N2 Slane Bypass

Significant Additional Information Request from An Bord Pleanála

An Bord Pleanála has requested Meath County Council to furnish significant additional information in respect of the proposed N2 Slane Bypass Road Scheme

This significant additional information in relation to the application has been furnished to An Bord Pleanála and is available to download in PDF format from the links at Slane Bypass Publications. Please note that some documents are quite large and may take some time to download over dial up or mobile broadband connections. All documents are available on CD and in hardcopy from the NRDO Offices at the details below.

For further information on this document and all matters relating to the Slane Bypass, please contact the National Roads Design Office at Navan Enterprise Centre, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath. 

Tel: 046 9075033
Email: nrdo@meathcoco.ie

Proposed Bypass of Slane Village

The proposed N2 Slane Bypass will provide a dual carriage to the east of Slane Village on the N2 National Primary Route, from a southern terminal point 0.4km north of McGruder’s Cross at Johnstown, to a northern terminal point 0.3km south of Littlewood in the townland of Mooretown.  The scheme is approximately 3.5km long and will cross the River Boyne on a new bridge at a location approximately 1.1km to the east of the existing N2 Slane Bridge (see drawing here).

Ongoing work includes the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), preparation of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) documents and Preliminary Design.

For further information please contact the National Road Design Office, Navan Enterprise Centre, Trim Road, Navan, County Meath.

Tel: 046 9075033
Email: nrdo@meathcoco.ie

Brú na Boinne Heritage Site & the N2 Bypass

The route of the proposed Slane Bypass is just over 500m from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne; the Site, comprising the three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth.

The Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site Management Plan (2002) sets out the main objectives and policies of an integrated management plan for the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site and can be found in the Heritage publications on the Meath County Council website.

Slane Bypass Environmental Impact Statement Non Technical Summary

The Slane Bypass Non Technical Summary (NTS) is now available to download in PDF format from the links at Slane Bypass Publications. For further information on this document and all matters relating to the Slane Bypass, please contact the National Roads Design Office at Navan Enterprise Centre, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath.

Tel: 046 9075033 or email: nrdo@meathcoco.ie