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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 10, 2007

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager what is the revised timescale for completing the (a) work at the M50/N4 interchange, (b) work on the the M50/N7 interchange and (c) completion of the current phase of the M50 upgrade?  And to make a statement on progress to date including reasons for delaying the completion date?

REPLY:

The M50 Upgrade Design & Build Contract 1 was commenced in March 2006 with a construction period of 24 months.  The Contractor's Programme is as follows;

Substantial Completion of Ballymount Interchange September 2007

Substantial Completion of N4/M50 Interchange December 2007

Substantial Completion of Mainline Ballymount to N4 Interchange December 2007

Substantial Completion of N7/M50 Interchange October 2008*

*Completion of the N7 Interchange is delayed as a consequence of accepting the Design & Build Contractor's "Value Engineering Offer" in respect of an "Enhanced N7 Luas Free-flow Option" in which a section of the Luas Tramway at the Red Cow will be realigned on to a segregated corridor to eliminate road traffic / tram crossings.