N25/N30 - New Ross Bypass [open to traffic]

josip · 05-10-2018 3:57pm

M17, that looks like it's taken from Sliabh Coillte?

serfboard · 05-10-2018 5:45pm

josip wrote: »

For those of us living nearby, it's 'the bridge' or if we're feeling particularly verbose, 'the new bridge'.

I know a road in Mayo colloquially called "The New Line", even though it was built 70 years ago!

allthedoyles · 05-10-2018 11:25pm

The bridge is at the Pink Rock. It will be known as the Pink Rock bridge , regardless.

Chris_5339762 · 06-10-2018 9:51am

"N25 New Ross Bypass Bridge"

Done

NedNew2 · 06-10-2018 3:25pm

Bypass now due to open in summer next year according to the New Ross Standard.

road_high · 06-10-2018 4:04pm

NedNew2 wrote: »

Bypass now due to open in summer next year according to the New Ross Standard.

Sounds like poor enough progress. All in all we had a brilliant summer for construction works and I don't see why things aren't more advanced particularly the bridge. Saying a poor winter may delay the cranes seems silly in that context.

vicwatson · 06-10-2018 4:20pm

JPA wrote: »

Well, there already is a Barrow bridge, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Bridge

And now there’s a new barrow bridge

m17 · 06-10-2018 5:05pm

RFK bridge 02/10/18 pics form deskgram

godskitchen · 08-10-2018 11:27am

serfboard wrote: »

I know a road in Mayo colloquially called "The New Line", even though it was built 70 years ago!

There seems to be a few of them in Mayo, I know of 2 at least.

m17 · 10-10-2018 8:10am

New ross bypass September 2016-2018

Isambard · 10-10-2018 9:35am

does this link to the Gorey to New Ross/Ennisccorthy road being built currently?

josip · 10-10-2018 9:38am

loyatemu · 10-10-2018 9:42am

Isambard wrote: »

does this link to the Gorey to New Ross/Ennisccorthy road being built currently?

the Irish Times mentioned the "Gorey to New Ross" scheme in their budget summary yesterday. Paper of record :rolleyes:

Isambard · 10-10-2018 9:43am

that's what i thought. Not being local I can't see the overall scheme of things in my head, it looks to the outsider as If New Ross is getting bypassed on the one hand and a new route into it on the other.

loyatemu · 10-10-2018 9:57am

Isambard wrote: »

that's what i thought. Not being local I can't see the overall scheme of things in my head, it looks to the outsider as If New Ross is getting bypassed on the one hand and a new route into it on the other.

the (separate) Enniscorthy bypass includes a link road towards New Ross (connecting to the existing N30) but it doesn't connect to the New Ross bypass.

Isambard · 10-10-2018 10:01am

Looking at the map, it would seem to me an N25 New Ross Bypass to N30 link (and thus to the N11 and Dublin would be useful). Maybe as they have the M9 in the area , this was thought to be liable to criticism if they did it.

The New Ross link road seems to come in quite close to New Ross as far as I could make out

loyatemu · 10-10-2018 10:15am

Isambard wrote: »

Looking at the map, it would seem to me an N25 New Ross Bypass to N30 link (and thus to the N11 and Dublin would be useful). Maybe as they have the M9 in the area , this was thought to be liable to criticism if they did it.

The New Ross link road seems to come in quite close to New Ross as far as I could make out

the N30 is a pretty good single carriageway road - once the New Ross and Enniscorthy bypasses are complete it will be quick enough to access the N11 from New Ross

josip · 10-10-2018 10:17am

Might be useful, especially for me

but traffic volumes don't justify it.
Also looking at the route chosen for the Enniscorthy bypass, you can see that the Waterford - South Dublin route was not a significant consideration in the planning.

Isambard · 10-10-2018 10:41am

so if you are driving from Waterford to Gorey, you'll cross the new bridge and then head back on the current N25 towards New Ross and join the N30 there, through (as I recall as I seldom go that way) an industrial estate, past a school and then to a T junction with the R700 (the original N30)

josip · 10-10-2018 10:57am

Isambard wrote: »

so if you are driving from Waterford to Gorey, you'll cross the new bridge and then head back on the current N25 towards New Ross and join the N30 there, through (as I recall as I seldom go that way) an industrial estate, past a school and then to a T junction with the R700 (the original N30)

Nope, you'll no longer go near the town or along the Boisin as you described

(Scroll down for a map)
http://www.n25newross.ie/traffic-management/

Isambard · 10-10-2018 12:32pm

well then, isn't that the new link road I asked about in my original post?

loyatemu · 10-10-2018 12:36pm

Isambard wrote: »

well then, isn't that the new link road I asked about in my original post?

your question was "does this link to the Gorey to New Ross/Ennisccorthy road being built currently?" which is pretty vague as there are 2 roads being built and they don't connect directly to each other, but they do both connect to either end of the the N30.

you can see where they each end here:

Isambard · 10-10-2018 12:39pm

well that's what I was asking and pretty vague as I didn't know the answer!

josip · 10-10-2018 12:40pm

Isambard wrote: »

well then, isn't that the new link road I asked about in my original post?

There's the village of Clonroche and a considerable amount of bandit country along the N30 between the end of the New Ross bypass and the start of the Enniscorthy bypass

https://goo.gl/maps/mHeHBVu2mC12

marno21 · 10-10-2018 12:46pm

The N30 is being bypassed via link roads to the existing N30 from the new N25 mainline and the new M11 mainline at New Ross and Enniscorthy respectively.

The remainder of the N30 between New Ross and Enniscorthy has been upgraded for several km on the Enniscorthy back in 2006, and the remainder of the unupgraded N30 (including a bypass of Clonroche) is suspended (13.5km - N30 Moneytucker to New Ross).

Isambard · 10-10-2018 12:48pm

marno21 wrote: »

The N30 is being bypassed via link roads to the existing N30 from the new N25 mainline and the new M11 mainline at New Ross and Enniscorthy respectively.

The remainder of the N30 between New Ross and Enniscorthy has been upgraded for several km on the Enniscorthy back in 2006, and the remainder of the unupgraded N30 (including a bypass of Clonroche) is suspended (13.5km - N30 Moneytucker to New Ross).

Thank you, explains perfectly.

serfboard · 10-10-2018 5:56pm

Isambard wrote: »

that's what i thought. Not being local I can't see the overall scheme of things in my head, it looks to the outsider as If New Ross is getting bypassed on the one hand and a new route into it on the other.

OpenStreetMap has maps of both the New Ross and Enniscorthy bypass schemes if you zoom in close enough.

m17 · 12-10-2018 12:10pm

The barrow crossing 02/10/18 pic form fb page

m17 · 16-10-2018 5:51pm

The RFK bridge 15/10/18

marno21 · 17-10-2018 11:54pm

https://twitter.com/BAMIrl_/status/1052189214865940480

Some snaps from Twitter.

m17 · 19-10-2018 6:47am

The RFK bridge

rekdtangle · 19-10-2018 2:03pm

I haven't worked there since earlier in the summer but the last schedule I had was to have all blacktop complete by end of september. Has that been achieved? I'd imagine it should have.

vicwatson · 20-10-2018 10:08am

marno21 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BAMIrl_/status/1052189214865940480

Some snaps from Twitter.

Good pics of the barrow bridge works

m17 · 20-10-2018 1:33pm

Top of the barrow crossing

m17 · 24-10-2018 7:56pm

The barrow crossing 21/10/18 pic form fb page

prunudo · 24-10-2018 8:12pm

m17 wrote: »

The barrow crossing 21/10/18 pic form fb page

How far out from the piers can the deck be built before it has to be supported by cables from the main tower?

allthedoyles · 31-10-2018 12:12am

loyatemu · 31-10-2018 12:51am

allthedoyles wrote: »

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josip · 01-11-2018 2:39pm

I only had the low res phone with me on Saturday which was a pity because the light was lovely.

Kermit.de.frog · 01-11-2018 3:00pm

Why did they never create proper renders for this bridge?

I have never seen one.

Azatadine · 02-11-2018 9:12pm

Is the bridge opening delayed until Q4 next year now? I thought it was to be opened in June but heard it was delayed....could be rubbish talk I suppose...

Carawaystick · 03-11-2018 2:42am

jvan wrote: »

How far out from the piers can the deck be built before it has to be supported by cables from the main tower?

The photos show a serious cantilever alright

prunudo · 03-11-2018 9:28am

Carawaystick wrote: »

The photos show a serious cantilever alright

That was my thoughts too, the latest photos even more so. I'm not an engineer but didn't realise it could support itself so far out.

Sam Russell · 03-11-2018 8:52pm

jvan wrote: »

That was my thoughts too, the latest photos even more so. I'm not an engineer but didn't realise it could support itself so far out.

They appear to be progressing equally in each direction, and there is a second pillar to give support, so it remains more or less in balance. There is little extra load, such as a few trucks, to knock it off balance.

Carawaystick · 03-11-2018 9:34pm

I know it's balanced, but its still looks like a lot of cantilevering.

It does look cool all the same

allthedoyles · 12-11-2018 12:26am

Just pulled this from FB - Its a close up of one of the towers that will hold the cables on the deck.

allthedoyles · 12-11-2018 12:29am

prunudo · 12-11-2018 8:11am

^^^ Thats a cracking photo

Muahahaha · 12-11-2018 3:54pm

Amazing pics & vids thanks for sharing.

Anyone know the engineering reason why the bridge seems so high over the water? Is it something to do with the topography either side of the river or another reason?

Silent Running · 12-11-2018 3:55pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Amazing pics & vids thanks for sharing.

Anyone know the engineering reason why the bridge seems so high over the water? Is it something to do with the topography either side of the river or another reason?

I'd imagine it's something to do with it being a navigable river.

N25/N30 - New Ross Bypass [open to traffic]

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