Dear Neighbour,
Welcome to the second issue of our Neighbourhood Update for CBS Secondary School, Kilkenny. JJ Rhatigan/ABM have been appointed as the Main Contractor for the construction of the CBS Secondary School, a new build two/three storey school with associated play areas, landscaped car parks, boundary screening, grass area for future pitch, fenced ballcourts, bike parking and a new link road. Please take a moment to read this notice about the upcoming works in your locality.
Works since last neighbourhood update
Works include:
- Site Hoarding erection and Site Compound establishment.
- Site strip
- Topsoil Stockpiling
- Site Won Material Stockpile
- Retaining Wall Construction
- Zone A Raft Foundation Pour
- CBS Access Road Formation Ongoing.
- Utility Ducting Installation
- Kerbing
- Footpaths (permanent CBS Access Road)
- Removal of Eastern Dunningstown Ditch and temporary widening of existing road with Tar.
- ESB Dunningstown Enabling (Civil) Works including Road Crossing.
- Removal of vegetation from existing Ditch western Dunningstown.
- Site establishment at north Dunningstown with installation of GNI Gas
All the necessary Health and Safety systems and traffic management will be put in place to ensure your safety at all times during these works.
CONSTRUCTION WORK HOURS & PARKING
Monday to Friday – as per planning.
Saturday – as per planning.
Provision for parking has been made within our compound (lands off Dunningstown Road South adjacent to the new school) for our construction workers and for all construction related traffic. We are working towards shared access from Freshford Road (Via Talbots)
HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
As the Main Contractor the 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 local residents. The
site will be fully secured for the duration of the works and the vast majority 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.
JJ Rhatigan & Company is proud to support and cooperate with the Considerate Constructors Scheme to commit to care regarding the appearance of our site, respect the community in which we work, protect the environment by our methods of working and choice of design and materials, secure everyone’s safety and value our workforce. We strive to maintain the highest standards on all our projects.
UPCOMING WORKS
Including:
- Implementing Shared access from Freshford Road via Talbots (Jan 2024)
- Pouring Raft Foundations ongoing
- ESB diversions/alterations along Dunningstown Road.
- EIR Diversions/alterations along Dunningstown Road.
We apologies in advance for any inconvenience the construction activities may cause and also to 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.