experience in infrastructure, bridge, highway, tunnel, dam and marine projects. Over the last 70 years the company has built almost 13,500 kilometres N25NEWSLETTER PROJECT of highways, 1,500 bridges, Dragados Ireland Ltd nearly 1,350 kilometres N25 NEW ROSS BYPASS PPP SCHEME MANAGEMENT Company Profile of tunnels, 230 dams, 850 kilometres of railways, 500 ISSUE NO.1 2ND QUARTER 2016 BAM PPP Company Dragados Ireland Ltd is part of kilometres of high speed rail Profile the Dragados Group – a key numerous rail facilities and BAM PPP manages all construction arm of the world- airports. Dragados recently phases of Public Private leading ACS Group. The ACS completed the CCGT project at Partnership projects, Group, first overall on the 2014 Great Island. from design, construction ENR 250 Global Contractor List, Dragados follows the strictest and financing through operates in 68 countries. safety and quality standards to operations and The company history stretches on its construction sites and is maintenance to provide our back more than 70 years from certified ISO 9001:2008, ISO public sector customers its founding in 1941. Since then 14000 and OSHA 18000. with a first class service. it has grown into a worldwide Partnership and long-term group with unmatched relationships define every IIlustration of the Barrow Bridge project within BAM PPP. BAM Ireland’s operating Our in-house expertise is elcome to the first amongst the broadest in companies include: BAM Civil; NEW ROSS N25 the industry, the integration BAM Building; BAM Fit-out; BAM of expertise makesBAM Property; BAM M&E Services; BAM WBY-PASS project one of the few companies PPP; BAM FM; BAM Specialist newsletter. We at NEW ROSS of its kind that can offer a BAM Ireland Ltd Company Works and BAM Rail. BAM Ireland N25 BY-PASS are delighted locally provided service Profile employ over 2000 people directly to have been appointed by truly backed by European Established in 1958, following the and indirectly and turnover for Transport Infrastructure Ireland expertise. successful completion of Wexford 2014 was €353 million. – formerly the National Roads Combining investment and Bridge, BAM (formerly Ascon), is BAM Civil prides itself on Authority - to design, build, management skills with the largest civil engineering and delivering quality projects finance, operate and maintain the design, construction public works contractor in Ireland. safely, on time and within the N25 New Ross Bypass PPP and operational resources BAM Ireland is a wholly owned budget. Innovative solutions, Scheme. available within Royal BAM subsidiary of Royal BAM Group engineering ingenuity, adherence Waterford Bypass, M7/M8 Portlaoise they may impact the travelling and Group, we are uniquely of the Netherlands, which had a to the highest safety and quality Our consortium brings together two Bypass and A1 Dundalk and is wider public. equipped to deliver PPP turnover in excess of €7.3 Billion standards and professional market leading construction services currently partnering to deliver the The N25 PPP scheme will bring projects. in 2014 and employs in excess of construction management are the organisations, The BAM Group and M11 Enniscorthy Bypass. economic benefits to the south east 23,000 people worldwide. hallmarks of BAM contracts. ACS Group, both of whom have a BAM and ACS will ensure that the and improve regional, national and long history and tradition in Ireland. local community and the wider region international connectivity on the N25 maintains, conserves, restores and types of transport and public Together we offer the strength and will benefit from the construction, Cork to Rosslare Europort route. The operations and maintenance activities scheme will also link the N25 with equips all types of government works infrastructure in eighteen backing of international companies whilst also providing in-depth when delivering this project. the N30 New Ross to Enniscorthy concessions involving transport countries on four continents, experience and knowledge of the Irish As part of our commitment we route. It will reduce traffic congestion and public works infrastructure. gaining recognition as a world marketplace. This consortium has shall be issuing regular updates of and improve safety in New Ross and Iridium Company Profile Since 1967, when it ran the leader in the execution of these successfully completed a number of the scheme’s progress to keep you provide economic benefits regionally Iridium Concesiones de concession for the Bay of Cádiz types of contract. These projects projects in Ireland including the N25 informed of our operations and how and locally. Infraestructuras, S.A. is the Bridge, the ACS Group has have involved a total material ACS Group company which been involved in infrastructure investment of over €47.7 billion develops, finances, invests in, concessions. Since then it has and a commitment to invest over manages, operates, administrates, run over 120 concessions for all €5 billion. www.n25newross.ie www.n25newross.ie Scheme Overview Website Design and (NRJV). Together BAM and resources required for successful The proposed scheme comprises approximately 15 km of roadworks including: Our project website, www.n25newross. Dragados joint ventures have delivery of this project. ie and our newsletters will keep you Construction successfully delivered four NRJV has appointed a design • Approximately 4 km of Dual Carriageway, which will link the existing N25 at informed of progress on the Works. These projects which have included joint venture of Arup and CFC to Glenmore to the R733 at Landscape via the new River Barrow Bridge Crossing will inform you of upcoming elements The design and construction over 75km of motorway plus provide the permanent design • Approximately 9.6 km of Dual Carriageway, which links the R733 at Landscape of the project and where these will activities will be delivered by to the existing N25 at Ballymacar Bridge and continues to the proposed roundabout likely impact the general public. We are associated national and regional for the project. Both companies southeast of Corcoran’s Cross on the existing N30 committed to constructing the Works a fully integrated joint venture roads in Ireland to date. BAM are market leaders in the • Approximately 1.2 km of Single Carriageway road, which links the roundabout with minimum disruption to the public between BAM Civil Ltd and and Dragados have access to infrastructure sector and bring southeast of Corcoran’s Cross to the existing N30 to the east of Corcoran’s Cross and to road users and to contributing to Dragados Ireland Ltd. For this vast internal resources, robust to the table extensive experience • 3 at-grade roundabouts, at Glenmore (N25), Ballymacar Bridge (N25) and the Irish economy through job creation project, BAM and Dragados parent company support and an in Irish road schemes including Corcoran’s Cross (N30) and by endeavouring to source materials Ireland Ltd have come together • A compact grade separated junction at Landscape (R733) and subcontractors through local supply extensive external supply chain the N25 Waterford Bypass Suir • Various realignments and tie-ins of sections of National, Regional and Local roads chains where possible. to form New Ross Joint Venture with the skills, capabilities and Bridge. affected by the proposed scheme What is happening now? SOURCE: Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data. All rights reserved. And 29 structures including: Licence number: Wexford/CCMA/2013/34 & 2013/27/CCMA/KilkennyCountyCouncil We are currently setting up our site • The landmark River Barrow crossing will connect Pink Point in County Kilkenny and 10 5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Kilometers offices and compound at Stokestown. 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 20 30 40 50 Miles Stokestown in County Wexford. This Extrados type bridge, at 900m, will be the Behind the scenes, we are working on the Corcoran's Cross longest bridge in Ireland and the longest bridge of this type in the world. Junction detailed design for the scheme. Fencing • 3 local road overbridges, one at Camlin, one at Arnestown and one at Lacken and site clearance have commenced and • A railway overbridge at Ballyverneen, where the bypass intersects with a closed other works will commence at a number railway line of locations simultaneously and will • Seven local road under bridges, one at Ballyverneen, one at Stokestown, one over continue until April 2019. Every effort will N30 Mainline the R733 in Landscape (part of the grade separated junction), one at Creakan upper, be made to minimise disruption. 1 at Ballymacar and 2 at Lacken. • 3 Retaining Wall structures adjacent to the LS-7513 Ballyverneen and the R733 at An exciting feature of the scheme will Camlin be the construction of the River Barrow • And other minor structures such as 13 accommodation underpasses, structural and Bridge, a 900m long crossing (an eight N25 NEW ROSS BYPASS non-structural culverts, sign gantries and environmental barriers Ballymacar Bridge pier and three tower extrados bridge), Junction connecting Pink Point in Co. Kilkenny and Stokestown in Co. Wexford. When N25 Mainline complete this bridge will be the longest Programmed Works bridge of its type in the world. Bridge pier construction will commence Glenmore Junction N25 Mainline R733 Junction Q2 2016 over the coming months and progress will be visible on the webcam available River Barrow • Detailed Design • Well monitoring/Pre-condition on the project website. By early 2017 Crossing • Construction of Site Compound Surveys/Noise and Vibration construction of each of the eight piers and Site Access Points Monitoring will have commenced and bridge span • Ecological Works • Fencing Works construction will be getting underway Description Notes Rev. Date Drawn Chk'd Appr. Project Title: Status: This drawing is the property of Mott N25 New Ross Bypass PPP Scheme DO NOT SCALE, use figured dimensions only. P1 12/09/13 NM For Information JS JS WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL MacDonald Ireland Ltd.