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200 Lotus Homes in Newry
Project type
Major Residential Earthworks & Site Preparation
Location
Watson's Road / Doran's Hill, Newry, County Down
Watson's Fort is a major residential development located on the elevated Watson's Road corridor overlooking Newry and the surrounding countryside.
McCullagh Construction is currently delivering the bulk earthworks and site preparation package for this significant housing development on behalf of Lotus Homes.
The project involves extensive earthmoving operations and major cut-and-fill activities to transform the site's natural topography into fully engineered development platforms ready for residential construction and infrastructure works.
As Main Earthworks Contractor, McCullagh Construction is responsible for managing large-scale excavation, material movement, road formation construction, site regrading, and development platform works while maintaining efficient programme delivery and high standards of workmanship.
Scope of Works
- Bulk excavation and earthmoving
- Major cut-and-fill operations
- Site regrading and level formation
- Development platform construction
- Road formation and infrastructure preparation
- Earthworks management and material balancing
- Site-wide ground engineering operations
- Coordination with ongoing construction activities
Project Highlights
- Approximate 200-home residential development
- Main Earthworks Contractor
- Significant bulk earthworks package
- Major cut-and-fill operation

