J.B. Barry & Partners with Barry Transportation for N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Development (Design & Build).  The winning project in this category showcases how collaboration between the Employer’s Engineer and the Contractor’s Designer, in a Design and Build procurement, allows innovative solutions and optimum development of the project by utilising the skills and expertise of all parties.

The N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Development is a significant piece of national infrastructure. The project involved the construction of 22 km of dual carriageway on the N22 national primary route between Cork and Tralee, including four major river crossings and 108 structures. The consultant engineers were appointed as Contractor’s Designer and to provide site supervision support to the Contractor over the course of the four-year Design and Build contract. The completed project provides measurable benefits including accident reduction, reduced carbon emissions and a reduction in journey times. As part of the works 1.24 million cubic metres of site excavated rock was re-used. The submission demonstrates excellence in the design and delivery which required new approaches and innovative solutions. The project is an exemplar in this field of civil engineering.

The N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Development Project is the winning project in the Large Civil Category and the award goes jointly to the Contractor’s Designer J B Barry Limited and Employer’s Engineer Mott MacDonald Ireland Limited.