Aghafad Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme

Tender description

Provision of shared walking and cycle facility from the industrial unit at Aghafad, Longford Town, to link with existing service road along the eastern boundary of the Back Stage theatre and Longford Slashers GAA and thus provide a connection onto the Royal canal Greenway. Ancillary works include the provision of a new water main, drainage, public lighting, accommodation works etc. The scheme will consist of: - Three metre wide, shared pathway, commencing to the immediate east of the existing Longford Slashers GAA entrance and proceeding approximately 400m south west along the L1127 to the Aghafad existing factory entrances, with uncontrolled crossing where required. - Shared pathway to separately advance, approximately 290 metres north along the eastern boundary of Longford Slashers GAA with Prospect Wood, to include the partial redesignation of the existing service road for pedestrian / cyclist provision. - Raised pedestrian / cyclist crossing at the main Slashers GAA entrance, and separate raised pathway crossing to align with the reassignment of existing parking spaces for the purposes of pedestrian / cyclist connectivity to the front entrance door of Slashers GAA / Backstage Theatre. - Accommodation works to include boundary and entrance treatment to main entrance and that of the upper Slasher GAA / Backstage Theatre / Gaelscoil Longfoirt carpark, relocation / redesign of existing public lighting poles, signage, drainage, etc. - Provision of new water main to replace section of existing asbestos water main.