Carlow Bypass : Testconsult Ireland has been awarded a 24 month contract to provide materials testing on the new Carlow bypass project. The dual carriageway will bypass the town of Carlow and includes three grade separated junctions, 13 road bridges, one river crossing, one rail crossing, two farm accommodation access structures. The main contract was awarded to Ascon Limited.

Castleblayney Bypass : Testconsult Ireland is also starting work on the 16km Castleblayney Bypass, which is on the key N2 arterial route from Dublin to Derry and forms part of the Trans-European Road Network. This is the first greenfield 2+1 road to go into construction in Ireland and Testconsult Ireland is providing materials testing services for the contract. This project together with the Ashbourne Bypass which is nearing completion, the Carrickmacross Bypass - opened to traffic in January of this year - and the Monaghan Bypass project which is schedule to open soon will ensure that the N2 is a high quality route to and from the Border and North West region. The main contractor on the project is Gama.

M50 Upgrade: Phase 1 of upgrade includes upgrading the 5km stretch of the M50 between the N4 ( Galway Rd ) and the Ballymount interchange from existing dual carriageway to 3 lanes. Free-flowing interchanges will be created at the Red Cow, Liffey Valley and Ballymount roundabouts. Testconsult Ireland is providing materials testing services for the contract, which was awarded to SIAC-Ferrovial M50 Joint Venture, (partnership between SIAC Construction Ltd and the major Spanish Construction Company Ferrovial Agroman S.A.) . Works are expected to be completed by mid 2008.

For further information contact Gary Foy

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