N8 Cashel to Mitchelstown Road Improvement Scheme
- Project Type Roads / Bridges
- Client South Tipperary County Council
- Company Involvement The Cashel to Mitchelstown project was the first Irish ECI roads contract awarded by the South Tipperary County Council under the Transport 21 Framework. Roadbridge/Sisk JV was appointed as the Contractor in October 2004 to design and build the works for this project.
- Form of Contract IEI Conditions of Contract 3rd edition
- Dates March 2006 – December 2009
- Location Co. Cork / Co. Tipperary, Ireland
The N8 Cashel to Mitchelstown forms part of the South West Corridor linking Limerick and Cork to Dublin. This project involved the upgrade of this route to dual carriageway / motorway standard.
Key Features
- 37km of dual carriageway together with associated interchanges and local roads
- 90m long bridge to span the Suir River
- Principal quantities comprised
- 3,640,000m³ excavation
- 640,000m³ rock excavation
- 920,830m² of road surfacing
- 12 no. Underpasses
- 24 no. Overbridges
- 9 no. Underbridges
- 3 no. River Bridges
- 1 no. Rail Bridge
- This ECI roads contract was completed 10 months ahead of schedule.
