Wicklow County Council is progressing the development of the N81 Improvement Schemes namely the N81 Whitestown Lower project and N81 Hangman’s Bend and Tuckmill project in conjunction with Kildare National Roads Office, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the Department of Transport. 

These projects aim to address road deficiencies contributing to the poor road safety record on the network over the last 15 years. The project team are progressing the planning and design of the project in accordance with the TII Project Management Guidelines. The project is currently at Option Selection Stage (Phase 2).

Public Display Event

The public, stakeholders and interested parties are invited to attend and view information at this Options Selection stage for the N81 Improvement Scheme. This non-statutory consultation event also provides an opportunity for feedback and observations to be submitted regarding the process and conclusions reached to date, which may inform the further development of the scheme in the next phases.

The public display event will be held in the Inis Fail Germaines, Main Street, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, on Wednesday, 27th March 2024, between 14:00pm and 20:00pm.

Members of the Project Team will be available to provide guidance and to answer questions.

The public display documents will also be available to view on the project website www.N81whitestownandtuckmill.ie from 14:00 noon on Wednesday, 27th March 2024. 

Submissions will be accepted via the online feedback form available on the project website www.N81whitestownandtuckmill.ie or by post marked as N81 Improvement Scheme Whitestown Lower and Hangman’s Bends submission addressed to the Senior Executive Office, Transportation, Infrastructure Development and Emergency Services Department, Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Whitegates, Wicklow Town, A67 FW96. Submissions will be accepted from Wednesday, 27th March 2024 and must be received on or before Friday 26th April 2024.

Wicklow County Council values the opinion of the community on this project and welcomes feedback and submissions from the public and interested parties. The knowledge gained from the engagement will be considered by the project team as part of the next stages of the development of the scheme.