Town Centre Works To Start Within Days As €1.7m Contract Is Signed

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At the signing of the contract for works on Denny Street/The Mall were, front row seated from left: John Craddock (Contractor), Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien, Chief Executive Moira Murrell. Back Row: Victor Smyth (Craddocks), James Fealy (KCC), Tom Sheehy (KCC), Director of Servives Charlie O’Sullivan, Tralee Municipal District Manager Mike Scannell, John Ryan (Atkins) and Niamh Fannon (KCC). Photo by Domnick Walsh 

WORKS to convert Denny Street into a two-way and the creation of a pedestrian-friendly Mall area will begin in days.

John Craddock Ltd, a Kildare based contractor, signed the contract for the Tralee Town Centre improvement works funded by the Department of Transport and Kerry County Council as part of the Active Travel Town initiative, on Friday February 10th.

The Contract worth €1.7m will start in the coming days with a completion date of November 2017 anticipated for the project.

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The main changes that will arise from the works will be the conversion of Denny Street to two-way traffic and the introduction of a more pedestrian-friendly shared space area on the Mall from the Carraig Donn entrance into the Square as far as the junction of the Mall and Denny Street.

Mayor of Tralee Terry O’Brien welcomed the significant investment in the town centre and looked forward to the completed works contributing to the attractiveness of the town.

Contractor, John Craddock said he was delighted to be back working in Kerry, having, amongst other Kerry projects, completed the improvement to the Town Square. He said the aim of his staff will be to complete the works to the highest standard and to work with the town centre businesses to keep Tralee open for business during the works.

Kerry County Council Chief Executive Moira Murrell wished Craddocks every success with the project and stated that the Council was happy that a contractor with the good standing and reputation of Craddocks was carrying out the works.

 

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