M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam [open to traffic]

L1011 · 29-12-2016 11:37am

Problem isn't the phone; its whatever site you're using that has an infected ad network or similar.

Sam Russell · 29-12-2016 11:56am

L1011 wrote: »

Problem isn't the phone; its whatever site you're using that has an infected ad network or similar.

I have no problem seeing any of the images.

m17 · 29-12-2016 1:26pm

Now back to the forum, the m17 Ariel view of Sheeaunpark

looking towards rathmorissy

looking towards tuam

m17 · 29-12-2016 1:52pm

RATHMORRISY 28/09/15

28/11/16

m17 · 30-12-2016 1:41pm

The tuam bypass Ariel view of the ballygaddy road flyover

looking towards the mountpiller roundabout

looking towards the kilmore roundabout

m17 · 30-12-2016 5:20pm

RATHMORRISY the m6 30/12/16

slip road for rathmorrisy

right lane for m18,left lane for m17

heading for the roundabout

the crash barrier

the roundabout

Morebypasses · 30-12-2016 5:50pm

May have been discussed before but does anyone know the distance in km's from Gort to Tuam on current road and what the new distance will be when the motorway is completed. I would imagine it will cut at least half an hour off the trip.

JCX BXC · 30-12-2016 5:55pm

If your destination is Tuam I'm sure it would, if your destination is Galway, it's fairly negligible and likely will just result in even worse traffic.

Morebypasses · 30-12-2016 6:12pm

I travel from Kerry to North of Tuam a few times a year so keeping the cruise control at 120kph from Gort to Tuam and not have to endure Kilcolgan, Clarinbridge, Claregalway, Tuam etc etc should cut half an hour off surely.

marno21 · 30-12-2016 6:42pm

The existing road from N18 interchange at Gort to the roundabout north of Tuam via the N17 is 58km. The M17/M18 scheme when complete will take 57km to do this (surprising how much more "direct" it is, yet the new M18 is very twisty).

Google maps suggests 62 mins to do the current route, at 120km/h + 100km/h for the Tuam BP the new route should take ~30 mins taking into account the roundabout at Tuam. A time saving of half an hour. Not bad.

JCX BXC · 30-12-2016 6:50pm

Any idea how much quicker Gort to Galway City Center will be?

CrowdedHouse · 30-12-2016 7:14pm

Is the Ballygaddy Road still open? have to head up that way next week, haven't been up that way since last January

m17 · 30-12-2016 7:17pm

The last bridge on the m18 at rathmorissy looking towards dublin

looking towards galway

the m17/m18 flyover looking towards galway

looking towards dublin

the first bridge on the m17 looking towards galway

looking towards dublin

f2 · 30-12-2016 7:18pm

ballygaddy is open

m17 · 31-12-2016 3:28pm

M17 junction 2 Annagh hill 31/12/16 rathmorissy side

tuam side

tuam 13kms

hope you have enjoyed the pics over the last 2 years,looking forward to 2017 when this motorway finally opens yours m17

31-12-2016 3:35pm

m17 wrote: »

The tuam bypass Ariel view of the ballygaddy road flyover

Just noticed that they saved a few pennies by not angling the bridge deck over the railway line (or wasted some by building it with an extra beam).

Irish_rat · 31-12-2016 6:54pm

I used to drive to Sligo a lot before from Limerick, this new road will easily cut half an hour if not more at peak times.

Should be under 2.5 hours when it opens

Mouseslayer17 · 01-01-2017 8:33pm

Jesus that gort is an awful depressing place,forget the bypass and carpet bomb the kip

Middle Man · 01-01-2017 8:43pm

Mouseslayer17 wrote: »

Jesus that gort is an awful depressing place,forget the bypass and carpet bomb the kip

Sure it's already bypassed by the previous N18 Gort to Crusheen Scheme...
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/53.0696/-8.8014

Sam Russell · 01-01-2017 9:03pm

Mouseslayer17 wrote: »

Jesus that gort is an awful depressing place,forget the bypass and carpet bomb the kip

Mod: Can we leave this kind of comment for some where else. Negativity can never be positive.

This thread has been a brilliant series of updates of how this project has progressed. Can we keep it that way.

m17 · 02-01-2017 12:27pm

Mahangh bridge 6kms form tuam 02/06/15

02/10/15

02/01/17

m17 · 02-01-2017 1:33pm

The last 2kms of the m18 heading towards rathmorissy 02/01/17

1.5kms form rathmorrisy

1km form rathmorrisy here there will be 6 lanes far left m6 to galway 2 and 3 tuam 4 and 5 limerick 6 form dublin

0.5kms form rathmorrisy

0.25kms form rathmorrisy

top of the last bridge on the m18

between the two flyovers

top of the m18/m17 flyover

start of the m17

m17 · 03-01-2017 7:40am

The flyover on the ballygaddy road on the tuam bypass 02/01/17

spacetweek · 03-01-2017 3:04pm

It's now 2017 and still so little progress on some M18 sections.

m17 · 03-01-2017 6:44pm

The last 1.2kms of the m17 looking towards rathmorissy 03/01/17

looking towards tuam

1km form tuam

800 metres form tuam

600 metres from tuam

500 metres form tuam

400 metres form tuam

300 metres form tuam

200 metres form tuam

end of the m17 the kilmore roundabout

m17 · 03-01-2017 7:47pm

spacetweek wrote: »

It's now 2017 and still so little progress on some M18 sections.

That flyover at coldwood comes to mind, there nearly 2 years at it since the broke ground and it's like the have been sitting on the fence for 18 months

f2 · 03-01-2017 9:32pm

Does anybody know if the ground is still settling on the last 1.2km of M17 near Tuam

m17 · 04-01-2017 6:53pm

RATHMORRISY 15/01/16

02/04/16

28/08/16

27/11/16

m17 · 04-01-2017 7:43pm

The m17 at brockagh corofin 06/01/16

04/01/17

Reuben1210 · 05-01-2017 1:50am

Given that Gort and Particularly Tuam will be very accessible once this project finishes, do people know of or have heard talk of development being attracted and a focus being put on growing these towns both with housing stock and with enticing businesses to locate/expand here.

It seems to me these towns could become growth hubs.

marno21 · 05-01-2017 1:52am

Reuben1210 wrote: »

Given that Gort and Particularly Tuam will be very accessible once this project finishes, do people know of or have heard talk of development being attracted and a focus being put on growing these towns both with housing stock and with enticing businesses to locate/expand here.

It seems to me these towns could become growth hubs.

I think you can include Abbeyknockmoy there, since they are upgrading the N63 from M17 J2 to the town.

m17 · 05-01-2017 3:12pm

M18 junction 17 kiltiernan looking towards rathmorissy 05/01/17

looking towards gort

medoc · 05-01-2017 4:18pm

m17 wrote: »

M18 junction 17 kiltiernan looking towards rathmorissy 05/01/17looking towards gort

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

Middle Man · 05-01-2017 4:21pm

marno21 wrote: »

I think you can include Abbeyknockmoy there, since they are upgrading the N63 from M17 J2 to the town.

If towns like Tuam and Abbeyknockmoy were to be expanded, then there may be a good case at some future point for the reopening of the Tuam to Athenry railway as a commuter route - good P+R facilities should attract many commuters once the train service is frequent enough at peak times.

f2 · 05-01-2017 4:44pm

I think saying Abbeyknockmoy is on the foot of major expansion because of M17 is optimestic, Tuam on the other hand SHOULD thrieve but there appears to be major stumbling blocks in that town with planning, they cant even get a truck stop/service station at the junction of bypass/M17, I believe currently 4 have tried

Cookiemunster · 05-01-2017 4:54pm

medoc wrote: »

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

AFAIK it's down to predicted traffic volume. If it's expected to be low then they won't build a full spec junction. I've no idea what the cost difference is though.

m17 · 05-01-2017 5:09pm

f2 wrote: »

I think saying Abbeyknockmoy is on the foot of major expansion because of M17 is optimestic, Tuam on the other hand SHOULD thrieve but there appears to be major stumbling blocks in that town with planning, they cant even get a truck stop/service station at the junction of bypass/M17, I believe currently 4 have tried

That site is to close to the m17 and would be a bottleneck,the same reason at rathmorissy they can't get planning

f2 · 05-01-2017 5:58pm

m17 wrote: »

That site is to close to the m17 and would be a bottleneck,the same reason at rathmorissy they can't get planning

Im talking of 4 sites the farthest been over 500m from the roundabout. as far as i know 2 of the proposed sites already contained service stations in ihe past

Middle Man · 05-01-2017 6:47pm

medoc wrote: »

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

The LILOs near both Ennis and Roscrea are totally unacceptable I agree. However, the LILOs at Kiltiernan appear to be in line with the ones at Gort and Crusheen which are of a higher spec design. If the earlier designs were remodelled to reflect the latter, it would be something. In any case, all motorways should have full length ramps at junctions or not at all. The design used at Kiltiernan could be used for possible future 100kph expressways (RCB median with no hard shoulders) where there is too much traffic for Type 2 Dual, but too little to justify a motorway.

m17 · 05-01-2017 7:20pm

M17 at Bauilphuil corofin 05/05/16

05/01/17

m17 · 06-01-2017 9:22am

The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 05/03/15

05/01/17

m17 · 06-01-2017 11:39am

The accommodation flyover at ballynasting on the m18 between rinn and turloughtrassa

the 7th flyover over the m18 will open at parkatleva that's the flyover after kiltiernan heading towards gort on the 03/02/17,here are the rest of the flyovers that have yet to open m18( Coole park,coolfin,parknacappa,ballymaquiff,coldwood)tuam bypass ballygaddy road

m17 · 06-01-2017 7:11pm

RATHMORRISY 20/11/15

06/01/17

blue5000 · 06-01-2017 9:36pm

Middle Man wrote: »

The LILOs near both Ennis and Roscrea are totally unacceptable I agree. However, the LILOs at Kiltiernan appear to be in line with the ones at Gort and Crusheen which are of a higher spec design. If the earlier designs were remodelled to reflect the latter, it would be something. In any case, all motorways should have full length ramps at junctions or not at all. The design used at Kiltiernan could be used for possible future 100kph expressways (RCB median with no hard shoulders) where there is too much traffic for Type 2 Dual, but too little to justify a motorway.

The junction at Roscrea was an after thought. Locals objected when they realized they weren't getting motorway access, then the junction was cobbled together, so it looks like the mess that it is.

marno21 · 06-01-2017 9:57pm

blue5000 wrote: »

The junction at Roscrea was an after thought. Locals objected when they realized they weren't getting motorway access, then the junction was cobbled together, so it looks like the mess that it is.

There should always have been a junction with the N62 at Roscrea, seeing as it services a town and it's a national road passing over the N7/M7.

m17 · 07-01-2017 6:45pm

The m17 at Sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorissy 07/01/17

looking towards tuam

kilseagh looking towards rathmorissy

looking towards tuam

m17 · 08-01-2017 11:48am

Galway to Limerick around rathmorissy m6/slip road/roundabout/slip road/m18 06/01/17 m6

right lane m18,left lane m17

the roundabout

first bridge on the m17

the roundabout

heading over the m6

heading down the hill

the last bridge on the m18,slip road for the m18

the slip road

slip road

end of the slip road

the m18 next stop limerick

m17 · 08-01-2017 3:40pm

The tuam bypass at kilcloghans looking towards miltown 08/01/17

looking towards the ballygaddy flyover

ballygaddy road looking towards kilcloghans

looking towards the kilmore roundabout

paul2013 · 09-01-2017 3:33am

Question for you all:

After Junction 5 on the N18 in Cratloe, What does diamond road sign mean?

marno21 · 09-01-2017 4:47am

paul2013 wrote: »

Question for you all:

After Junction 5 on the N18 in Cratloe, What does diamond road sign mean?

Which diamond sign? Northbound or southbound?

EDIT: If it's southbound and it's on a sign near/related to the exit for the city (R445), it's used to sign a diversionary route in the event of a tunnel closure.

M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam [open to traffic]

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