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

jenningso · 20-08-2017 1:25pm

It would be great to have a junction like this one attached, but the one we are getting is still pretty impressive! Turbine interchange, Jacksonville, Florida.

m17 · 20-08-2017 2:41pm

The ballygaddey road flyover on the tuam bypass 20/08/16

20/08/17

m17 · 21-08-2017 9:02am

A few pics of the tuam bypass 20/08/17https://goo.gl/photos/jjYZL7kFQ8cJkjkf9

m17 · 21-08-2017 9:13am

Kilcloghans on the tuam bypass how come there's no sign for the m17

f2 · 21-08-2017 12:01pm

Whats the yellow sign with the tractor on it mean ???

marno21 · 21-08-2017 12:33pm

m17 wrote: »

Kilcloghans on the tuam bypass how come there's no sign for the m17

The N17 below the word Dublin is how that is (correctly) signed. No motorway restrictions to come for another bit. However by continuing on the M17/N17 you can only access Dublin and Limerick using a motorway, hence that's why they are signed as such.

Same as the N4/N7 out of Dublin.

This junction is unique as it's the first grade separated junction on a 2+2 road to be built in the country. First of many thankfully

TheBully · 21-08-2017 12:38pm

Anyone know how much time this will save me travelling from cork to Ballina weekly?

marno21 · 21-08-2017 12:45pm

TheBully wrote: »

Anyone know how much time this will save me travelling from cork to Ballina weekly?

At peak times, an hour or so

Benbecul97 · 21-08-2017 12:48pm

TheBully wrote: »

Anyone know how much time this will save me travelling from cork to Ballina weekly?

When open, you'll get from Gort to Tuam in approx 30mins ish, so compare that to whatever that leg of the journey currently takes you.

m17 · 21-08-2017 2:38pm

The m18 at raheen/kiltiernan looking towards gort 21/08/17

raheen/kiltiernan looking towards rathmorrissy

raheen/kilkelly looking towards gort

raheen/kilkelly looking towards rathmorrissy

langans/rms have started the last 10kms of the m18 all that's left is line painting,cats eyes a few signs and sos phones and that's the m18 complete should be done by the 8th of Sept

flazio · 21-08-2017 5:12pm

Anyone planning to take part in the cycle of the motorway next month?

m17 · 21-08-2017 6:14pm

The m17 at castlelambert 21/08/16

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21-08-2017 6:36pm

f2 wrote: »

Whats the yellow sign with the tractor on it mean ???

Beware of tractors!
You just have to be aware of them and to be ready to move into the right hand lane.

Anything in a yellow diamond in a potential hazard.
Everywhere else in Europe has this

m17 · 22-08-2017 9:16am

The m17 at castlelambert looking towards rathmorrissy 22/08/17

castlelambert looking towards tuam

carthymore looking towards rathmorrissy

carthymore looking towards tuam

sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorrissy

sheeaunpark looking towards tuam

it's nearly there just three more days and the m17 will be complete

m17 · 22-08-2017 12:53pm

Kiltiernan 18/08/16

17/07/17

ELCAT2009 · 22-08-2017 1:26pm

I noticed the grass / weeds on the roundabout finally being cut this morning at 7am at the Mountpotter roundabout at end of Tuam bypass. I presume they will cut all the roundabouts now as they are so over grown and unsightly.

paul2013 · 22-08-2017 1:46pm

Just after traveling the soon to be the old N18 from Gort to Mullingar, Does anyone know what the yellow signs that have N18 with a yellow post wrote on them mean? It's in Gort and Ardrahan. I asked my superior and he did not know either. I'm not able to upload a picture on this as I don't know why it won't let me.

Kevwoody · 22-08-2017 2:05pm

paul2013 wrote: »

Just after traveling the soon to old N18 from Gort to Mullingar, Does anyone know what the yellow signs that have N18 with a yellow post wrote on them mean? It's in Gort and Ardrahan. I asked my superior and he did not know either. I'm not able to upload a picture on this as I don't know why it won't let me.

It's the alternative route if the motorway has to shut down.
And your "superior" should of course know this for traffic management purposes.

paul2013 · 22-08-2017 2:56pm

Kevwoody wrote: »

It's the alternative route if the motorway has to shut down.
And your "superior" should of course know this for traffic management purposes.

These are old signs that were there long before the motorway

m17 · 22-08-2017 3:18pm

The flyover at Kilcloghans on the tuam bypass 16/04/16

22/08/17

Kevwoody · 22-08-2017 3:30pm

paul2013 wrote: »

These are old signs that were there long before the motorway

What you are referring to then is what's known as a Marker Post. It's a small 320mm sign with say N18- 1234 on it.
As far as I know these were a way of identifying short sections of road for mapping and maintenance purposes. They are being removed gradually as they are no longer required with the use of GPS and other mapping methods.

marno21 · 22-08-2017 4:14pm

Kevwoody wrote: »

What you are referring to then is what's known as a Marker Post. It's a small 320mm sign with say N18- 1234 on it.
As far as I know these were a way of identifying short sections of road for mapping and maintenance purposes. They are being removed gradually as they are no longer required with the use of GPS and other mapping methods.

Exactly this, these are quite old (mid/late 90s). You can find quite a few on L road that were once N roads (N20 near Croom/N21 between Castleisland/Abbeyfeale). They have a fairly remarkable survival rate.

m17 · 22-08-2017 5:25pm

paul2013 wrote: »

Just after traveling the soon to old N18 from Gort to Mullingar, Does anyone know what the yellow signs that have N18 with a yellow post wrote on them mean? It's in Gort and Ardrahan. I asked my superior and he did not know either. I'm not able to upload a picture on this as I don't know why it won't let me.

m17 · 22-08-2017 6:54pm

The m18 at coldwood 26/03/16

22/08/17

paul2013 · 23-08-2017 11:29am

Hi All, is there an piece of concrete poured for a monument or plaque near Rathmorrissey in Athenry for the official opening ceremony?

Also I hear Galway Co Council are up in arms over the new junction numbering system on the new M17/M18 as when enter the N6 road at Doughiska its going to be Junction 20 when the Galway city bypass is built and then go out the road a for 2 miles and you have junction 19 Oranmore /Claregalway.

This is where is where it starts to get confusing for tourists who don't usually read signposts, When your approaching Rathmorrissey you take Junction 18 for Tuam and guess what you see when you approach the Roscommon exit Junction 19 once more.

This is what the Galway Co. Co. CEO is up in arms over.

m17 · 23-08-2017 11:30am

The m17 at sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorrissy 23/01/17

23/08/17

sheeaunpark looking towards tuam 23/01/17

23/08/17

the m17 25.5kms here's what's left the have 3kms of the yellow lane left to paint and 2kms of the cats eyes and that's the m17 completed at a cost of 265 million with 10 flyovers,1 accommodation flyover and 1 footbridge and 2 junctions well done roadbridge and sisk brilliant job guys

marno21 · 23-08-2017 11:46am

paul2013 wrote: »

Hi All, is there an piece of concrete poured for a monument or plaque near Rathmorrissey in Athenry for the official opening ceremony?

Also I hear Galway Co Council are up in arms over the new junction numbering system on the new M17/M18 as when enter the N6 road at Doughiska its going to be Junction 20 when the Galway city bypass is built and then go out the road a for 2 miles and you have junction 19 Oranmore /Claregalway.

This is where is where it starts to get confusing for tourists who don't usually read signposts, When your approaching Rathmorrissey you take Junction 18 for Tuam and guess what you see when you approach the Roscommon exit Junction 19 once more.

This is what the Galway Co. Co. CEO is up in arms over.

Who told you this? Your superior?

biffoman · 23-08-2017 11:54am

junction 19 on the m17.junction 19 on the m6.two different motorways, why would the council be up in arms' i think tourists will be fine reading signs.

m17 · 23-08-2017 12:00pm

Breaking news motorway to open in early October

Gaillimh1976 · 23-08-2017 12:12pm

paul2013 wrote: »

when the Galway city bypass is built

Think we are safe enough for another 20 years so

Benbecul97 · 23-08-2017 12:40pm

m17 wrote: »

Breaking news motorway to open in early October

What newspaper is that in?

paul2013 · 23-08-2017 2:16pm

marno21 wrote: »

Who told you this? Your superior?

IT was on RTE radio 1 this morning about confusion that some people are going to face.

Why do you keep picking at me?

Truckermal · 23-08-2017 2:21pm

marno21 wrote: »

Who told you this? Your superior?

Pat Mustard!

m17 · 23-08-2017 2:27pm

Benbecul97 wrote: »

What newspaper is that in?

That was in this morning's tuam herald mate

Benbecul97 · 23-08-2017 2:44pm

m17 wrote: »

That was in this morning's tuam herald mate

Ok thanks!
You have your ear to the ground, and are talking to the contractors, have they told you / do you believe that the scheme will now open in early October, as per that newspaper article?
I thought you mentioned before that there was to be 8 weeks or so of TII testing etc starting in mid-September, and that it was opening on 24/11/17?

m17 · 23-08-2017 2:53pm

Benbecul97 wrote: »

Ok thanks!
You have your ear to the ground, and are talking to the contractors, have they told you / do you believe that the scheme will now open in early October, as per that newspaper article?
I thought you mentioned before that there was to be 8 weeks or so of TII testing etc starting in mid-September, and that it was opening on 24/11/17?

Yes I did mention that it was to open on the 24th of November,but that has changed at the end of the day it all about the money,the contractors won't hand it over unless the get paid so roll on the 6th of October yours m17,anyway that 8 weeks of road testing seemed a bit long

Benbecul97 · 23-08-2017 2:57pm

m17 wrote: »

Yes I did mention that it was to open on the 24th of November,but that has changed at the end of the day it all about the money,the contractors won't hand it over unless the get paid so roll on the 6th of October yours m17,anyway that 8 weeks of road testing seemed a bit long

So that article is true then? Its now all opening on 06/10/17?

marno21 · 23-08-2017 2:59pm

Benbecul97 wrote: »

Ok thanks!
You have your ear to the ground, and are talking to the contractors, have they told you / do you believe that the scheme will now open in early October, as per that newspaper article?
I thought you mentioned before that there was to be 8 weeks or so of TII testing etc starting in mid-September, and that it was opening on 24/11/17?

TII don't actually need 8 weeks for testing, it's just an excuse to delay the opening

m17 · 23-08-2017 3:01pm

The m17 at bauilpuil 23/06/15

23/08/17

serfboard · 23-08-2017 4:57pm

m17 wrote: »

at the end of the day it all about the money,the contractors won't hand it over unless the get paid

Yep. As I said a few times on this thread, TII wouldn't have budgeted for paying out money in 2017 so they couldn't pay it.

OTOH, the contractors will have taken a loan out to build the road, so the sooner they can start getting paid, the better for them

And for both sides, nobody really wants to see a fine piece of infrastructure lying idle, so the talks were always going to be a compromise between what the contractors could live with versus what TII could afford in 2017.

From 2018 onwards, the amount TII will be paying out has presumably already been agreed and budgeted for.

m17 wrote: »

that 8 weeks of road testing seemed a bit long

marno21 wrote: »

TII don't actually need 8 weeks for testing, it's just an excuse to delay the opening

Agree and have also said this previously as well that this "testing" was bullsh1t. When other motorways were finished, they were opened.

paul2013 · 24-08-2017 12:16pm

FYI: Google have marked the roundabouts on the N17 and the N63, no sign of changes on the N18 or the (R446) old Dublin road yet.

Also Question for you all, at the junction 16 Southbound on the M18 does that mean going through Gort town that road will become the R380? and What will the road number be between Oranmore and Kilcolgan (N67) or the (R458) and will you still be allowed to go at 100km/h between Oranmore and Kilcolgan?

m17 · 24-08-2017 2:33pm

The first bridge on the m17 at rathmorrissy 23/08/17

Middle Man · 24-08-2017 3:20pm

paul2013 wrote: »

FYI: Google have marked the roundabouts on the N17 and the N63, no sign of changes on the N18 or the (R446) old Dublin road yet.

Also Question for you all, at the junction 16 Southbound on the M18 does that mean going through Gort town that road will become the R380? and What will the road number be between Oranmore and Kilcolgan (N67) or the (R458) and will you still be allowed to go at 100km/h between Oranmore and Kilcolgan?

The N66 that currently goes through Gort will probably become the R458 as it will be the alternative to the M18 in the case of motorway closures - this route designation will most likely continue to Kilcolgan where the N67 will take over from there towards Galway. The R458 speed limit will default to 80kph unless there's a special bylaw pertaining to that section of road.

m17 · 24-08-2017 6:07pm

The roundabout at rathmorrissy 24/08/17

Czhornet · 25-08-2017 8:08am

Middle Man wrote: »

The N66 that currently goes through Gort will probably become the R458 as it will be the alternative to the M18 in the case of motorway closures - this route designation will most likely continue to Kilcolgan where the N67 will take over from there towards Galway. The R458 speed limit will default to 80kph unless there's a special bylaw pertaining to that section of road.

The Loughrea to Ballinasloe road (the old N6) now the R446 regional road is 100kph.
Hopefully the current Gort to Oranmore road will have a 100kph limit on it too when its downgraded.

marno21 · 25-08-2017 8:42am

Czhornet wrote: »

The Loughrea to Ballinasloe road (the old N6) now the R446 regional road is 100kph.
Hopefully the current Gort to Oranmore road will have a 100kph limit on it too when its downgraded.

It'll be 100km/h from Oranmore to Kilcolgan as this will become the N67.

The rest.. who knows.

m17 · 25-08-2017 11:17am

RATHMORRISSY 25/08/17 the end of the m18 and the start of the m17 work is now complete

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m17 · 25-08-2017 3:12pm

Galway to Limerick around rathmorrissy m6/slip road/roundabout/slip road/m18 25/08/17 part one

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m17 · 25-08-2017 3:30pm

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next stop Limerick 88 kms brilliant job to the guys at sisk

serfboard · 25-08-2017 6:48pm

m17 wrote: »

Shouldn't the sign for Dublin also say Limerick at this section? I know it's previously been signposted showing you need to go three-quarters way around the roundabout, but shouldn't it also be signposted here?

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

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