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

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  • #4262
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The m18 pic1 flyover at coldwood pic2 looking towards gort pic3 looking towards rathmorrisy pic4 flyover the galway to dublin railway line pic5 m18/m17 flyover at rathmorrisy


  • #4263
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The m17 rathmorrisy to annagh hill just click on the linkhttp://goo.gl/photos/sNCPcKAGYRCkBQom9


  • #4264
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The m17 outside corofin next to the abbett river start of the roadbridge section they have started on the carsh barrier 05/06/16 part one


  • #4265
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Part two


  • #4266
    Geogregor
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭Geogregor


    So the concrete barrier is reinforced with two strands of metal wire. Is it enough? Is it somehow fixed to the ground apart from its own weight?
    Last year there was a nasty accident on M25 when lorry broke through the concrete barrier. It looked that it was easily shifted from its location and broken into segments. I'm not sure if they used wire inside the concrete here in the UK.


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  • #4267
    Reuben1210
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭Reuben1210


    Geogregor wrote: »
    So the concrete barrier is reinforced with two strands of metal wire. Is it enough? Is it somehow fixed to the ground apart from its own weight?
    Last year there was a nasty accident on M25 when lorry broke through the concrete barrier. It looked that it was easily shifted from its location and broken into segments. I'm not sure if they used wire inside the concrete here in the UK.

    Here's a video on this slip-forming...you can see the cable tensioned as it goes in....so I would say the cable would help avoid the vehicles crossing even if the concrete is smashed...



  • #4268
    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    I hit the one on the M8 at Cashel heading southbound about 11 years ago and it only cracked it and that was head on at 90kph.


  • #4269
    Reuben1210
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭Reuben1210


    Truckermal wrote: »
    I hit the one on the M8 at Cashel heading southbound about 11 years ago and it only cracked it and that was head on at 90kph.

    In a truck?


  • #4270
    Truckermal
    Registered Users Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Truckermal


    Reuben1210 wrote: »
    In a truck?

    Yes.


  • #4271
    Reuben1210
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭Reuben1210


    Truckermal wrote: »
    Yes.

    Well they are pretty much fit for purpose so!!


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  • #4272
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The townland of sheeaunpark on the m17 they started on the flyover 1.5kms north of carthymore


  • #4273
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,341 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Reuben1210 wrote: »
    Well they are pretty much fit for purpose so!!
    No lane closures or disruption when the median grass requires cutting = win win.

    Great weekend's work M17, nice to see such progress with the fine weather.


  • #4274
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    marno21 wrote: »
    No lane closures or disruption when the median grass requires cutting = win win.

    Great weekend's work M17, nice to see such progress with the fine weather.
    It's not just the weekend it's every day


  • #4275
    ki
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭ki


    Reuben1210 wrote: »
    Well they are pretty much fit for purpose so!!


    They are designed to deflected a vehicle approaching at less that 45 degrees back towards the same Lane, the first point of contact is your front left wheel with the lower edge without damaging anything.


  • #4276
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Rathmorrisy up close and the start of the m17 http://goo.gl/photos/DwPDGWFCbDXV8y1F6


  • #4277
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The annagh hill interchange 09/06/16


  • #4278
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,341 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    m17 wrote: »
    The annagh hill interchange 09/06/16

    Is N63 traffic now using the new road layout or is it still on the existing road?


  • #4279
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    marno21 wrote: »
    Is N63 traffic now using the new road layout or is it still on the existing road?

    They are using the new layout since the 27/04/16


  • #4280
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,341 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    m17 wrote: »
    They are using the new layout since the 27/04/16

    Cheers again m17. Fountain of knowledge


  • #4281
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Brockagh corofin the two flyovers and the crash barrier 07/06/16


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  • #4282
    Grandeeod
    Registered Users Posts: 12,063 ✭✭✭✭Grandeeod


    Looks good as it crosses the M6. Pity about the shooting fish in a barrell Garda enforcing the 80KPH long after the site workers have gone home!


  • #4283
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The five bridges at rathmorrisy


  • #4284
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The accommodation flyover at cloonkeen north 11/06/16


  • #4285
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Structures along the m17 rathmorrisy to tuam part one pic 1 and 2 rathmorrisy pic3 castleambert pic4 coermavean pic5 carthymore


  • #4286
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Part two pic 6 sheeaunpark pic 7 gortavaura pic 8 laraghmore pic 9 annagh hill pic 10 abbett river


  • #4287
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Part three pic 11 brockagh pic 12 ballinphuil pic13 mahanagh pic 14 grange river pic 15 clookeen north


  • #4288
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Part four pic 16 cloondarone pic 17 cloontooa pic 18 killeelaun


  • #4289
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The last flyover on the m17 at killeelaun beams now in place it will open on the 18/08/16 pic 1 top of flyover pic2 the flyover pic 3 looking towards tuam pic4 looking towards rathmorrisy


  • #4290
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    The accommodation flyover at moyvilla near coldwood on the m18, that flyover at coldwood will open in three weeks


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  • #4291
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,322 ✭✭✭m17


    Rathmorrisy 13/06/16


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