M8-N8 Cullahill to Cashel
- Project Type Roads / Bridges
- Client Kilkenny County Council
- Company Involvement The M8 Cullahill to Cashel project was awarded by Kilkenny County Council under the National Development Plan. It was awarded to SRB Civil Engineering Ltd, a JV between Roadbridge and John Sisk & Son in August 2006.
- Form of Contract NEC3 Target Contract with Activity Schedule Option C
- Dates November 2006 - December 2008
- Location Kilkenny, Ireland
This contract comprised the design and construction of 40km 2-lane motorway with 4 Interchanges and extensive earthworks, drainage, structures & traffic management through sensitive habitat including a number of cSACs. Principle quantities comprised 4.7M m³ earthworks (including300,000m3 of Peat, 1,100,000m³ rock excavation). 1 million m² of pavement, 53 no. culverts, landscaping, utilities accommodation works and other ancillary works.
The project was completed 7 months ahead of time.
Key Features
- 14 no. Underpasses
- 18 no. Overbridges
- 5 no. Under bridges
- 8 no. River bridges
- 1 no. Rail bridge
