We’re pleased the Carrigaline Western Relief Road has been shortlisted in the Civil Engineering €10m to €20m category in the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2023. J. B. Barry and Partners Limited acted as Civil and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers for the pump stations included in the scheme. Best of luck to BAM UK & Ireland, and the wider team including Atkins, Mott MacDonald, Cork County Council and Uisce Éireann Irish Water!
The Carrigaline Western Relief Road, also known as the Pottery Road, opened in October 2022. The J. B. Barry and Partners Limited Team designed and supervised the construction of the two foul sewer pumping stations along the route which service the adjacent development lands. Since the opening of the road, there have been several benefits, namely:
- The facilitation of future housing projects
- A safer environment for all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists
- Sustainable active travel options for local residents
- Improved connectivity and accessibility to Carrigaline Town Centre
- A higher potential for economic growth
- Support for further investment and employment in the area
- The provision of essential services such as wastewater pumping stations & rising mains and a watermain along the extent of the scheme
We’re delighted the Osberstown Sludge Hub Upgrade has also been shortlisted in the Engineering Design Innovation – Element Value Over €10m category in the Irish Construction Excellence Awards 2023. J. B. Barry and Partners Limited acted as Employers Representative for the project. Best of luck to Veolia and the wider team including Kildare County Council and Uisce Éireann Irish Water!
The Osberstown Sludge Treatment Facility is a unique solution which has delivered an energy self-sufficient facility saving >8,500 tonnes CO2/annum and >35,000 MWH/annum. The innovative mindset of the design team, working in collaboration with the site operations team, global centres of expert knowledge and key partners allowed the considered use of innovative technologies to deliver Advanced Anaerobic Digestion via Thermal Hydrolysis. Osberstown is the first inland facility of its size to successfully use AAD setting a new standard in Ireland and globally while exceeding the original client brief.
9 March 2023