Length of Project: 25 km (Maps 1 and 2 of Scheme)

Carriageway Type: Single carriageway (Diagram)

Current Status of Project: Phase 3

2007 Grant Allocation: €10,000

 

Introduction to the N60 Castlebar to Claremorris Road Scheme:

The Mayo County Development Plan 2003-2009 has stated in its transportation policy its objective to complete the improvements to the national routes and to continue to improve these routes as finance permits. The improvements proposed within the N60 Castlebar to Claremorris Road Scheme are consistent with this policy. The Ireland National Development Plan has identified the N60 as requiring further major improvements, as part of its development strategy for national primary and national secondary roads. The Government's policy in the National Development Plan is to provide a high quality of service on the national road network. The National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020 recognizes the need to provide good quality road and public transport connections between Dublin, Galway, Mayo and Sligo and identifies 2 strategic radial corridors and 1 strategic linking corridor within County Mayo. These corridors will assist in promoting development within the West Region between the Gateways of Galway, Sligo and Athlone and the linked Hub of Castlebar and Ballina.

Progress to Date:

Project Planning (Phase 1 to Phase 3)

The project commenced in 2000 with a Study Area being identified. Following public consultation, a Constraints Study Report was published in January 2001. Route Options were presented for public consultation in May 2001, and the Preferred Route was presented to the public in September 2001. The Route Selection Report, presenting the process of selection of the Preferred Route, was presented to the public in November 2001.

The Preferred Route corridor is being protected from the point of view of planning permissions, and the scheme is awaiting approval to proceed to Phase 4, Preliminary Design.

Contact Information:

If you have any queries or comments to make in relation to the above project, if you require further information or if you wish to make an appointment please contact the following;

Pat Staunton, E.E.
Mayo National Roads Design Office,
Mayo County Council,
Glenparke House, The Mall,
Castlebar, County Mayo.

Phone: (094) 9047634

Opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Publications:

Information Brochures:
Information leaflets/brochures and questionnaires are issued periodically to inform the public on the progress of the project and to assist us in assessing the public reaction to the project. Click on any of the following to view the leaflet or brochure:

Constraints Study Brochure
Route Options Brochure
Preferred Route Brochure

Reports:
Reports are prepared at various stages of the project in accordance with the requirements of the NRA National Roads Project Management Guidelines.
The published versions are available for viewing at the Mayo National Roads Design Office (see 'Contact Us' page).
Alternatively, the text of the reports may be downloaded here. Please note that the following .pdf files may not include all of the appendices, maps and diagrams contained in the published version in order to reduce the file size for downloading.

Constraints Study Report and Route Selection Report.

Once published, the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be available for viewing or purchase. An electronic copy of the documents will be available on CD.

Other Relevant Information:

If you have an interest in other aspects of road planning or construction click here to view some of the publications contained within this website. Alternatively, you can visit the NRA website to view their comprehensive library of publications.

Archaeology:

During the planning and preliminary design stage (Phase 1 to Phase 4) of the project, no on-site intrusive archaeological investigations take place. This occurs during the construction stage of the project (Phase 5 to Phase 7) and generally occurs in advance of the main construction contract. However, a combination of desk-top and non-destructive field assessments of known archaeological sites occur during Phase 1 to Phase 4. If you wish to view this information, please refer to the Constraints Study Report and the Route Selection Report where appropriate.

General information about archaeology on road projects