N5 to Scramoge Road Project Public Information Event– December 2015

What Happens Next? Public Display Detailed site investigations including: environmental, land, and geotechnical surveys are on- Public Information Event– December 2015 going and will be soon completed. Following the completion of surveys and consultations, the design of the proposed road development will be finalised and the Environmental Impact An upgrade of the N5 National Primary Statement, Natura Impact Statement and Compulsory Purchase Order will be completed. It is route between Ballaghaderreen anticipated that the development application will be ready for submission to An Bord Pleanála and Scramoge is proposed to tie towards the end of Q1 2016. in with the recently completed N5 The Statutory Orders and Environmental and Natura Impact Statements will be prepared in Ballaghaderreen Bypass. The existing accordance with the relevant legislation for the development consent process. All documentation N5 passes through the towns of submitted to An Bord Pleanála will be available for inspection at the offices of , , and NRDO for a period of at least 6 weeks during which time submissions may be made to the Board. . A preferred route corridor for the scheme was identified in 2007 STAGE PERIOD and following a period of suspension Design Finalisation and Completion of Environmental Assessments Q4 2015 to Q1 2016 the project was reactivated and is Application to An Bord Pleanála End Q1 2016 moving forward to planning stage.

A public consultation event was held for the proposed road project in March 2015. The Conact Details objective of that Public Consultation was to provide the public with a greater insight into the proposed Should you have any queries on any aspect of the proposed road development, please forward them to: road development and to request feedback on The Project Engineer, the developing design. Feedback received during N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project, this consultation was generally positive towards the Roscommon County Council, project although many of the affected landowners raised specific issues regarding their holdings. Over National Roads Regional Office, the past number of months the project team have Racecourse Road, been addressing many of the comments received Roscommon. and where possible the design has been amended in Phone: 090-6627004 response to these concerns as well as take account Email: [email protected] of the results of further surveys.

If you are unable to attend the Public Information events, all of the material presented will be The objective of this Public Information Event is to available for inspection at the above address; appointment is recommended to ensure staff are provide details of the design and land acquisition available to assist. requirement that is being finalised for planning. The substantially complete design including side roads, junctions and ancillary works are presented in the attached maps. N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge Road Project

CARRICK-ON -SHANNON

N61 TO R361 TO BOYLE

N5 Ballaghaderreen By-Pass Opened September 2014 SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C SECTION D

BALLAGHADERREEN

N5 R370 TO CARRICK- ON-SHANNON

N61 FRENCHPARK R368

N5

ELPHIN

BELLANAGARE R369 R361 TO

N5

R368 R371

RATHCROGHAN

TULSK STROKESTOWN

N5 SCRAMOGE CASTLEREA R367 TO R377 BALLINTOBER N5 TO N61 LONGFORD R368

NOTES:

1. The proposed road details indicated on this drawing, including land acquisition boundaries, alignment, junction and access arrangements, and earthworks details, is indicative, not final and is subject to change. It is a work-in-progress and will be modified as a result of R371 TO consultation and feedback from stakeholders, further detailed R367 LANESBOROUGH investigations, including environmental, land, and geotechnical surveys, ongoing refinement of the design and assessments by the N61 TO various environmental and technical specialists. Road alignment of ROSCOMMON both the new and realigned existing roads, junction locations, access arrangements and other matters may be varied, relocated, added or removed. Earthworks and other ancillary works and finer details including road drainage, lighting etc. may also be relocated, added or removed. The land acquisition boundary will be amended accordingly.

2. Based on Ordnance Survey of Ireland Mapping by permission of the Government Permit Number 2014/18/CCMA Roscommon County Council. Copyright Government of Ireland.