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M7 - Nenagh to Limerick

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  • #902
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    marmurr1916 wrote: »
    Good news. The Nenagh Guardian article also says that 'Some €1.2 million is to be spent on the long stretch of narrow winding road at Congar on the N52 between Nenagh and Borrisokane - the scene of numerous accidents over the years.'

    It's good to see such an important route upgraded but if it's been 'the scene of numerous accidents over the years' then why wasn't it upgraded years ago.

    €1.2 million isn't a lot of money, and wasn't even 10 or 20 years ago.


    Thats no harm thats a dangerous road with very little oppourtunity to overtake a slow moving vehicle. The borrisakane to athlone road should be a good road as it goes up the middle of the country. Tis a good livley road though youll make good time on it:)


  • #903
    mysterious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭mysterious


    marmurr1916 wrote: »
    Good news. The Nenagh Guardian article also says that 'Some €1.2 million is to be spent on the long stretch of narrow winding road at Congar on the N52 between Nenagh and Borrisokane - the scene of numerous accidents over the years.'

    It's good to see such an important route upgraded but if it's been 'the scene of numerous accidents over the years' then why wasn't it upgraded years ago.

    €1.2 million isn't a lot of money, and wasn't even 10 or 20 years ago.

    They should be putting more money onto this road. Funding was assigned for this road 3 years ago, but it went mssing.;) Infact it has been an issue for the last 20 years. This road carries both the N65 and N62. I'd like to see Borriskane bypass as with Birr. Tullamore and Mulingar have been bypassed now. The road has improved somewhat so it makes sense to contiinue upgrading this road into a proper national route.


  • #904
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Just back from driving the Nenagh bypass tonight, it was dark so couldn't see much. But after the railway bridge on the bypass all traffic is now directed onto the south carriageway (future hard shoulder and inside lane), both still not surfaced.

    I can only assume they are finishing the north slip-road for going east to Dublin in the coming week.


  • #905
    gryff
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭gryff


    Can anyone tell me if there is a seperate thread for the Nenagh to Castletown section of the M7 ?.


  • #906
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    gryff wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me if there is a seperate thread for the Nenagh to Castletown section of the M7 ?.
    Here you go:
    M7 - Castletown to Nenagh


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  • #907
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    So they have finally laid the 200mtr section from the Newport roundabout(Finnegans) onto the Newport Road.

    All it took was one e-mail from me to LCC and to the Liason officer and it was done!

    Go keyboard warrior!!!


  • #908
    gryff
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭gryff


    Rovi wrote: »
    Here you go:
    M7 - Castletown to Nenagh

    Many thanks - small number of entries - anyone know about progress on this section ? will it open soon after the Nenagh-Limerick section ?

    lots of activity on the bog... sorry bout crappy pic..4345182931_0d91a92b2b_m.jpg


  • #909
    gryff
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭gryff


    Berty wrote: »
    So they have finally laid the 200mtr section from the Newport roundabout(Finnegans) onto the Newport Road.

    All it took was one e-mail from me to LCC and to the Liason officer and it was done!

    Go keyboard warrior!!!

    It took them all day just to do half of it... no wonder this scheme is a year behind schedule !!


  • #910
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    gryff wrote: »
    lots of activity on the bog... sorry bout crappy pic..4345182931_0d91a92b2b_m.jpg

    Nice photo I saw the ADS signage from the N7 alright, it looks funny going through a pile of mud. Next exit - bog. :D
    small number of entries - anyone know about progress on this section ? will it open soon after the Nenagh-Limerick section ?

    December this year is the official deadline.


  • #911
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    So it is 8 days (at last) to the opening of Birdhill to Nenagh.

    Is anyone going to drive the stretch before then?

    Photos and videos aplenty please while yer at it :D.


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  • #912
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Drove this road this morning, west of Nenagh bypass is very dangerous. The cones were scattered in places where both lanes join up on the southern slip-road.

    Looked like someone drove though them by mistake, if you weren't used to driving this section you could easily end up head-on with oncoming traffic.

    For safety the Nenagh bypass should not have opened until the N52 bridge tie-in, both slip-roads and railway bridge were finished.

    Due to the current lay-out it is often difficult at night time to judge where the road goes, very little lighting, and the old road markings and cats-eyes don't help, if you follow them you'll end up driving into a concrete barrier.

    Then again, that sums up this entire scheme really.


  • #913
    solidwork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭solidwork


    It does not make sense to have that stretch at 120. I had a close shave at the finish of the nenagh by pass at the dublin side. It was very badly lit.

    How much time do people think the new section being open will shave off our journey.


  • #914
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Overweight and unfit Berty is just back from a jog in the dark along the bog.

    Hang on a minute???????? What bog? Where is it gone?

    There is a layer of blacktop and an entire concrete barrier. There is a pile driver there putting the supports in for the signage. The landscapers have the fencing up and the back filling and top soil layed already.

    They simply need a wearing course* and they are nearly there.


    *I think they only need a wearing course. It was soo dark that I could not make out which layer was down at all.


  • #915
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Berty wrote: »
    There is a layer of blacktop and an entire concrete barrier. There is a pile driver there putting the supports in for the signage. The landscapers have the fencing up and the back filling and top soil layed already.[/SIZE]

    That's great news, It's been a long time since some up-to-date photos were posted, and a lot of rumor it wasn't near ready. So it's great to know it's nearly done, thanks for taking the jog down and taking a look.


  • #916
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    I will have a look Sunday if I think of it and take some pictures.


  • #917
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    This morning I walked the new M7 at the Drominboy Bog and Annaholty Bog sections, brought camera too. I have to say these section are progressing very nicely, and will be open by April at this rate without a doubt, not much left to do. Photos were manually geotagged too to give you an idea of where they were taken.

    The Drominboy Bog section has about 300m of surfacing to be done, as you can see from the photos they need to fill with sub layers of gravel. The bottom section of the concrete median is in for drainage, you can see it needs about two foot of road chippings to bring it up to drain level.

    DSC_0049.jpg
    http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac38/lukejr/Drominboy%20Bog/


    The Annaholty Bog section is almost complete. A pile driver is putting in the posts for two motorway signs on either side, landscaping is well on its way margin soil is all rolled and ready for grass. The road surface of the east-bound lanes is ready and currently being lined, the west-bound lanes need a further surface of about 2 inches I think, although I could be wrong on this.

    DSC_0104.jpg
    http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac38/lukejr/Annaholty%20Bog/


  • #918
    Chris_5339762
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭Chris_5339762


    Wonder how long it'll be before the first closure due to sinking :D Seems this has gone from being terribly-bad-sinking to finished waaaaay too quickly.


  • #919
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Chris_5339762 wrote: »
    Wonder how long it'll be before the first closure due to sinking :D Seems this has gone from being terribly-bad-sinking to finished waaaaay too quickly.

    I had to go and walk the section as there were a lot of rumors floating around about the progress and very few photos that showed it. Apart from the few great photos posted by youlickmagee over Christmas, the last photos posted here on the bog section was from April 2009.

    A lot of progress made since Christmas though, looks like all the major work is done.


  • #920
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    lukejr wrote: »
    I had to go and walk the section as there were a lot of rumors floating around about the progress and very few photos that showed it. Apart from the few great photos posted by youlickmagee over Christmas, the last photos posted here on the bog section was from April 2009.

    Apart from mine on Christmas Eve even?


  • #921
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Berty wrote: »
    Apart from mine on Christmas Eve even?

    Indeed Berty, and your update earlier in the week too encouraged me to walk it myself and have a look for myself.


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  • #922
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Fairplay for the pictures. I am going driving that road next friday i wonder will some of the new part be open for definite. Its impossible to make time on that other road.


  • #923
    sonyair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭sonyair


    It has been reported in the sunday world today that the nenagh to birdhill section will open on the 18th(next thursday) and the the full motorway in april.


  • #924
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Great thanks for that ill get a burn on it so:p


  • #925
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    In March I'll return with camera again and see how progress is going.

    Excellent that the 18 Feb opening looks like it's going ahead for the Birdhill to Nenagh section.

    That means that of the 200km journey from Limerick to M50, from next weekend "only" 73km will be non motorway/dual-carriageway, dropping to 60km by April once the Birdhill to Limerick section is complete.


  • #926
    mysterious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭mysterious


    lukejr wrote: »
    In March I'll return with camera again and see how progress is going.

    Excellent that the 18 Feb opening looks like it's going ahead for the Birdhill to Nenagh section.

    That means that of the 200km journey from Limerick to M50, from next weekend "only" 73km will be non motorway/dual-carriageway, dropping to 60km by April once the Birdhill to Limerick section is complete.


    It's good news, but I'd hope fingers crossed, they think about finishing the Castletown Moneygall section by summer, so this means the worst stretch of N7 is bypassed.

    The potholes on this stretch Through Tipperary is a national disgrace. The Nenagh to Toomevara was meant to be resurfaced totally a few years ago. The Famous straight Mile stretch just before Toome is in very bad condition.

    Anyway going of the topic, It will be a great sigh of relief for this section to open in Aprill anyhoo.


  • #927
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,709 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    mysterious wrote: »
    It's good news, but I'd hope fingers crossed, they think about finishing the Castletown Moneygall section by summer, so this means the worst stretch of N7 is bypassed.

    The potholes on this stretch Through Tipperary is a national disgrace. The Nenagh to Toomevara was meant to be resurfaced totally a few years ago. The Famous straight Mile stretch just before Toome is in very bad condition.

    Anyway going of the topic, It will be a great sigh of relief for this section to open in Aprill anyhoo.

    There is no way that the Castletown-Nenagh section will open before the Portlaoise-Castletown section. I've walked on parts of both schemes and the Portlaoise-Castletown piece is much further down the completion track


  • #928
    AlanD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭AlanD


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    There is no way that the Castletown-Nenagh section will open before the Portlaoise-Castletown section. I've walked on parts of both schemes and the Portlaoise-Castletown piece is much further down the completion track

    ... which is a bit crazy, because although Portlaoise-Castletown will bypass Mountrath which is a good thing. Noone in their right mind, going from Limerick to Dublin would jump on the M7 at Borris-in-Ossory to pay a toll for the sake of 16 miles to the M7 at Portlaoise. Would they?


  • #929
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,034 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Well it's a longer stretch than the Fermoy bypass was and has the advantage that you're not back on single track after the toll section ends. If you've been stuck behind a slow mover since Nenagh, you'll be glad to pay the toll I reckon.


  • #930
    Deedsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,283 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    When will it be announced officially if the Nenagh to Birdhill section is going to open on Thursday the 18th of February?


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  • #931
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    Not sure if it will, I just got an email from the NRA that the Nenagh to Birdhill section will not open until March, due to outstanding works.

    Although they also said this about the Nenagh bypass a week before it opened, so I'm not sure if the NRA know.

    Anyone hear that it will open this week, for sure? I know some local newspapers said it will. Hopefully it will.


  • #932
    sonyair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 242 ✭✭sonyair


    From the Nenagh Guardian last week.
    Take note of the words in red, nobody knows when it will open.



    The Nenagh to Birdhill section of the new M7 is expected to be open to traffic in just over a fortnight, The Guardian learned this week.
    It has also emerged that the entire stretch of the motorway between Nenagh and Limerick could open in April, barring any unforeseen problems.
    Sources close to the construction of the new route told The Guardian that the development of the Nenagh-Birdhill stretch is practically complete     and is due to open on February 18. However, they stressed that this date could still be subject to slight change – but it any event the stretch is expected to open “shortly”.
    Newport Area councillors meeting in Nenagh on Monday last also confirmed that they had learned of reports that the Nenagh-Birdhill section is to open within a couple of weeks.


  • #933
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    There is no way in hell that the Nenagh bypass - Birdhill will open fully on Thursday. The tie in with the Nenagh bypass wont be finished this week. I drove from the N52 junction south a few km's on the new motorway looks amazing and is complete. I reckon they will open from Birdhill to that interchange though on Thursday, Loads of photos to upload :)


  • #934
    Deedsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,283 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    So where do you think will open Thursday? I am sorry but i couldnt really follow your post?


  • #935
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    Deedsie wrote: »
    So where do you think will open Thursday? I am sorry but i couldnt really follow your post?

    Birdhill up to J26 ramps but not under J26 itself. We will probably be forced back onto the two roundabouts on the bridge and north onto the Nenagh bypass. In other words all of it except the 500m south of the Nenagh bypass.
    Photos to follow .....


  • #936
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    Near J26 the M7 is complete. Fencing is excellent too.

    First five from 2 overbridges
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    I took a spin on the M7 off the southbound ramp before noticing security. Sure enough when I came back down the wrong way on the carriageway they were heading south towards me!

    Southbound ramp J26
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  • #937
    Tech3
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    Going back down the wrong way on the southbound carriageway :eek:

    DSC02913.jpg

    ADS for J26
    DSC02914.jpg

    I reckon traffic will be forced off here when Birdhill to Nenagh will open on thursday and will have to get on the Nenagh bypass via the roundabouts and the current arrangement.
    DSC02916.jpg

    Here I'm heading up the wrong way on the southbound ramp off J26
    DSC02918.jpg


  • #938
    Joey Joe-Joe Jr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 441 ✭✭Joey Joe-Joe Jr


    Great photos! Thanks a lot. Looks like a pretty scenic route.

    The nature of my job has changed over the past few months - I spent several years driving from Dublin to Limerick, Cork and Waterford on a regular basis. Was up and down to Galway once a week until the day before the last section was completed. Haven't had to go since.
    Now that roads are finally coming together, I haven't been to Waterford for about a year, been to Limerick once in 8 months and I havent been to Cork since before Mitchelstown to Fermoy opened. :(

    Might take the family on a roads based summer holiday this year! :D


  • #939
    Amtmann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭Amtmann


    Great stuff tech2. Landscaping looks spartan to say the least, but the road itself looks great.


  • #940
    lukejr
    Registered Users Posts: 265 ✭✭lukejr


    tech2 wrote: »
    Birdhill up to J26 ramps but not under J26 itself. We will probably be forced back onto the two roundabouts on the bridge and north onto the Nenagh bypass. In other words all of it except the 500m south of the Nenagh bypass.

    After driving this at the weekend I'd have to agree, would be really surprised if tie was finished in a week. Is it the railway bridge that is causing the delay?


  • #941
    Tech3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    Furet wrote: »
    Great stuff tech2. Landscaping looks spartan to say the least, but the road itself looks great.

    The landscaping isint great but the scenery will make up for all of that. The road looks fantastic will give a review of it on Thursday. It will be hard to top the Ballinasloe-Galway scheme I drove today.
    lukejr wrote: »
    After driving this at the weekend I'd have to agree, would be really surprised if tie was finished in a week. Is it the railway bridge that is causing the delay?

    I think that is still an issue but still there isint enough work being done on it. The original crash barrier is still on that last bit of road to be completed.


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  • #942
    Deedsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,283 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    I hope it does open on Thursday. It looks ready to go as far a i can see.


  • #943
    clon
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭clon


    just e-mailed the project laison officer in the mid west roads office
    Project Liaison Officer: John O'Brien
    Phone (Office Hours): 061 633440
    Email Address:     jobrien@n7n2l.ie

    and he has replied with the following answer, looks like J26 will have to be fully finished.


    The road will not be opening on the 18th February as stated in the
    Nenagh Guardian.

    John O'Brien


    Original Message


    Sent: 15 February 2010 15:32
    To: John O'Brien
    Subject: nenagh to birdhill

    Hello John
    Is the nenagh to birdhill section of the M7 opening this coming
    Thursday 18th February 2010, as stated in the nenagh guardian?


  • #944
    fresca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭fresca


    clon wrote: »
    ... looks like J26 will have to be fully finished...
    how long do you think J26 will require?
    days or weeks?

    thanks.


  • #945
    clon
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭clon


    2 to 3 weeks should finish it out but the way this contractor has been working God only knows.


  • #946
    emfifty
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭emfifty


    clon wrote: »
    2 to 3 weeks should finish it out but the way this contractor has been working God only knows.




    looks at this stage they are going to wait and open the full road in april rather than on a piecemeal basis. :confused:


  • #947
    fresca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭fresca


    emfifty wrote: »
    looks at this stage they are going to wait and open the full road in april rather than on a piecemeal basis. :confused:

    If they wait long enough, they could open limerick - portlaoise all at once.
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!


  • #948
    mysterious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭mysterious


    This is a national embarrassement.


  • #949
    clon
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭clon


    found this on limerick county council website, they have a temp. work speed limit on the birdhill interchange and birdhill link road which suggests that there is going to be a partial opening soon, the order kicked in from the 11th Feb 2010.

    http://www.lcc.ie/Public_Notices/Road_Traffic_Act_2004+Temporary_Speed_Limits.htm


  • #950
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Why the hell couldnt they have all this work done when they were fcuking about below in the bog. Really nenagh to birdhill could have been open last year as that had nothing to do with the bog. I would say if a fella knew the truth their is other reasons more than the bog of gloom/doom. I hope to god that this is the last project bothar hibernian undertake in this country.:mad:


  • #951
    mysterious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭mysterious


    malcox wrote: »
    Why the hell couldnt they have all this work done when they were fcuking about below in the bog. Really nenagh to birdhill could have been open last year as that had nothing to do with the bog. I would say if a fella knew the truth their is other reasons more than the bog of gloom/doom. I hope to god that this is the last project bothar hibernian undertake in this country.:mad:


    I've said it before and I'll say it again, they found something that was classified and made sure it was uncovered and taken away before the constractors could get back to the job. Excuses after excuses. It should of been opened two years ago. The M7 only goes through 2miles of bog not 25 miles. There is no way in hell the contractor didnt know that the bog was 36metres deep its complete utter bollocks.

    Even after all this comotion they still took another year to finish the bog of doom section (that is only 2miles bear in mind) and they still haven't finished it.

    Shakes head, its like oh it's another month, and another month goes by and its still not ready. What are they up too.

    Can anyone tell us?


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