Contract signed for first phase of €17.8m Carrick-on-Suir Regeneration Scheme
Caption for photo above: Pictured at the contract signing at Carrick-on-Suir Town Hall on Tuesday were: Front: Cathaoirleach Tipperary County Council Cllr Ger Darcy, Cathaoirleach Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District Cllr Kieran Bourke, Tipperary County Council CEO Joe MacGrath, Declan Foley of GLAS Civil Engineering Ltd, Martin Fitzgerald of GLAS Civil Engineering Ltd.
Back: Cllr David Dunne, Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District Director of Services Brian Beck, Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District Administrator Marie O'Gorman, Carrick-on-Suir MD Engineer Denis Power, Ciarán O'Shea, Project Manager; Peter O Donnell, Malachy Walsh and Partners.
The contract for the first phase of €17.8m Carrick-on-Suir Regeneration Scheme was signed at Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District Offices at Carrick Town Hall yesterday (Tuesday).
Tipperary County Council have awarded the construction works contract for Phase 1 of the project to GLAS Civil Engineering Ltd.
The value of this Phase 1 contract is €2,387,966.99 which is being funded by the Rural Regeneration Development Fund and part funded by Tipperary County Council.
This project has evolved and developed over a number of years with invaluable support and input from Carrick-on-Suir Tourism and Economic Development Committee and multiple stakeholders and with extensive public consultation greatly influencing the design of the scheme.
Malachy Walsh & Partners, Engineering and Environmental Consultants and Nic de Jong Architects, who are a leading provider of integrated design consultancy services across the Republic of Ireland with extensive experience in public realm schemes, were engaged by the Council in 2021, initially to design the scheme and bring it to planning stage, and subsequently to design and oversee the works which will be rolled out in 5 separate phases.
The physical works included in Phase 1 are:
At Sean Healy Park – construction of new footpaths, hard paved areas and widening of the Suir Blueway including associated landscaping and services/utilities to serve the proposed and future uses.
The Suir Blueway will be extended to connect to North Quay to provide cycleway and pedestrian linkages from Sean Healy Park to Ormond Castle.
Upgrade of the Castle Street approach to Ormond Castle Park.
Undertaking of ecological and amenity improvements within Castle Park grounds including new lighting along Strand Walk and repointing of Castle Park walls.
Tipperary County Council acknowledges and appreciates that this scheme could only be realised through financial investment by traders as a result of rates increases and the Rural Regeneration Development Funding.
We look forward to the completion of this scheme that will connect the existing streets, spaces and facilities in Carrick-on-Suir town and underpin the longterm vitality, viability and vibrancy of the town through a safer, enhanced and unique urban environment attracting tourism into the town.