Dear Neighbour,
Welcome to the first issue of our Neighbourhood Update for St Marys Special School, Mullingar.
JJ Rhatigan/ABM Joint venture have been appointed to deliver the St Marys School as part of a bundle of schools being delivered by the National Development Finance Agency with the Contract name being Project Nore. There are 7 schools located, between Kilkenny, Tipperary, Kildare and Mullingar being delivered under this contract.
The project will consist of A new build single storey school with associated parking and play areas. New external works around the school to include landscape car parks, new entrance off the Old Longford Road, boundary screening, grass areas, play space, bike parking, paths, gardens, bin stores, tool shed.
Start Date and Project Completion.
JJ Rhatigan/ABM commenced works on Monday, October 23rd, 2023. The Build period is circa 15 months.
Current project Status.
Our initial works consisted of site strip and setting up off office and welfare facilities for Site Staff and workers. We have also carefully fully secured the site with 2.4m high fencing and hoarding. All the necessary Health and Safety systems and traffic management are in place to always ensure your safety during these works.
We have completed the site bulk excavation works and have commenced works to the substructure of the new building with foundations and rising walls currently progressing on site.
Site Hours, Parking and Access.
Site hours shall be in line with the granted planning conditions, these being;
- Monday to Friday – 8am to 6pm
- Saturday 8am to 2pm as per planning.
Provision for parking has been made within our compound for the construction workers and for all construction related traffic. The site access will be from the old Longford Road
Health, Safety and Environmental.
Health and Safety of our workers and the public is a top priority for JJ Rhatigan/ABM. We have drafted a traffic management plan that will be implemented for the duration of the construction works to minimise the impact on the public and residents. The site will be fully secured for the duration of the works and most of the works will be carried out within the confines of this area.
It is important that children understand that construction sites are not a safe place to play, and they should not try to enter construction sites at any time. We would appreciate parents’ assistance in getting this point across to young children.
Construction sites are defined as high-risk work areas with those who work on site having specialised training and equipment to undertake their tasks. Once established on site JJ Rhatigan/ABM will be completing school visits / community initiatives to outline this.
Upcoming Works.
JJ Rhatigan/ABM will be providing regular Neighbourhood Update to give our neighbours information on the works to be carried out. Works programmed in the short term include completion of substructure works.
We apologies in advance for any inconvenience the construction activities may cause and thank you for your patience and consideration.
Please be advised that it is our policy to ensure that all efforts be made to ensure minimal disruption to the neighbourhood for the duration of the construction period.
Project Queries.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us here.