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Limerick Northern Distributor Road

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    #2
    JupiterKid
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    Looks like a road that will open up land for housing development to me. I'd say it's quite a long way off from being built.

    They need to resolve the issue of Limerick City's straitjacketed boundaries and their expansion before this happens.


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    limklad
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    Mc Love wrote: »
    After the budget along with all the other road projects, am I the only one to think this wont be completed or even started for ages?

    Below is one part and its meant to join up with the M7 near the University of Limerick.

    http://www.clarecoco.ie/roads-and-transport/news/limerick-northern-distributor-road-constraints-study-public-information-notice.html

    Public info:
    http://www.limerickcity.ie/Transport/MajorProjects/LimerickNorthernDistributorRoadKnockalisheentoAnnacottyConstraintsStudy/Constraints%20Study%20Public%20Information%20Leaflet.pdf

    Here is the PDF drawing:
    http://www.limerickcity.ie/Transport/CoonaghKnockalisheenDistributorroad/Thefile,9259,en.pdf
    There be a lot of people in Castletroy, North east Limerick, North Tipp heading to Shannon and visa versa would love this road to start in order to avoid the Tunnel toll. An access road to Limerick University would be a plus.

    That road at the first stage is a waste of time unless they connect to the Killaloe road (R464) bypassing Parteen first.


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    Berty
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    It will start ONLY if Limerick City Council are allowed throw 253 sets of traffic lights (AT LEAST) on it. It seems to be one of their current fetishes.

    Seriously though. Planning approval is nothing with a budget. Nobody should get their hopes up.


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    irishguy
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    This isnt going to happen, Limerick already has a pretty decent road network. There are more deserving uses for the money.


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    Berty
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    irishguy wrote: »
    This isnt going to happen, Limerick already has a pretty decent road network. There are more deserving uses for the money.

    Yes like a Northern Link Road for Galway City.


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    irishguy
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    Berty wrote: »
    Yes like a Northern Link Road for Galway City.

    Ya thats very badly needed.


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    Berty
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    Or a bypass in Charleville. Nothing outlandish. They could build an "Industrial Road" like what was built in Mitchelstown in advance of the M8.


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    ClareVisitor
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    Surely the tunnel toll operator would have a severe objection to this road potentially taking revenue out of their hands. I can't see them giving a toll franchise and then building a road which bypasses it anytime soon.


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    EPointer=Birdss
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    Any ideas or opinions on the Clare portion of the route???


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    acorn1984
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    irishguy wrote: »
    This isnt going to happen, Limerick already has a pretty decent road network. There are more deserving uses for the money.

    Yes I agree Limerick now has a decent road network, however, if anyone here is familiar with the northern Limerick city/Clare area, the Corbally road is a heavily congested route. It not only serves large suburban populations in the city, it also links large parts of county clare and, indeed, Tipperary with Limerick city. Traffic is chronic on this road. A connection between this road and the M/N7 is badly needed.

    It's quite annoying that even though UL has now expanded into County Clare, almost reaching the Corbally rd, no through access is allowed from the Clare side to the university. This necessitates a lengthy journey into the city centre and out the N7 to reach it by car. :eek:


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    pigtown
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    Knockalisheen to Annacotty constraints study is up on the Limerick City Council website.
    http://limerickcity.ie/Transport/MajorProjects/LimerickNorthernDistributorRoadKnockalisheentoAnnacottyConstraintsStudy/


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    Cookiemunster
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    According to the Limerick Leader funding of €45m has been made available for the first section of this. No sources mentioned though other than the mayor.
    http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/45m_road_project_for_limerick_is_approved_1_3094788


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    phog
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    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    According to the Limerick Leader funding of €45m has been made available for the first section of this. No sources mentioned though other than the mayor.
    http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/45m_road_project_for_limerick_is_approved_1_3094788

    If it's true then it's good news but they really need to continue it onto the Longpavement Road at least.


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    Sponge Bob
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    Big thread on Archiseek here > http://www.archiseek.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7154 and with lots of maps and graphics.


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    EPointer=Birdss
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    Any thoughts on the docking point based on options presented so far?


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    pigtown
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    Preferred route corridor announced. Can't say anything bad about it to be honest.

    http://limerickcity.ie/Transport/MajorProjects/LimerickNorthernDistributorRoadPhase2/10.194-LNDR-630x297-6page-a4-cmyk-mailable.pdf

    If somebody could post the map in the thread it would be great. Havn't yet figured out how to do it.


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    Wild Bill
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    Looks like some decisions still to be made! :)

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    Wild Bill
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    pigtown wrote: »
    Preferred route corridor announced. Can't say anything bad about it to be honest.

    Ooops....read the small print.....:o


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    Figured it out! The selected option.


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    pigtown
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    http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/local-business/limerick-council-gets-4-million-for-distributor-road-land-purchase-1-4732648
    Money released for the first phase of this road. It will mostly go towards land acquisition.


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    murphaph
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    Given the toll on the tunnel, what are the odds this road ends up functioning as a bypass of Limerick rather than a distributor road?


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    pigtown
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    murphaph wrote: »
    Given the toll on the tunnel, what are the odds this road ends up functioning as a bypass of Limerick rather than a distributor road?
    Well this is just phase 1 and given local opposition I don't think phase 2 will be a reality for a long time yet. I don't know about it becoming a bypass. You would have 7 or 8 roundabouts to navigate the entire route and at peak time I'm sure it would be much busier than the M7. Off peak it would be just as easy go through the city I'd say.


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    Godge
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    murphaph wrote: »
    Given the toll on the tunnel, what are the odds this road ends up functioning as a bypass of Limerick rather than a distributor road?


    The bypass should have been built along this route rather than the tunnel to open up access to Shannon, journey times from west/south Dublin to Shannon would have been just over two hours. At those lengths saving 10/15 minutes by not having to go around Limerick would have made a difference.


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    serfboard
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    Godge wrote: »
    The bypass should have been built along this route rather than the tunnel to open up access to Shannon, journey times from west/south Dublin to Shannon would have been just over two hours. At those lengths saving 10/15 minutes by not having to go around Limerick would have made a difference.
    The advantage of the existing southern route is that it opens up the Southern/Western route (as part of the Atlantic Road Corridor), without being that much longer (in terms of time) than a northern bypass.


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    Cookiemunster
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    Godge wrote: »
    The bypass should have been built along this route rather than the tunnel to open up access to Shannon, journey times from west/south Dublin to Shannon would have been just over two hours. At those lengths saving 10/15 minutes by not having to go around Limerick would have made a difference.

    I don't know where your getting a 10 to 15 minute time saving from. From J27 on the M7 (Annacotty) to where the bypass meets the old N18 is 18km and only takes 10 - 12 mins to drive.
    As the crow flys the distance between these points is 14km so a northern bypass wouldn't really have been much shorter or quicker.


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