Sectors: Roads & Bridges

From strategic major highways to local and regional road improvement

WYG Ireland provides a comprehensive service across the whole of the Roads and Bridges sector. Whether it’s the design of large, new inter-urban national road improvement projects, or assessment of operational traffic issues for existing road networks – we work equally well with co-consultants, or by resourcing the required skills from within the WYG Group. These could be: environmental, planning, commercial and management – whichever is most appropriate.

WYG Ireland strives to ‘add value’ with all our commissions

Our clients include the National Roads Authority, County Councils, Irish and Spanish contractors. With both everyday and complex road transport projects, you can be sure that we’ll always seek innovative ways to develop the best value solutions.

Key component services in the sector are:

Highway Engineering Design

• Junction Analysis
• Highway Access Optimisation
• Safety Fence Design
• Drainage Design
• Flood Studies
• Pavement design
• Traffic Sign Strategy planning
• Signs & Roadmarkings Design
• Traffic Management

Statutory Approvals

• Oral Hearing / An Bord Pleanala
• Expert Witness
• Section 50 Approvals
• NPWS / Fisheries / EPA
• Public Utilities / Local Authorities

Feasibility / Environmental Studies

• Traffic Data Collection / Analysis
• Environmental Co-ordination and Statement Preparation
• Noise Modelling / Barrier Design
• Ecological Assessment / Mitigation
• Economic Appraisal
• Accident Investigation
• Non – Motorised Road User Assessment / Provision

Contract Types

• Design & Build
• Public Private Partnership
• Early Contractor Involvement
• Traditional contract works
• Procurement Advice / Facilitation

Structures Design

• Pcc Overbridge / Underbridge
• Reinforced Earth River / Under
• Steel Bridge (River)
• Railway Structures
• Pcc Culvert / Underpasses

Additional Services

• Project Management
• Value Engineering
• Road Safety Audits
• Quantities
• Designers Site Representation
• Construction Supervision
• Health & Safety Co-ordination / PSDP
• Temporary Works design & Certification

A snapshot of our current projects include:

• M20 Cork to Limerick Motorway – Lead consultant on Constraints Study Route Selection – the Preliminary Design EIS and Statutory Procedures for Ireland’s longest project (80km)
• M3 Clonee to North of Kells – detailed design and site representation for Ireland’s longest road construction project (60km) – the Siac Ferrovial Construction JV
• N9/N10 Knocktopher – detailed design and site representation for 40km road construction project – Roadbridge Sisk JV
• N8 Fermoy to Mitchelstown – detailed design and site representation for 17km road construction project – Roadbridge

To find out how we can help you, please contact our Roads & Bridges team.