DRD Roads Service - A5 WTC ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

Tender description

The Department for Regional Development, Roads Service, is constructing the A5WTC and as part of this scheme it is necessary to undertake a programme of archaeological investigations. The A5WTC scheme involves the construction of offline dualling extending for approximately 37km. The Scheme is divided into two sections; Section 1 is located between New Buildings and north of Strabane and Section 3 is located between the south of Omagh and Ballygawley The archaeological investigation works shall be undertaken in parallel with the construction of the scheme and in three phases. Phase 1 includes site evaluation works, comprising localised strip, map and recording, trial trenching and building recording. Phase 1 has been designed to investigate the potential impact of the scheme on recorded and unrecorded archaeological remains, and to assist in the development of an appropriate scope of work to mitigate the effect of the scheme by archaeological excavation and recording of any archaeological remains which are revealed. Phase 2 is mitigation works arising from the Phase 1 works which may include additional excavations. Phase 3 is the assessment, analysis, reporting, publication and archiving of the archaeological discoveries of Phases 1 and 2, where appropriate.