attend. Click here for copy of the Invitation and here for Scheme details
N5 Westport - Bohola Road Project:
Following a review of the N5/N59 North-Westport Relief Road, the N5 Westport-Castlebar Road Project, the Castlebar Ring Road Project and the N5 Ballyvary-Bohola Road Project, the Mayo National Roads Design Office, in partnership with the NRA, have decided to develop a combined project for the upgrading of the N5, extending from the N59 north of Westport to the N5 east of Bohola. This project is called the N5 Westport-Bohola Road Project. Public Information Leaflet
N17 Tobercurry Bypass to Knock Bypass:
This is a road being planned by the this office as part of the Transport 21 plan to develop the Atlantic Corridor from Donegal to Waterford. The design team are currently preparing a Constraints Study Report for the section between the Knock Bypass and the preferred route of the N17 Charlestown Bypass. Public Information Leaflet
N84 Bypass_Emerging Preferred Route:
The emerging preferred route for the N84 Bypass has been announced and you can view the details by clicking here
Newsletter:
The NRA has introduced its very own newsletter and extracts from it can be accessed here on our site. It features an article on Reg Cowie from the Isle of Man who adopted the role of Chief Technician for the official opening of the "John Healy Road", the N5 Charlestown Bypass last year. Read on
TheN26 Stage 2:
Oral Hearing for the N26 Stage 2 was held at the Breaffy House Hotel on February 19th. The report will be available in early summer.
€7,768,246 has been allocated to National Primary schemes in the Mayo National Roads Design office.
Ongoings:
Welcome to our new website here at the national roads design office in Castlebar.Our site has been totally redesigned and preparations for the official launch are at an advanced stage. The official opening of the N5 Charlestown Bypass was performed on November 2nd. by the Minister for Transport Mr Noel Dempsey T.D. Three thousand people attended the opening and afterwards 300 guests attended the NRA banquet.The new bypass to be know as the "John Healy* Road" is part of the N5 national primary route between Westport and Longford which is being upgraded under the Government's Transport 21 investment programme. It will bypass both the town of Charlestown and the village of Carracastle following a route to the south of the existing N5. This new bypass will remove up to 7,000 vehicles each day from Charlestown and Carracastle.
Speaking at the bypass opening in Charlestown, Minister Dempsey said: "This new bypass is a further demonstration of the Government's commitment to transforming our national road network. The John Healy Road will make a big difference to the people of Charlestown and Carracastle. It will remove up to 7,000 cars a day from their roads and it will deliver a major reduction in both noise and air pollution levels. Locals will now enjoy reduced journey times and all round safer journeys and that is very welcome news."Minister Dempsey added; "This is the third major project to be completed in the BMW region this year and it will make a significant contribution to the Atlantic Road Corridor. It demonstrates the importance that Government places on balanced regional development with continued investment in the BMW region. With Knock International Airport just a few miles down the road Charlestown will now more than ever be a better place in which to live and work. I am sure that if John Healy were alive today he would be very proud of Charlestown and what it has become."
Speaking at the opening in Charlestown today Mr Peter Malone, Chairman of the National Roads Authority, said: "Competitiveness is central to our continued economic well-being and we need to shape an environment from which we can compete effectively. Dealing with infrastructure deficiencies in the national road network has a significant role to play in this regard not just nationally but also at regional level. The opening of the Charlestown Bypass is a practical demonstration of the National Road Authority's commitment to regional development, particularly the BMW region, in line with Government policy. The N5 is an important strategic route in the west running from Westport to Longford traversing the Atlantic Corridor on the Mayo/Sligo Border. The Atlantic Corridor running from Donegal through the west, down to Cork and on to Waterford is a key route targeted for development under the Transport 21 Plan. It will open up the BMW region to commercial and tourism opportunities. Road schemes such as the Charlestown Bypass are about more than building roads to a better economic future they are also about creating a better quality of life. Communities in bypassed towns and villages enjoy a safer and cleaner environment which is much more pleasant to live in."
The project has been funded by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and part financed by the European Union Regional Funds.
* The John Healy Road in named in memory of the acclaimed journalist who came from Charlestown. He was a proud Mayo man and a great champion and advocate for the west of Ireland. Healy is probably best remembered for his book No One Shouted Stop (Death of an Irish Village) in which he chronicled life in Charlestown.
