Derry City Centre Public Realm
Derry/Londonderry, N Ireland
| Client | DSD Department for Social Development - North West Development Office |
| Value | £7.5m |
This Design and Build scheme to create a modern, vibrant urban landscape includes incorporating a new controlled traffic route through Waterloo Place across the existing pedestrian zone, to create greater social and commercial interaction, support economic renewal and provide space for cultural activity and entertainment. The construction works includes upgrading buried utility services and drainage infrastructure, removing the old concrete block paving and replacing it with new granite paving, renewing the street lighting with new feature columns, new tree planting, street furniture, pop-up powers supplies for street traders and events, pedestrian crossings, and a new digital 80 nozzle water feature with integrated lighting, outside the Guildhall. When switched off the water feature plaza area can be used as a unique multi use event space.
FP McCann staff have worked closely with the City Centre Initiative team, Roads Service, and traders to minimise disruption during the construction works.
The scheme is being monitored by the Considerate Constructors Scheme and has achieved an interim CEEQUAL award of ‘Excellent’.
