Roughan & O'Donovan

This #throwbackthursday, we’re sharing a video of the Royal Canal Phase 2 Premium Cycle Route scheme, an urban regeneration project that delivered a critical piece of walking and cycling infrastructure for #dublin and demonstrated how brownfield sites can be imaginatively repurposed by community-led projects that drive lasting economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits.  Opened two years ago this month, the project weaves together a 4-metre wide, 2-way cycle track, 2-metre wide footway, linear park, viewing plaza and 112-metre long seven-span, box girder viaduct spanning the Northern Line Railway and connecting Connolly Station with the Maynooth Railway Line. Roughan & O'Donovan was involved in the full project lifecycle from inception through to completion, including undertaking the options selection report in conjunction with Dublin City Council in 2012, and helping secure Part VIII planning approval for the scheme in 2015.   We adopted a holistic approach to the planning of a project, assembling a multidisciplinary design team that included Grafton Architects, Blackwood Associates Conservation Architects, Cunnane Stratton Reynolds, Kevin Cleary & Associates, CRDS Ltd. and Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd as contractor. National Transport Authority Holly Pereira #engineering #bridgedesign #transportation #consultancy #publictransport #civilengineering #community #cycleways

🚍Watch this video to find out how the Clontarf to City Centre Cycle and Bus Priority Project is transforming Dublin’s North East Inner City through the provision of segregated cycling facilities and bus priority infrastructure.🚴 The €62m scheme has been described by cycling campaigners as "matching up to cycling design standards seen in pioneering countries, such as Denmark and the Netherlands". It provides: + a one-way, kerb-protected, two-metre wide cycle track on each side of the road to keep cyclists completely segregated from motor traffic + bus stop islands to keep cyclists and buses apart at bus stops and provide for the ‘Dutch-style’ segregation of cyclists at major junctions + new pedestrian crossings along the route + significant upgrades to the public realm, including a new esplanade for cyclists, joggers and walkers in Fairview Park https://lnkd.in/e74wGdig Dublin City Council #sustainabletransport #publictransport #engineering #engineeringdesign #activetravel National Transport Authority

Delighted to have been involved in the delivery of the Dublin Port Tolka Estuary Greenway (Phase one), a scheme that has opened up stunning new views of Dublin Bay and all its natural wonders to pedestrians and cyclists. ROD led the scheme from planning through to construction, assembling a multidisciplinary design team that understood the environmental sensitivities of the project. All the works were constructed in a sensitive manner, reflecting the importance of the surrounding bay for wildlife and Dublin Bay’s designations as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds, and a UNESCO Biosphere. Our design team included ROD’s ecological and environmental teams, Redscape, Austen Associates and TTT Landscape Architects, Darmody and DMOD Architecture, Hugh Munro and James Wark M&E Consultants, Cundall and ThermaImage public lighting, and Byrne Ó Cléirigh COMAH specialists. Read more about the wider Dublin Port Transportation Network Enhancement Project here: https://shorturl.at/QzAi9 Dublin Port Company REDscape Landscape & Urbanism DMOD Darmody Architecture #engineering #greenways #sustainabletransport #transportengineering #planning #engineeringdesign #projectmanagement

Planning to attend the UCD Civil & Structural Engineering Society Annual Careers Fair this evening? Watch this video to find out what our recent interns from UCD, Costanza Mariotti, Ella Traas and Patrick Ryan, had to say about their year at Roughan & O'Donovan, the sort of projects they were involved in and level of responsibility they were given. Interested? Call over to our stand in Newstead and we'll tell you all about our exciting summer #placements, #internships, and #graduate roles. University College Dublin UCD Civil & Structural Engineering Society #engineering #careers #careersfairs #civilengineering #structuralengineering #studentengineers

🌉Herring Bridge has won the coveted Major Project Award at the Highways Awards 2024. The awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London on Tuesday evening, 24 September 2024. The award is a testament to the exceptional level of application, innovation and achievement demonstrated by the project team, including Norfolk County Council, BAM UK & Ireland, Farrans Construction, H&H, WSP, and Roughan & O'Donovan, in the delivery of this critical piece of infrastructure. Herring Bridge is Great Yarmouth's third crossing of the River Yare. A complex bridge, marine and urban works scheme, it has transformed travel across the town by connecting communities on either side of the harbour, easing traffic congestion, shortening journey times, and improving journey reliability. It has also enhanced the port’s reputation as both an international gateway and a major UK offshore renewable energy, oil, and gas base. Read more about the project here 👉 https://shorturl.at/xsI4O Norfolk County Council BAM UK & Ireland Farrans Construction H&H WSP Roughan & O'Donovan #HighwaysAwards #HighwaysAwards2024 #bridges #bridgedesign #engineering #infrastructure #transportation

💻 Tune in this evening, Thursday, 19 September at 6.30pm, for an Engineers Ireland Civil Division presentation on the Clontarf to City Centre Cycle and Bus Priority Project, the largest urban roadworks and watermains rehabilitation project in Ireland, the most ambitious roadworks SuDS project ever undertaken in Dublin, and the pilot project for BusConnects🚍 ROD's Eoin Ó Catháin, Thomas Leonard and Colm Gogan will share the remarkable story of this transformative scheme, describing its design challenges and the planning and detailing required to ensure its realisation. To register for the online event or attend in-person, see 👉 https://shorturl.at/seagE Read more about the project here 👉https://shorturl.at/IrKPu Dublin City Council Clonmel Enterprises Ltd Uisce Éireann Irish Water National Transport Authority Engineers Ireland Eoin Ó Catháin Thomas Leonard Colm Gogan #activetravel #publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #engineering #design CSR Design and Landscape

Congratulations to Colin Caprani on delivering the Joe O’Donovan Memorial Lecture at the Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI) conference in University of Galway last week. A fascinating lecture👏 #CERI2024 University of Galway

Roughan & O'Donovan is looking forward to working with the Net Zero Bridges Group and doing all we can to tackle the climate change crisis together. Read our latest sustainability report here: https://shorturl.at/7o2fp #sustainabledesign #sustainabletransport ##carbonreduction #climatechange #sustainability #carbonemissions #netzero #NetZeroBridges

Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth has been shortlisted for the prestigious 'Transport Project of the Year Award' in the 2024 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA). The winner will be announced at a gala dinner at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, London, on 9 October 2024. The Transport Project of the Year category award "recognises transport projects that are enhancing capacity, providing better connectivity and improving or helping to improve reliability of local, regional or national transport services." Herring Bridge is among seven projects shortlisted for the award. The other finalists are: Barking Riverside Overground Station, Barking Riverside Pier, Halifax Bus Station Redevelopment, HS2 Chiltern Tunnel, London Gatwick Rapid Exit Taxi Way and University Station Redevelopment. Herring Bridge is a new twin leaf bascule bridge over the River Yare in Great Yarmouth. As the town’s third crossing of the River Yare, it enhances the port’s reputation as both an international gateway and a major UK offshore renewable energy, oil, and gas base. Since its opening on 1 February 2024, the bridge scheme has transformed travel across the town of Great Yarmouth, connecting communities on either side of the harbour, easing traffic congestion, shortening journey times, and improving journey reliability. It carries two lanes of vehicular traffic in each direction and incorporates a footpath and a cycle way to provide pedestrians and cyclists with safe passage over the water. Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) led the detailed design of the project on behalf of BAM Farrans, a joint venture between BAM UK & Ireland and Farrans Construction. Our design partners were H&H and Lanpro. Norfolk County Council BAM UK & Ireland Farrans Construction H&H Lanpro Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) New Civil Engineer #awards #engineering #construction #bridges #bridgedesign #hiring #transportengineering

⚡The Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway has been named as a finalist in the prestigious IABSE Project and Technology Awards 2024. The awards recognise outstanding structural engineering projects from across the world, with the winners to be announced at a gala dinner in November. The project is among the six finalists within the pedestrian and cycle bridges category. The other finalists include TAC.T Bridge, Japan; Nansha Tri-Directional Arch Pedestrian Bridge, China; Footbridge over the Venoge, Switzerland; Štvanice Footbridge, Czech Republic; and Bracklinn Falls Footbridge, UK. The Whitegates to Athlone Castle Cycleway crosses the River Shannon in Athlone town centre. Modern and sleek, it provides sustainable transport options for both cycling and walking along a safe and secure route separated from vehicular traffic. It also enhances connectivity for sustainable tourism and promotes good health and wellbeing, objectives that fully align with Ireland’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ROD-AECOM, in partnership with subconsultant Sean Harrington Architects, developed the design of the landmark bridge crossing. In 2017, Westmeath County Council received planning approval for the bridge, and in 2019, ROD-AECOM was awarded the contract for the detailed design and construction stages of the project. Work commenced on site in August 2021, with Jons Civil Engineering Ltd. as the main contractor. The bridge was opened to the public on Tuesday, 8 August, 2023. The project received recognition on the local stage earlier this year when it was shortlisted for an Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) Engineering Excellence Award. 📍Read more about the project here: https://shorturl.at/GSmPc 📍Check out the latest opportunities within our bridges teams in #leeds and #dublin here: https://shorturl.at/Qx9cG IABSE - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Westmeath County Council AECOM Seán Harrington Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd #IABSEAwards #bridgedesign #awards #engineering #cycling Pankaj Das Rachel Harney Daniel Coleman CEng MIEI