A5 Western Transport Corridor – South of Strabane to South of Omagh
- Project Type Roads / Bridges
- Client DRD Roads Service, Northern Ireland
- Company Involvement Phase 1 - Working with the employer’s designer to provide construction expertise to optimize design and buildability. Provide input into the planning and programming prior to publication of statutory orders and supporting Public Inquiry. Phase 2 - involves responsibility for the detailed design and undertaking construction of the works
- Form of Contract Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
- Dates December 2009 – July 2015
- Location Northern Ireland
The A5 WTC is an 88km dual carriageway from New Buildings in Co. Derry to Aughnacloy in Co. Tyrone and is largely constructed offline. The A5 WTC is one of 5 Key Transport Corridors identified in the Regional Transportation Strategy for Northern Ireland. The route broadly follows the present A5, and bypasses provide access to towns such as Strabane, Newtownstewart, Omagh and Ballygawley. The Southern end will connect to the N2 route in Co. Monaghan
Key Features
- Principal quantities comprise of: 4,600,000m³ of excavation, 500,000m³ of rock, 600,000m²of road pavement
- 34 no. Structures including 7 no. potential Interchanges
