Basement at Lapps Quay, Cork

Basement at Lapps Quay, Cork

Basement at Lapps Quay, Cork

PJ Hegarty played an integral role in the Lapps Quay Development in Cork city’s revamped dockland area. We were contracted to construct a basement car parking facility, with 280 spaces in a 11,500m² area. Complementary work also included modifications to road levels at Lapps Quay, minor realignment of kerb lines on Clontarf Street, and removal and reinstatement of Quay walls. PJ Hegarty also constructed a new boardwalk, along with ancillary landscaping and site works.

Client : Howard Holdings Plc
Service : Civils
Architect : Scott Tallon Walker
Quantity surveyors : Keogh McConnell, Dublin
Structural engineer : Walsh Goodfellow, Dublin
Services engineer : R.N. Murphy Associates
Value : €10 million

The project also included work on a 6,000m² basement car park beside the River Lee waterfront, with the installation of permanent and temporary sheet pile retaining walls.

The construction phase also included installation and maintenance of dewatering systems to lower the water table by approximately 5m.