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N55 Athlone to Ballymahon Road Scheme

Preferred Route Corridor Announced

Westmeath County Council and Longford County Council in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland have announced the publication of the Preferred Route Corridor for the N55 Athlone to Ballymahon Road Scheme. This scheme will upgrade approximately 17km of the N55 National Secondary Route between Athlone and Ballymahon. The scheme is being developed to bypass Ballykeeran, Glasson, and Tang. It will improve safety for all road users along this section of the N55.

The Preferred Route Corridor for this scheme has now been identified and the Option Selection report finalised and available for download.

If you have further queries about the design process, or wish to speak to someone about the project, the N55 Project Team is available and can be contacted at the following E-mail address info@wccprojectoffice.ie or by phone on 044-9334250 during normal working hours.

Related file(s)

Appendices

A - Study Area & RPS Constraints
- 5158560_HTR_SK_002a
- 5158560DG0008 rev 1
B - NA - (Included in main report)
C - NA - (Included in main report)
D - Stage 1 Part 1 (Preliminary Options Assessment)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0010_STAT_I_REV_C ‌
E - Stage 1 Part 1.2 (Preliminary Option Selection Contd)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0010_STAT_I_REV_D
F - Stage 1 Part 2 (Route Options for Public Consultation)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0018_STAT_I_REV_- ‌
G - Stage 1 Part 3 (Route Options)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0022_STAT_I_REV_-
H - Stage 1 Eng (Engineering Assessment)
- 5158560DG0021 rev 1
- 5158560DG0018 rev 5_EngExtract
I - Stage 1 Env (Environmental Assessment)
- 5158560DG0018 rev 5_EnvExtract
J - Stage 1 Blue Opt (Technical Note)
- 5158560DG0077 rev 2
K - Stage 2 (Route Options)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0082_STAT_I_REV_A
L - TMR (Traffic Modelling Report)
- N55 TMR & Appendices_v2
M - CBA (Economic Modeling Report)
- 20191009 N55 Route Options_CBA Report_V14_with_Appendices
N - RSA F1 (Road Safety Audit; Stage F Part 1)
- 5158560DG0089 rev 1 - RSA Stage F Part 1
O - Archaeology, Architecture & Cultural Heritage Report
- N55 Athlone to Ballymahon Route Selection_Final report_May 2019
  - ‌O.1 Figures
  - O.2 Appendices
    - Appendix 1_Geophys Report_17R0142
    - Appendix 2_Geophys Report_19R0006
P - Ecology Report
- 5158560DG0098 rev 1
Q - Agronomy Agricultural Report
- 5158560DI0098 rev R03
R - Landscape & Visual Report
- 5158560DI0106
S - Soils & Geology Report
- 5158560DG0068 rev 1
T - Hydrology & Geology Report
- 5158560DG0074_Appendices A to E
U - Noise & Vibration Report
- 5158560DI0136 ‌
V - Air Quality Report
- 5158560DI0138
W - Multi Criteria Analysis Table
- 5158560DG0100 rev 0
X - Ph 2 Stage 2 ( Routes by Zones)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0084_STAT_I_REV_-
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0085_STAT_I_REV_-
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0086_STAT_I_REV_-
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0087_STAT_I_REV_- ‌
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0088_STAT_I_REV_-
Y - Ph 2 Stage 2 - Preference by Zones
- 5158560DG0124 rev 3 - OptionsByZone
Z - Emerging Preferred Route Corridor (2019)
- 5158560_HTR_SK_0089_STAT_I_REV_A
zAA - Modification Appraisals
- AA.1 Economy
  - 5158560DI0183 - SYSTRA_EPRC_Alternatives_CBA_3rd_Draft
  - 5158560DI0182 - SYSTRA_EPRC_Alternatives_TMR_3rd_Draft
- AA.2 Safety
  - 5158560DG0154 rev 1 - RoadSafety_Area1&2
- AA.3 Environment
  - 1 Heritage
    - N55 Athlone to Ballymahon Route Selection Alternatives_010922
  - 2 Agron
    - PF Co_EPRC_Alternatives V3.0_ Final
  - 3 L&V
    - 18028-EPRC-AREA 2-REV2 BOUND
    - 18028-EPRC-AREA 1-REV2 BOUND
  - 4 Air
    - AWN_Air_EPRC_Alternatives_REV3
  - 5 Noise
    - 18_10401NT01b N55 Route Selection Alternative Assessment_Noise
  - 6 Ecology
    - 5158560DG0151 rev 1
  - 7 Hydro
    - 5158560DG0152 rev 1 - Stage 2 Phase 3_Hydrology and Hydrogeology Appraisal
  - 8 Soil
    - 5158560DG0153 rev 1 - Stage 2 Phase 3_Soils and Geology Appraisal
zBB - EPRC (2022) Drawing
- Emerging Preferred Route Corridor (2022)
zCC - CBA & PABS (EPRC 2022)
- CBA
  - 26102022 N55 CBA - EPRC Addendum v4
- Cost Estimate
  - 5158560DG0163 rev 2 - CostEst_EPRC2022
- PABS -
  - Please contact the office (contact details below) to request a copy of this file‌‌
zDD - RSA F2 (ERPC 2022)
- 5158560DG0131 rev 3

Westmeath County Council in partnership with Longford County Council is developing a scheme for the improvement of the N55 between Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath and Ballymahon, County Longford.

The scheme is currently at Route Selection Phase.

Emerging Preferred Route Corridor

Five route options with six potential links were put on display at a public consultation meeting in April 2018. In October 2018, following further assessment, these route options and links were refined down to 6 end to end route options. The extent of the study area was also refined.

The route options have undergone a further detailed appraisal process in order to determine the emerging preferred route option. As a result of this appraisal the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor (EPRC) for the N55 Athlone to Ballymahon was put on display on Wednesday 26th June in Tubberclair Community Centre. The EPRC is displayed as a 150 meter wide corridor.

Drawings showing the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor along with previous drawings showing route options and constraints are now available to download from the links below. Alternatively drawings may be viewed at the Westmeath National Roads Office Culleen Beg, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath where WNRO staff continue to be available to the public to respond to any issues or queries they may have regarding the scheme.

The brochure and feedback form in relation to this Emerging Preferred Route Corridor are also available below. The public are asked to submit any feedback by 12th July 2019 in order that the design team can process the information received.

Further information can be requested by contacting the design team at:

Westmeath National Roads Office,
Culleen Beg,
Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath.

Phone: 044 9334250

Email: info@wccprojectoffice.ie

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Westmeath National Roads Office