N17/N18 Gort to Tuam PPP Scheme
- Project Type Roads / Bridges
- Client National Roads Authority
- Company Involvement The N17/N18 Gort to Tuam PPP Project was awarded to the Direct Route Consortium in April 2014
- Form of Contract Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Dates April 2014 – December 2017
- Location Co. Galway, Ireland
This 57km motorway project was designed, constructed, financed and is being maintained for a period of 25 years. The design and construct phase duration was 3 years and 8 months.
Over two kilometres of the project was constructed over soft ground requiring extensive vertical drainage, staged construction and surcharge. Other sections of the project were constructed through a karst landscape requiring specific design solutions and construction methods.
Key Features
- Construction of 57km of Motorway
- 5 Grade Separated Junctions
- 18 At-Grade Junctions on National, Regional and Local Roads
- 29 no. Overbridges, 22 no. Underbridges, and Underpasses
- 5 no. Major River Crossings, 2 no. Railway Crossings and Installation of flood relief culverts
- 4.25 million m3 of earthworks excavation
- All associated ancillary works
