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

red bull · 11-01-2015 3:09pm

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

gally74 · 11-01-2015 5:32pm

red bull wrote: »

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

JillyQ · 11-01-2015 5:35pm

gally74 wrote: »

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

Thank god for that.

busyatwork · 11-01-2015 6:04pm

gally74 wrote: »

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

They musn't be watching the weather could pick a worst week

antoobrien · 12-01-2015 9:47am

flazio wrote: »

Already is, the motorway isn't heading for Oranmore, it's heading for Athenry.

I wouldn't be too surprised if Rathmorissy was officially in Oranmore, as the golf club (in Palmerstown ) is "officially" in Ornamore.

JillyQ · 12-01-2015 11:39am

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

Citizenpain · 12-01-2015 11:51am

http://www.irishmotorwayinfo.com/inex/roads/m18/m18.html

antoobrien · 12-01-2015 12:37pm

JillyQ wrote: »

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

The junction will be the other side of the woods that Athenry Golf Club backs onto.

Zubeneschamali · 12-01-2015 3:51pm

JillyQ wrote: »

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

In Google Earth or Bing Maps, you can see the wider tarmac where the on-off ramps will be on the current M6.

And the OSI have pencilled in the junction.

And the maps spell it Rathmorrissy

mydiscworld · 12-01-2015 5:38pm

red bull wrote: »

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

Certainly far more traffic hitting the the end of the Dublin-Galway motorway when all the Limerick-Galway traffic merges in come 2018.

The GCOB will be badly needed

JCX BXC · 12-01-2015 5:44pm

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

veryangryman · 12-01-2015 5:54pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

I think that continuing on the the Motorway you'd be at Ballybriy quicker assuming speed limits and traffic levels are normal.

Similarly, when this opens, ill be using M6-M18 to get Athlone-Limerick

ratracer · 12-01-2015 8:07pm

On my way home this morning, I spotted one of the houses along the route being demolished. It's been empty for the past two/three years after the CPO of it. Hopefully its the start of the works!!

I'd agree with other posters though, when finished, it will still be quicker to stay on the motorway when travelling north to Galway than getting off and going through Clarinbridge.

gally74 · 12-01-2015 9:08pm

ratracer wrote: »

On my way home this morning, I spotted one of the houses along the route being demolished. It's been empty for the past two/three years after the CPO of it. Hopefully its the start of the works!!

I'd agree with other posters though, when finished, it will still be quicker to stay on the motorway when travelling north to Galway than getting off and going through Clarinbridge.

Good to see,

glineli · 12-01-2015 10:12pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

They might also make the existing Gort to Galway road an 80kph road.

JillyQ · 12-01-2015 10:24pm

glineli wrote: »

They might also make the existing Gort to Galway road an 80kph road.

Why would they do that?

glineli · 12-01-2015 10:35pm

JillyQ wrote: »

Why would they do that?

Well the old road all the way down from Gort to Shannon has been moved down to 80kph so just basing on past experience

JillyQ · 12-01-2015 10:37pm

glineli wrote: »

Well the old road all the way down from Gort to Shannon has been moved down to 80kph so just basing on past experience

They haven't done it on the old N6.

Geogregor · 12-01-2015 10:50pm

Will the declassify the old road from national to regional? In that case they might drop the limit to 80kph.

JCX BXC · 12-01-2015 10:53pm

Geogregor wrote: »

Will the declassify the old road from national to regional? In that case they might drop the limit to 80kph.

Almost definitely. The old n7 is now a regional as well as the old single lane n18

L1011 · 12-01-2015 10:54pm

Bypassed former nationals are increasingly retaining their 100km/h limits, particularly on previously upgraded sections.

Cookiemunster · 13-01-2015 12:03am

L1011 wrote: »

Bypassed former nationals are increasingly retaining their 100km/h limits, particularly on previously upgraded sections.

The local councils can change them back up to 100km, but the default speed limit for a regional road is 80km.

Mrs Dempsey · 13-01-2015 12:05am

Is there some greater latitude on planning when downgrading to 80KPH?

Zubeneschamali · 13-01-2015 5:37pm

JillyQ wrote: »

They haven't done it on the old N6.

The old N6 is a relatively good road compared to the Gort road, which already has limited stretches and a lot of double white lines.

JillyQ · 13-01-2015 6:21pm

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

The old N6 is a relatively good road compared to the Gort road, which already has limited stretches and a lot of double white lines.

im aware of that. The road between oranmore & gort is fairly good for most it bar one or two areas.

JCX BXC · 13-01-2015 6:32pm

JillyQ wrote: »

im aware of that. The road between oranmore & gort is fairly good for most it bar one or two areas.

I agree, where as between the Clare Inn and gort, they were not near as good.

JillyQ · 13-01-2015 9:56pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

I agree, where as between the Clare Inn and gort, they were not near as good.

It certainly isnt great i would say regardless of whether it is an R road or an N road it needs work done onit

Taytomal · 14-01-2015 3:33pm

Fencing going up this week on R446 between Mother Hubbards and Coldwood school...

busyatwork · 14-01-2015 5:59pm

Well work has started all be at a snails pace, compond for Roadbridge in tuam and Sisk have started the entrience to their compound on the Galway to Roscommon Road
But no sign of heavy plant

Shurwhynot · 15-01-2015 3:34pm

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?

JillyQ · 15-01-2015 7:06pm

Shurwhynot wrote: »

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?[/QUOTE

With a motorway yes of course it will

JCX BXC · 15-01-2015 7:11pm

Shurwhynot wrote: »

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?

Slightly better, but if they had done it with a bit of sense it would be a lot better.

Woodcliffe · 16-01-2015 2:14am

Heard from good source, that Roadbridge have shipped some of there 70 & 80 ton excavators from a project in New Caledonia, in advance of the main bulk earthworks to commence mid February or early March this year. Plant arriving to Cork Next week.

red bull · 16-01-2015 2:26am

Work officially started 15 January 2015. Hurray

JCX BXC · 16-01-2015 2:38am

red bull wrote: »

Work officially started 15 January 2015. Hurray

Whereabouts?

red bull · 16-01-2015 2:40am

Tuam bypass

JCX BXC · 16-01-2015 2:40am

Of course they have to start at the part useless to me

JillyQ · 16-01-2015 9:57am

Carnacalla wrote: »

Of course they have to start at the part useless to me

Useless to most of us

LFC Murphy · 16-01-2015 1:36pm

JillyQ wrote: »

Useless to most of us

Nope..... passes right by my door

LFC Murphy · 16-01-2015 1:37pm

red bull wrote: »

Tuam bypass

How do you know, source or visibly see them working... thanks

JCX BXC · 16-01-2015 1:45pm

LFC Murphy wrote: »

Nope..... passes right by my door

One of the few people who live in mayo

ratracer · 16-01-2015 2:11pm

A couple of walls have been broken/ entry points created on the Gort side also, near Labane. As I mentioned earlier, CPO'd houses have been demolished this week also.

3rdforum · 16-01-2015 2:21pm

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

antoobrien · 16-01-2015 2:29pm

3rdforum wrote: »

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

No

red bull · 16-01-2015 2:48pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

One of the few people who live in mayo

Tuam is in County Galway

Nath · 16-01-2015 2:57pm

3rdforum wrote: »

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

Here links to maps of the various schemes

N17 N18 Gort Tuam PPP scheme - Map
http://www.galway.ie/en/media/N17%20N18%20Gort%20Tuam%20PPP%20scheme%20-%20Map.pdf

Tuam Bypass - Overall Scheme
http://www.galway.ie/en/media/Overall%20Scheme.pdf

busyatwork · 16-01-2015 3:17pm

tom_tarbucket wrote: »

I haven't got time to read through all this thread

rough estimates

when is the gort -oranmore section going to be finished ?

The same time as the gort to tuam,, early 2018

3rdforum · 16-01-2015 3:39pm

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

red bull · 16-01-2015 3:45pm

3rdforum wrote: »

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

Annagh and Kiltiernan

antoobrien · 16-01-2015 3:55pm

3rdforum wrote: »

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

This one is very clear

Amtmann wrote: »

Just to recapitulate the details of this scheme:
53.2 km of motorway from Gort to Tuam

4.2 km of Type 2 dual carriageway passing to the west of Tuam town, to its termination point on the N17 north of Tuam at Mountpotter

4 grade separated junctions at Kilternan (N67), Rathmorrisy (N6), Annagh Hill (N63) and Airgloony (R332)

3 Roundabout junctions at: Kilmore (N17); Mountpotter (N17) and Demesne (N83)

2 Railway Bridges – one over the live Galway Dublin line and the second over the currently disused Athenry Claremorris line near Tuam

5 River Bridges over the Clarinbridge, Dunkellin, Abbert, Grange and Nanny Rivers

31 Road Bridges

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

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