Westmeath County Council
National Roads Design Office
Scheme Details:
N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky)
Scheme Description
Westmeath County Council, in partnership with Longford County Council and in association with the National Roads Authority, are promoting a scheme to upgrade approximately 50km of the N4 National Primary Road between Mullingar and Tomisky, County Longford. This proposed road will link the N4 Mullingar Bypass to the N4 Dromod-Roosky Scheme.
To assist in the project, Westmeath County Council has appointed Hyder Tobin Consultants as consultant engineers to the project.
The project is currently at the Route Corridor Selection Stage. Prior to the commencement of the development and appraisal of Route Corridor Options, it was necessary to set a Study Area Boundary and undertake the Constraints Study to gather the available recorded data for the Study Area.
The Constraints Study began in September 2007. The Constraints Study phase primarily comprises of desk studies to collate the known constraints information which is readily available from statutory and non-statutory consultees. This information is then presented in a Constraints Study Report. A public consultation was carried out in September 2007 at which the Constraints Study boundary was presented for comment. The Study Area covered 33,323 hectares.
The Constraints Study Report can be downloaded from the link below.
Once the Constraints Study information was available, the Route Corridor Selection Study commenced. Possible route corridors within the study area were identified and brought forward for public comment at a 2nd public consultation in late September 2008. A3 drawings showing these Route Corridor Options can be downloaded from this website using the link below.
Following input from the public, government bodies, environmental specialists and key stakeholders, an emerging preferred route corridor was selected. The emerging preferred route corridor was placed on public display at a 3rd public consultation in May 2009. A3 Photographic mapping of the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor for the N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky) scheme can now be downloaded from the website using the link below.
The feedback from the 3rd public consultation is currently being assessed and it is envisaged that the preferred route corridor will be finalised in the 2nd quarter of 2010.
Current Stage
The most recent scheme update is displayed below. Earlier updates may be available from the news archive.
N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky) - Preferred Route Corridor Announced
Posted on: 7 Jul 2010
Westmeath County Council and Longford County Council in partnership with the National Roads Authority have announced the publication of the Preferred Route Corridor for the N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky) Road Scheme. This scheme will upgrade approximately 52km of the N4 National Primary Route between the recently completed N4 Dromod-Roosky Bypass and the N4 Mullingar Bypass. The scheme is being designed to bypass Newtownforbes, Longford, Edgeworthstown, Rathowen and Ballinalack. It will improve road safety and will reduce travel times along this section of the N4.
Further Information
The N4 Mullingar to Longford (Roosky)is being developed by Westmeath County Council in partnership with Longford County Council and in association with the National Roads Authority.
The Project Liaison Officer for this Scheme is Anne Marie Corroon
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