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M7 - Nenagh to Limerick

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    #992
    Tech3
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    Is this the fella?

    Yeah I think thats the bridge. Excellent photo thanks :)


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    #993
    AlanD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭AlanD


    Anyone with an update? They must be close to finishing the Nenagh tie in now?


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    #994
    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    AlanD wrote: »
    Anyone with an update? They must be close to finishing the Nenagh tie in now?

    I can tell you this at least. Road Markings on the Dublin Road roundabout flyover and are heading in the direction of the bog.


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    #995
    fresca
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭fresca


    Berty wrote: »
    I can tell you this at least. Road Markings on the Dublin Road roundabout flyover and are heading in the direction of the bog.

    YIPPEEEEEE !!!!
    are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?...


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    #996
    Iamhere
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭Iamhere


    One of my friends has done work on this road and he says it will open on 24th of March, how true it is i dont know...


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    #997
    -Corkie-
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    Iamhere wrote: »
    One of my friends has done work on this road and he says it will open on 24th of March, how true it is i dont know...

    Yes the nra told me the middle of march last week. That could all change again shur.


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    #998
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,942 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    It'll be open on currentDate+26.

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    #999
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Just back from a walk of the Drominboy Bog section of the future M7 and brought camera with me. Two weeks ago I walked this and the progress since then is huge, see my previous post with photos from Feb 13th: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=64457175&postcount=917

    The new photos are posted to Photobucket, few samples below, they are correctly geotagged too.
    http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac38/lukejr/M7%20Drominboy%20Bog%20Update/


    DSC_0021.jpg

    DSC_0010.jpg

    DSC_0038.jpg


    At this progress I expect the entire road to open at the same time, by the end of March, that's just my opinion based on the amount of progress made over previous two weeks.

    Overall a lot of work completed in 10 working days, also note that all the fencing has been erected too, and grass seed is on some of the landscaped areas. This previously boggy section is 1km in length (based on signs for Castletroy exit) and all heavy work is done. So what's left to do: final top surface, 1km of concrete median needs to be installed, some crash barriers, paint lines and cats eyes, and that should be it.


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    #1000
    emfifty
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭emfifty


    this is great news. the wait may finally be over:rolleyes:


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    #1001
    luohaoran
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭luohaoran


    Ok, I know very very little about building roads but I'd have to ask,...
    Wouldn't the central barriers be supposed to meet up. (looking at the last photo above)

    In fact the whole road looks misaligned. Perhaps its just a funny photographic effect with a section of the road not showing?!

    Someone enlighten me.


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    #1002
    luohaoran
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭luohaoran


    Or perhaps they just haven't finished floating it into place yet.


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    #1003
    Berty
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    luohoran.

    It's most likely down to drainage. If it were me I would have used the same positioning they did because if you imagine the northbound lane(right lane in the picture) the water would run down against the barrier and would collect at that section to a certain extent.

    The moisture will sink into the wearing course and eventually eat away at the compound.

    That gap will allow the water to run between both sides of the barrier and quickly pass down into the drainage.


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    #1004
    KevR
    Registered Users Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭KevR


    luohaoran wrote: »
    Ok, I know very very little about building roads but I'd have to ask,...
    Wouldn't the central barriers be supposed to meet up. (looking at the last photo above)

    In fact the whole road looks misaligned. Perhaps its just a funny photographic effect with a section of the road not showing?!

    Someone enlighten me.

    That's just a drain which will run alongside the concrete central barrier (not there yet). The drain looks like it will switch from one side of the barrier to the other at the point where you thought the barrier joined up misaligned.

    Hope this helps!


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    #1005
    luohaoran
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭luohaoran


    Thanks Berty , KevR, makes perfect sense.

    So my only correct sentence was where I pointed out I know nothing about building roads.


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    #1006
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    luohaoran wrote: »
    Wouldn't the central barriers be supposed to meet up. (looking at the last photo above).

    The concrete barrier will be going left of the drain, not on top of it, so will match up with next section. You can see from the photo the road is going up a hill to a bridge. Water will flow down the hill instead of to the side, so switched sides like KevR posted.


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    #1007
    cargo
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    luohaoran wrote: »
    Or perhaps they just haven't finished floating it into place yet.

    :D


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    #1008
    AlanD
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    I passed the Nenagh tie in on the way to Dublin last night and came back tonight. Last night, there were men working on the railway bridge, putting up steel panelling or something. The old steel barrier on the old nenagh bypass was still in place it looked like they still had a bit to do.

    Coming down tonight though, the steel barrier was being removed. There was plenty of men around working as I passed at around 9:30pm. So perhaps the final push is on to finish the tie in. There's only about 200m to do I reckon.


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    #1009
    popebenny16
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    AlanD wrote: »
    I passed the Nenagh tie in on the way to Dublin last night and came back tonight. Last night, there were men working on the railway bridge, putting up steel panelling or something. The old steel barrier on the old nenagh bypass was still in place it looked like they still had a bit to do.

    Coming down tonight though, the steel barrier was being removed. There was plenty of men around working as I passed at around 9:30pm. So perhaps the final push is on to finish the tie in. There's only about 200m to do I reckon.

    the only hold up on the Nenagh Bypass widening was the simplist bit - the Railway Bridge. Funny that :rolleyes:


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    #1010
    Tech3
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    Any updates on the tie in with the Nenagh bypass at junction 26?


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    #1011
    AlanD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭AlanD


    Gonna be passing later today so I'll report back later on.


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    #1012
    Sierra Oscar
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    I went for a walk along the Gooig bog section of the motorway today, they are still driving the concrete poles into the side of the road in parts of the motorway. Along that particular section they still have to put down the final layor of tarmac and erect the crash barriers along the side of the road. In one small section of the road they still haven't put down any tarmac at all. From the Bog Road bridge on however everything seems to be completed excluding that troublesome area . . .


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    #1013
    AlanD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭AlanD


    AlanD wrote: »
    Gonna be passing later today so I'll report back later on.

    To be honest there isn't a huge change in the last week at the tie in. Men were still fixing paneling to the railway bridge, but today it looked like they were tightening bolts on the paneling. The northbound section of road looks like it has a new layer of tar, or whatever ye call it. The current traffic route is still the same and still on the original level. They don't look near to being done given how far things have come along in the last week. I reckon at least another 2 weeks. But that's a finger in the air guess with no real knowledge of how long these things take.


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    #1014
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    AlanD wrote: »
    To be honest there isn't a huge change in the last week at the tie in...

    This tie-in seems to be taking forever, and the current setup is just dangerous, has been since the bypass opened without proper slip-roads onto the N52.

    Anyone get an update on the actual date for opening this section?


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    #1015
    AlanD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭AlanD


    lukejr wrote: »
    This tie-in seems to be taking forever, and the current setup is just dangerous

    The tie in at the Limerick end of this road isn't ideal alright, but the tie in for the Castletown Nenagh road is just crazy! Going from 120km/h down to a super narrow road with works on either side. I don't think there's enough slowing measures so you enter that tie in at a good enough speed.


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    #1016
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    AlanD wrote: »
    The tie in at the Limerick end of this road isn't ideal alright, but the tie in for the Castletown Nenagh road is just crazy! Going from 120km/h down to a super narrow road with works on either side. I don't think there's enough slowing measures so you enter that tie in at a good enough speed.

    I have to agree, very narrow at the east side. At night heading towards Limerick from Toomyvara there is no light and few signs make it very difficult to know where the median starts and then the motorway bypass.


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    #1017
    solidwork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭solidwork


    It wouldn't be too bad if it was better lit at night, i dont know how there hasn't been an accident there yet. I'm so sick of this M7, the tie in at the limerick side of the nenagh bypass is takin forever what are they playing at. It just seems to be makin so little progess. Are they down to a skeleton staff or something. :confused:


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    #1018
    ClutchIt
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    It's very f'ing demoralising alright. I never see them doing much work with it. If everyone was just doing their job right with no beaurocracy it would be open by now.

    I know when it will be open by the way. The very day I move to Dublin and no longer drive Limk-Dublin every weekend.


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    #1019
    Deedsie
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    I wish they would hurry up, I drive past every week. There never seems to be much going on at the Nenagh junction. I just hope it opens March 24th. The way things are going the Shunnel could be finished first.


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    #1020
    -Corkie-
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    Deedsie wrote: »
    I wish they would hurry up, I drive past every week. There never seems to be much going on at the Nenagh junction. I just hope it opens March 24th. The way things are going the Shunnel could be finished first.

    Ya your right i said that a long time ago and i was been serious. I think if everyone of us send a disgruntled e mail to the contractor and the nra it might do something. A clip round the ear never done anyone and harm.:mad:


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    #1021
    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    The tie in at Finnegans has gantries above and the exit sign for Newport, Annacotty is in place. The markings on the carriageways has been placed down heading onto the flyover(some of them).

    About freakin' time!


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