ment with high quality natural

stone kerbs and paving; street

tree and herbaceous planting;

supply and installation of new

street furniture signage and

street lighting; installation of

new puffin crossings.

The project commenced on 7th

November 2017 and is due to

be completed in Spring 2019.

The Public Realm scheme will

provide environmental improve-

ment to: Ramore Ave, Lower

Landsdowne Rd, Causeway

View, Bath Rd, Main St, Bath St,

Bath Terr, Church Pass, Atlantic

Ave, Causeway St, Eglington St,

Mark St and Dunluce Ave.

The works for the Public Realm

project includes: removal of

surfacing and kerbs and replace-

The first works on the ground

for the project was the ground

investigation at the proposed

light column positions and be-

side the existing retaining walls.

These works then inform the

design of the foundations in

each location.

November to January three

civils squads carried out car-

riageway drainage works and

some kerb line adjustments.

On the 22nd January the first

section of footway works com-

menced on Main Street, heading

from the junction with Mark

Street to the junction with Kerr

St. This involved setting up of

traffic management and site

clearance, followed by excava-

tion and drainage before install-

ing the new granite kerbs, foun-

dation base, large granite paving

and new street furniture. The

paving squad has commenced

and as completion of the paving

progresses towards the Kerr

Street junction, the civil squad

moved to the next section.

They commenced works on

Main Street opposite the junc-

tion with Bath Street heading

towards the Mark Street .

The second civil squad com-

menced on Lansdowne Road on

the 29th January This was fol-

lowed by excavation and drain-

age before installing the new

granite kerbs and foundation

base. The finished footway is an

exposed aggregate concrete

footpath which will be poured in

bays. The next phase of works

will be installing the street light-

ing lanterns and new street

furniture.

The third civil squad com-

menced on Causeway Street

on the 5th February after some

design adjustments. The works

commenced at the junction

with Main Street headed down

Causeway street. The finished

surface in this area will be gran-

ite kerbs and paving. New fea-

tures which will be installed

between Main Street and

Craig Vara include cycle

stands, new controlled pedes-

trian crossing, heritage plaque,

and new litterbins. The heritage

plaques are bronze plaques

which will be inlaid into the

paving.

Project Overview

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Progress

photos

2

Design

feature

2

Upcoming

works

3

Social

Benefits

3

Key dates 3

Contact

details

4

FP

McCann

4

Progress to Date

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Decorative

Railings at

Kerr Street

Social Benefits

Progress Pho-

tos

PORTRUSH PUBLIC REALM

NEWSLETTER

Joan Baird Mayor of

Causeway Coast and

Glens Borough Council

with Jim McCoy from FP

McCann Ltd and Pauline

Campbell from the

Department for Commu-

nities at the start of the

kerbing works on Main

Street

P A G E 2

P O R T R U S H

P U B L I C

R E A L M

N E W S L E T T E R

Decorative Railings at Kerr Street

Progress photos

adjacent to the war memorial

will be poppies.

The remainder of the Kerr

Street panel railings will have

a sail design. This references

the maritime history of the

town.

The small u-shaped basin at

the inner end of Portrush

Harbour is a scheduled pro-

tected status dock due to its

regional importance as an

important landing place during

the Anglo-Norman period.

The dock was modified into a

harbour in 1827.

The poppies which grew on

the battlefields after world

war one are the reason pop-

pies are used to remember

t h o s e

who have

g i v e n

their lives

in battle.

With this

in mind

the new

d e c o r a -

tive panel

r a i l i n g s

on Kerr Street on the section

The busy harbour is the base

for a severn class lifeboat and

inshore lifeboat for the RNLI,

who have operated lifeboats

out of the harbor since 1860.

The harbor is also the finish

of the popular annual RNLI

raft race which sets off from

the West Strand.

The Harbour also houses a

Marina and is the launch point

for boat tours, kayaking and

diving along the coastline.

Lower Lansdowne Road

Kerbing works and exposed

aggregate surfacing prepara-

tion.

Main Street

Kerbs laid and paving prepara-

tion, paving laid and vehicle

entrance paving setts being laid

Causeway Street

Kerbs and paving foundation in

place and paving being laid

Upcoming works

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Works are subject to change

March

Main Street : Atlantic Avenue to

Bath Street junction

Eglington Street : From Meth-

odist Church to Dunluce Avenue

Junction

Lansdowne Road : Boat House

to Ramore avenue

April

Main Street : Causeway View to

Ramore Street Junction

Eglington Street : From Meth-

odist Church to Dunluce Avenue

Junction works continue

Lansdowne Road : Boat House

to Ramore Avenue works con-

tinue.

May

Main

Street :

Bath

Street to Causeway View

Eglington Street : Methodist

church to Dunluce Avenue Junc-

tion works continue.

Lansdowne Road : Boat House

to Ramore Avenue works con-

tinue.

Lansdowne Road ( Bath Road to Boat House) : 29th

January 2018

Easter Moratorium : Easter Week

North West 200 Site shutdown : TBA

Summer Moratorium : July and August 2018

Start Date: 7th November 2017

Finish Date: Spring 2019

Pavement works Commenced at the stated locations on

the following dates:

Main Street : 22nd January 2018

Causeway Street ( from Main Street junction) : 5th Febru-

ary 2018

Department for Communities will

verify upon receipt of your CV.

These two positions would be

based in Portrush on the Public

Scheme and training will be sup-

plied by FP McCann Ltd either

directly or through other sources

as per the needs identified. If you

are interested please contact your

local Jobs and Benefits Office.

Unwaged Placement/ work experi-

ence weeks are also available for

those considering a career in the

construction industry. These are

available for those on ‘Training for

Success’ programmes or those

currently at School or College. If

this is of interest please contact

the site team. Contact details can

be found on the next page.

In addition to the physical works

throughout the town, the project

also buys into social benefits for

Portrush and the local area.

FP McCann Ltd is currently look-

ing to employ two general opera-

tives eligible as ‘New Entrant

Trainees’. This is currently adver-

tised through the jobs and benefits

offices in Northern Ireland. There

are a number of factors which

determine your eligibility as a

‘New Entrant Trainee’ which the

Aerial Photo of Portrush

Social Benefits

Key Dates

School Work Experience students learning to use the survey equipment

“The Project

also buys into

social benefits

for Portrush

and the local

area”

our stakeholders. By implementing

our corporate values, we aim to

deliver on this guarantee through

our products, services, communica-

tions and, above all, the behaviour of

our people. We recognise the im-

portance of operating with integrity

and apply high standards of corpo-

rate governance in the conduct of

our business.

Our ability to deliver to client speci-

fications on major projects across

UK and Ireland has established FP

McCann as a valuable and reliable

partner.

FP McCann operates within the civil

engineering sector and has secured

and completed a portfolio of award

winning construction work within

Northern Ireland; these include

projects in the public sector areas of

health, education, water and trans-

port infrastructure, and private in-

dustrial and commercial develop-

ments. Station Square in Portrush

was constructed by FP McCann

Ltd’s civil engineering team .

FP McCann is also the UK’s largest

manufacturer and supplier of precast

concrete solutions.

At FP McCann, we promise to per-

form and build a sustained trust with

Site Office

4 Bath Road

Portrush

Site Office: 02879642558

24 hr emergency no: 02879549090

Email: ppr@fpmccann.co.uk

FP McCann will continue to liaise with all the businesses

and residents within the footprint of the scheme to mini-

mise disruption during the period of the scheme. Those

affected will be contacted directly by the Contractor prior

to works commencing.

If you have any concerns, you are welcome to call into the

Site Office or alternatively contact us via the project email

address or site office number.

If you have a query outside of office hours please do not

hesitate to contact our 24hr contact number 028 7954

9090.

Additional Information and proposed drawings can be

found at:

www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/work/regeneration/

portrush-regeneration/portrush-public-realm-scheme-

january-2017

The programme information outlined in this news-

letter is subject to change, and is dependent upon

approval from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough

Council and DfI Roads.

Portrush Public

Realm Contact

Details

FP McCann Ltd

Construction Man-

ager and Public Liai-

son Officer: Jim

McCloy