Green light for Moycullen Bypass as Council invites five shortlisted contracting companies to tender

Galway County Council has been sanctioned to go to tender for the construction of the Moycullen Bypass.

The Council has invited five shortlisted companies to tender for the project which has an approximate cost of €50 million and for which the business case has been agreed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Transport.

Part of Project Ireland 2040, the project will see the construction of new carriageway from the townland of Drimcong, north-west of the village, to the townland of Clydagh, south-east of the village.

The approval of the business case for the Moycullen Bypass and the issuing of invitations to five companies to tender are major milestones in this significant project which is included the in the National Development Plan.

A key infrastructural project for Galway, the project will remove bottlenecks, increase capacity, reduce journey times and improve access to Connemara on the busy N59 Galway to Clifden road.

Previous research carried out by the County Council showed that over 13,000 vehicles, including 450 heavy goods vehicles passed through Moycullen Village every day. The Bypass will remove many of these vehicles, will enable public realm improvements and will make the village safer for all, especially for pedestrians and cyclists.

I expect the tender process will be completed quickly to allow for the appointment of a contractor. Work is expected to start on the project early in the New Year.