As part of the latest ‘Climate Action Plan 2023’ the demand for wind turbines to generate clean energy is on the rise. Recently, the ORS Infrastructure Team undertook a pivotal project focused role on evaluating the optimal Turbine Delivery Route to transport a 79.35m long wind turbine blade from Rosslare Europort to its destination in
A good road design is a combination of three-dimensional features of a road that plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and safe transportation systems in urban and rural areas alike, which can greatly impact the overall liveability and functionality of a community. Roads are classified into different categories, such as local streets, link roads,
Pedestrian Improvement Schemes Pedestrian Improvement Schemes play a pivotal role in enhancing the safety, comfort and accessibility of walking as a mode of transport. Beyond these benefits, they contribute to the overall liveability and appeal of an area, alleviating traffic congestion, emissions, and fostering health and well-being. However, it’s crucial to recognise that such schemes
Site Resolution Plans for Unfinished Housing Estates In 2010 in the depths of the economic and banking crisis, immense challenges faced the residential development sector which gave rise to the issue of the unfinished or “ghost estates”. This meant that approximately 3,000 developments were inspected by the Department Housing Inspectorate and of these 3,000 only
INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM The ORS Infrastructure Team delivers complex and innovative infrastructure schemes on behalf of multiple private, public and semi-state clients. Discover more Meet Adam. Adam joined ORS in 2015 and has over 10 years’ post-graduate engineering experience, including designing and coordinating a wide range of housing schemes, sports complexes, and industrial business parks. Adam
When driving on a new road, you can appreciate the efforts of the designers and the construction crews in delivering this brilliant piece of engineering. One element of the design process that road users may not appreciate is the Road Safety Audit Team’s role in the project. Road Safety Audits’ role is to deliver safer journeys
From the 1st of January 2023, it will become essential to carry out Road Safety Audits and Quality Audits on all schemes or works on public roads, or proposed public roads in Ireland. This will also include but will not be limited to cycling, walking or active travel-related projects which are overseen/funded by the Department
Active Travel is the term used to describe travelling under your own energy for a purpose. At its simplest form, it means travelling by walking and cycling. However, given the capital expenditure invested in providing increased infrastructure around motorised transport over the past 30 years, it is difficult for active travel and vulnerable road users
A DMURS Quality Audit (QA) is a defined process independent of the design team. However, it requires involvement through the project’s planning, design and construction stages to ensure that high-quality infrastructure or streetscapes are delivered and maintained. The DMURS Quality Audit process is applied to new highway, traffic management or public realm projects. The QA
By their very nature, development projects are complex. Numerous elements must be considered to ensure developments satisfy planning requirements and that the proposed scheme can be constructed according to quality and compliance standards. Design teams can often overlook the detailed design of road infrastructure during the planning stages. The crucial details of new internal roadways, public road access or junctions are