CLONTIBRET to BORDER ROAD SCHEME February 2021

ARDEE – CASTLEBLAYNEY CLONTIBRET – BORDER CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME February 2021

The Option Selection Report, which has now been finalised, // PREFERRED ROUTE CORRIDOR documents the process of selecting the Preferred Route Corridor Project DescriptionARDEE – CASTLEBLAYNEY and outlines the rationale // and criteria applied in the selection of this Monaghan County Council is working in association with Transport Corridor. The report can be accessed by the public in the following Infrastructure IrelandCLONTIBRET (TII) to develop a scheme – BORDER to upgrade a 28km ways; section of the N2/A5 Dublin-Derry Road. The proposed project • It can be viewed or downloaded from the project website is in County Monaghan between Clontibret and the Northern (N2MonaghanLouth.ie). A digital copy of the report (on a memory Ireland Border. This project is called the N2 Clontibret to Border stick) can be requested from the N2 Project Team for those who CLONTIBRET Road Scheme. ARDEE TO CASTLEBLAYNEY cannot download the report due to poor internet access. This is an important project to enhance key North/South and Regional • It can be viewed by appointment at the offices of Monaghan // BORDER connectivity andRO to improveAD SCHEME road safety. Monaghan County Council County Council (subject to applicable government restrictions/ has appointed Jacobs Consulting Engineers (Jacobs) to advance the guidelines related to COVID-19). Please contact the N2 Project project throughCL the ONTIBRETplanning and design process.TO BORDER Team to request an appointment. What’s Happening Now – ROAD SCHEME Next Steps Publication of the Preferred Route Corridor Following the selection of the Preferred Route Corridor, the next This project is being developed in accordance with TII’s Project phase of TII’s planning and design process can commence subject Management Guidelines. An Emerging Preferred Route Corridor was to relevant approvals (i.e. Phase 3: Design and Environmental published for this project in August 2020, followed by a period of Evaluation). This will involve further development of the scheme, non-statutory public consultation seeking feedback on the Emerging including design of the road, identifying the landtake required, Preferred RouteARDEE Corridor. The public TO consultation period concluded in junction design and the preparation of an Environmental Impact October 2020. A Post Consultation Report for this third non-statutory Assessment. As shown on the Public Consultation Road Map, public consultationCASTLEBLA is available to download fromYNEY the project website Phase 3 is planned to be undertaken in 2021 and 2022. (N2MonaghanLouth.ie). ROAD SCHEME Throughout the Phase 3 design process, the N2 Project Team is Following review and consideration of the submissions and feedback committed to continuously engaging with people living, working received through the public consultation, it was determined that or who own land and property within the Study Area, however there was no substantially new and/or additional information which the design of the road and identification of the impacts on land would result in an amendment to the previously presented Emerging and property will take some time to develop. Preferred Route Corridor (Option H: Green+Yellow+Orange). Therefore, Option H,CL withoutONTIBRET any amendments, has been selected In order to inform the design process, the N2 Project Team will first as the Preferred Route Corridor (‘Preferred Option’). undertake a range of engineering and environmental site surveys. The design team will be in contact with relevant landowners to A map of the PreferredTO Route BORDER Corridor is shown overleaf. The arrange these surveys. Preferred Route Corridor is typically 400m wide. The corridor does not represent the actualRO widthAD of SCHEME the road scheme or the lands to be As the site surveys are completed, the initial design of the acquired - the corridor indicates the lands within which the N2 road road can be progressed. When the design has reached a scheme could be developed. level of maturity where informed discussions can take place, the N2 Project Team will consult with directly impacted landowners in relation to the initial design and its impact on Public Consultation Road Map land and property. Thereafter, feedback will be considered, and amendments may be made, where feasible, before finalising Studies & Research Publications & Milestones Public Participation rgb rgb // the design and landtake requirements. The dates shown on 22 238 the figure are indicative, subject to approval to commence Study Area Identiﬁcation Study Area 69 60Study Area & & Constraints Non-Statutory Phase 3, and may be subject to change as the Phase 3 design 130 72Constraints Mapping 2019 Development Public Sonsultation process progresses. #154582 #e83d49

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2020 Public Consultation Route Quarter 2 to Undertake the Initial Design of the Road Quarter 4 2021

Options Selection 3 PHASE Report & Preferred Preferred Route Stakeholder Identiﬁcation Engagement Consult Directly with Impacted Landowners Quarter 4 2021 Route Conﬁrmation on Initial Design to Quarter 1 2022 202021

WE ARE HERE WE Finalise Design, Landtake Requirements Quarters Complete Design Planning Submission Stakeholder & Statutory Documents (Incl. EIA) 2/3 2022 Appraisal and Preparation Engagement Statutory Documents 202122 If you have further queries about the design process, or wish Subject to to speak to someone about the project, the N2 Project Team is Government Approval Issue of Planning An Bord Pleanála available and can be contacted on the Project E-mail address Make Planning Submissions & Orders Statutory Consultation ([email protected]) or by phone on 087 340 Submission 3786 during normal working hours. www.N2MonaghanLouth.ie

N // CLONTIBRET TO BORDER PREFERRED ROUTE CORRIDOR Please see below a map of the Preferred Route Corridor, which can also be downloaded from the project website www.N2MonaghanLouth.ie.

Northern Ireland Border

Emyvale

Armagh City Existing N2

Monaghan Town Clontibret

Castleblayney

N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road Scheme

Existing N2

Ardee ARDEE – CASTLEBLAYNEY CLONTIBRET – BORDER CLONTIBRET TO BORDER ROAD SCHEME

N2 Clontibret to Border Road Scheme Study Area

Emerging PreferredARDEE Route Corridor – CASTLEBLA YNEY (Option H: Green+Yellow+Orange)CLONTIBRET – BORDER

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