Plans for €1m vehicle bridge in this Kildare region
The bridge would connect Moyglare Hall Estate to the proposed Maynooth Outer Orbital Route (MOOR) in Moygaddy, Co Meath
A planning application has been submitted for a new vehicle bridge to connect Moyglare Hall Estate in Maynooth, Co Kildare to the proposed Maynooth Outer Orbital Route (MOOR) in Moygaddy, Co Meath.
Glenveagh Homes Limited have applied for permission for the €1m development, which would see an approximately 58m long bridge span the River Rye, connecting both areas.
Construction Information Services (CIS) are currently monitoring the local planning authority for a decision.
The scheme is comprised of the following:
- Construction of a vehicle bridge (c.58m in length) spanning the River Rye, connecting Moyglare Hall Estate to the proposed Maynooth Outer Orbital Route (MOOR) in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council) . The bridge will consist of two x vehicle carriageways (two-way traffic flow), with verges, segregated cycle tracks, public lighting and footpaths on either side of the vehicle carriageways;
- Construction of a pedestrian/cycle bridge (c. 25m in length) spanning the River Rye alongside the existing vehicular bridge forming part of the R157, connecting to the existing footpath network along the Dunboyne Road and the proposed active travel infrastructure in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council);
- Provision of a water connections from proposed services in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council under the River Rye and along the Dunboyne Road to connect to the existing wastewater pumping station and water services; and
- All associated ancillary site works.
CIS notes that the subject planning application is associated with a separate and concurrent Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) planning application submitted to Meath County Council in relation to development at Moygaddy, Co. Meath.
An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.
The architect for the proposed development is John Fleming Architects.