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

m17 · 04-03-2017 5:49pm

The ballygaddy road flyover tuam side 04/03/17

looking towards the kilmore roundabout

looking towards kilcloghans

ballinrobe side the reason that side is down to one lane rms are putting down the anti skid surface

m17 · 05-03-2017 12:22pm

The ballygaddy road flyover that took seven months 31/07/16

08/08/16

10/09/16

24/09/16

20/10/16

21/10/16

28/10/16

11/11/16

27/12/16

03/01/17

27/02/17

03/03/17

BelfastVanMan · 05-03-2017 2:32pm

m17 wrote: »

The ballygaddy road flyover that took seven months 31/07/1608/08/1610/09/1624/09/1620/10/1621/10/1621/10/1628/10/1611/11/1627/12/1603/01/1727/02/1703/03/17

Brilliant pics as always. I hope whenever the N17 Dual is continued north eventually, you'll be out taking pics of that, too!

m17 · 05-03-2017 2:50pm

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Brilliant pics as always. I hope whenever the N17 Dual is continued north eventually, you'll be out taking pics of that, too!

If I'm still alive,that's year's away

BelfastVanMan · 05-03-2017 4:31pm

m17 wrote: »

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Brilliant pics as always. I hope whenever the N17 Dual is continued north eventually, you'll be out taking pics of that, too!

If I'm still alive,that's year's away

You're probably right, sadly. :-D

m17 · 05-03-2017 8:38pm

The m17 4kms form tuam through the bog with the one metre surcharge,the surcharge provides extra weight to speed up the settling of the embankments 24/08/16

05/03/17

m17 · 06-03-2017 10:25am

The accommodation flyover at cloonkeen north 05/03/16

05/03/17

m17 · 06-03-2017 2:29pm

The m17 between corofin and tuam and throw the bog 05/03/17 just click on the linkhttps://goo.gl/photos/t8Z31iVxQiwUbory6

m17 · 06-03-2017 3:51pm

RATHMORISSY 06/01/16

06/03/17

sisk are starting on the first of the six gantry signs starting tonight

m17 · 07-03-2017 11:44am

Sisk have started work on the gantry signs on the m6 at rathmorissy on the westbound lane

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m17 · 07-03-2017 7:54pm

The m17 at cloondarone 24/05/16

27/02/17

m17 · 08-03-2017 11:58am

Day two of the gantry signs at rathmorissy on the m6 heading eastbound 08/03/17

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m6 heading westbound sign for junction 18

sorry about that parking ticket on the dashboard

jj72 · 08-03-2017 12:33pm

Is that the reason the M6 was closed last night?

Benbecul97 · 08-03-2017 12:37pm

jj72 wrote: »

Is that the reason the M6 was closed last night?

M17/M6 Rathmorrissy Gantry Works
http://www.directroutegorttotuam.ie/roadworks2.aspx

m17 · 08-03-2017 2:50pm

jj72 wrote: »

Is that the reason the M6 was closed last night?

No that's not the only reason sisk are also removing the vertical jacks that are on the three bridges

if you look closely at the pic ,you can see that the vertical jacks have been removed on the left and right side

serfboard · 08-03-2017 6:53pm

Using M17's photo - the Ballygaddy Road flyover is fully open now (i.e. no lights), after the anti-skid surface shown above was put down.

m17 · 08-03-2017 8:23pm

There job is done after 755 days those dumptrucks are leaving the roadbridge yard at corofin 08/03/17

irishgeo · 09-03-2017 11:35am

anyone got a traffic flow map of how exactly RATHMORISSY will work?

m17 · 09-03-2017 1:05pm

irishgeo wrote: »

anyone got a traffic flow map of how exactly RATHMORISSY will work?

This is all I have if that helps

sonnyblack · 09-03-2017 1:14pm

m17 wrote: »

There job is done after 755 days those dumptrucks are leaving the roadbridge yard at corofin 08/03/17

What works remain so? Final coat of tarmac? Signage? Surely the shadow boxing will stop and there will be some commitment to open the Tuam BP and M17 in advance of the M18.

m17 · 09-03-2017 1:48pm

Day three of the gantry work at rathmorissy m6 all pics heading eastbound 09/03/17

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m17 · 09-03-2017 3:43pm

The m18 at rinn looking towards gort 09/03/17

rinn looking towards rathmorrisy

caranavoodaun looking towards rathmorrisy

caranavoodaun looking towards gort

kiltiernan looking towards rathmorrisy

kiltiernan looking towards gort

the pond at kiltiernan

red bull · 09-03-2017 7:05pm

Every pic shows a curve in the distance, are there more curves on this motorway than the usual

marno21 · 09-03-2017 7:11pm

red bull wrote: »

Every pic shows a curve in the distance, are there more curves on this motorway than the usual

The M18 section is twisty enough like the Gort-Crusheen section. The M17 part is straighter alright but the M17 part was always planned as motorway.

godskitchen · 09-03-2017 8:50pm

marno21 wrote: »

The M18 section is twisty enough like the Gort-Crusheen section. The M17 part is straighter alright but the M17 part was always planned as motorway.

Meaning the m18 part wasn't?

BelfastVanMan · 09-03-2017 9:00pm

godskitchen wrote: »

marno21 wrote: »

The M18 section is twisty enough like the Gort-Crusheen section. The M17 part is straighter alright but the M17 part was always planned as motorway.

Meaning the m18 part wasn't?

I think the M18 was always planned as an HQDC. The existing parts were redesignated motorway, meaning the new part will be motorway too.

marno21 · 09-03-2017 9:34pm

The M18 stretch was a planned HQDC redesignated in 2009. The M17 part was always to be built under motorway order.

Open to correction but I'm fairly sure that was the case.

paul2013 · 09-03-2017 11:19pm

It's been a while since I have been on here as I lost my job as the company I was working for is blaming BREXIT for their decision to pull the plug on Ireland.

I was in Galway yesterday and decided to visit Limerick and pulled off the M18 at junction 13. In which I was actually scared to be on as the had a rock breaker above on the bridge digging up the footpath, putting down some big 6 inch cable. Will the structure of Junction 13 on the M18 be weakened now?

I then noticed around Ennis they have numerous cycle lanes which cyclists are not obeying and you the the motorist are being nearly being pushed into the path of an oncoming car. As for the Clare County Council and I'll say it again. They've money to paint the roads of Ennis town red like a bank balance sheet but no black money to fill a basic pothole out in Rural Ireland.

CrowdedHouse · 09-03-2017 11:29pm

^^^

Cyclist not obeying what? Cyclists are not obliged to use cycle lanes
Must be a fairly hardy cyclist to pedal along and push a car across the road at the same time.

(Apologies for OT)

Middle Man · 10-03-2017 12:20am

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

^^^

Cyclist not obeying what? Cyclists are not obliged to use cycle lanes
Must be a fairly hardy cyclist to pedal along and push a car across the road at the same time.

(Apologies for OT)

Well, they should be obliged once the facilities are reasonable.

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

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