So whats next?

Chris_533976 · 25-07-2009, 10:07

Ok so for a while we knew that the M8 Mitchelstown - Fermoy was opening, and it was pretty obvious that the M6 Ballinasloe - Athlone was going to be after that.

Whats next?

It seems to be a bit more of a mystery. Will it be the Waterford Bypass, a chunk of the M9, or one of the M7s??

I'm not even looking at the NRA website for guesswork either

fricatus · 25-07-2009, 14:34

Looking like end of September or early October anyway for the N25 Waterford bypass and the wonderful new bridge

That appears to be the consensus anyway. The National Hot Air Ballooning Championship is due to take place in Waterford the week of 21 September and apparently will coincide with the opening of the new bridge. Maybe they'll only open it to pedestrians that week before it is opened to traffic and the peds then can't use it any more.

http://www.discoverireland.com/us/ir.../?fid=FI_74865

As for the M9 into Waterford, well that's anyone's bloody guess...

**tech2** · 25-07-2009, 14:42

My bets on the Waterford-Knocktopher section if they sort out the Mullivat interchange.

Anyway its either going to be a section of the M9 or N25 thats going to be finished next.

M7 Nenagh-Limerick probably December.

M7 Nenagh-Castletown 2011

Carawaystick · 25-07-2009, 14:46

It isn't gonna be a Motorway, so the Peds will still be able to use it along with the cyclists and tractors

**BluntGuy** · 25-07-2009, 16:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carawaystick

It isn't gonna be a Motorway, so the Peds will still be able to use it along with the cyclists and tractors

Apparentally, cyclists and pedestrians won't be able to use the section between Grannagh and the Western Link interchange. Whether or not there is actually any concrete legislation to back this up is another issue.

I don't see why it wasn't redesignated though.

Zoney · 25-07-2009, 16:13

Wonder when N69 <-> N20/M20 section of N7 Limerick SRR phase 2 might open if it is opened before the rest? They seem to be making rapid progress.

MYOB · 25-07-2009, 16:19

The bits of the M9 Carlow-Kilcullen I saw today appeared to be on their final coat of asphalt and a fully intact median barrier but the Kilcullen tie in is barely started.... could still be an outside chance of it getting there first though.

M3 sectional jobbie either....

**tech2** · 25-07-2009, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by MYOB

The bits of the M9 Carlow-Kilcullen I saw today appeared to be on their final coat of asphalt and a fully intact median barrier but the Kilcullen tie in is barely started.... could still be an outside chance of it getting there first though.

The fact that Roadbridge are working on that scheme as well it wouldnt be a surprise if they completed it soon. I think its ahead of schedule according to NRA projected finish its next year?

**Furet** · 25-07-2009, 16:40

How's the M3 looking for a December opening? Certainly M7 N-L, N25 and....how about a sectional M9 opening? Some of it is lined and studded.

Chris_533976 · 12-08-2009, 18:10

Heres food for thought from the latest T21 newsletter.

http://www.transport21.ie/Publicatio...ummer_2009.pdf

Quote:

Already this year, four national road schemes, the N8 Fermoy
to Mitchelstown scheme, the N51 Navan Inner Relief Road, the N4/Leixlip M50 Junction
and the N6 Athlone to Ballinasloe scheme, have been completed and opened to traffic.
The NRA expects that a further seven sections of the motorway network will be completed by the end of 2009.

Seven more?

I dont think so, lets see.

N25 Waterford bypass
M9 Kilcullen - Carlow
M9 Knocktopher - Waterford
M7 Nenagh - Limerick

Any more? I cant think of three more.

Edit: The idea of putting a photo of the N7 Red Cow upgrade FULL OF TRAFFIC AND JAMMED TO THE HILT is NOT the way to sell an upgrade project.

Edit2: Later in the newsletter they say this

Quote:

By the end of 2009 Kilcullen to Carlow on the N9 will
open as well as the Waterford bypass on the N25, N7 Nenagh to Limerick, N9 Waterford to
Knocktopher and N6 Galway to Ballinasloe.

Thats only 5, and the N6 is doubtful to finish in the next 4 months.

MYOB · 12-08-2009, 18:15

M3 sectional is very much possible I'd say. Down to whether the concessionaire considers it worthwhile.
They aren't going to try and treat the Nenagh BP upgrade as a scheme in its own? It could easily be "done" this year and opened to allow overtaking....

There aren't many national road schemes underway that I can think of so I doubt its any of these and a typo - the Tullamore BP and Castleisland BP aren't going to be open this year!

Carawaystick · 12-08-2009, 19:58

Isn't some of the M2 getting re-designated?
sneaky but part of the Motorway network.

Athlone re-designation??

25-07-2009, 10:07	#1
Chris_533976 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Galway Posts: 3,062 Adverts \| Friends	So whats next? Ok so for a while we knew that the M8 Mitchelstown - Fermoy was opening, and it was pretty obvious that the M6 Ballinasloe - Athlone was going to be after that. Whats next? It seems to be a bit more of a mystery. Will it be the Waterford Bypass, a chunk of the M9, or one of the M7s?? I'm not even looking at the NRA website for guesswork either

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25-07-2009, 14:34	#2
fricatus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Waterford - I'm Blaa and I'm proud! Posts: 1,817 Adverts \| Friends	Looking like end of September or early October anyway for the N25 Waterford bypass and the wonderful new bridge That appears to be the consensus anyway. The National Hot Air Ballooning Championship is due to take place in Waterford the week of 21 September and apparently will coincide with the opening of the new bridge. Maybe they'll only open it to pedestrians that week before it is opened to traffic and the peds then can't use it any more. http://www.discoverireland.com/us/ir.../?fid=FI_74865 As for the M9 into Waterford, well that's anyone's bloody guess...

25-07-2009, 14:42	#3
tech2 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Along the Atlantic Corridor Posts: 1,906 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Infrastructure	My bets on the Waterford-Knocktopher section if they sort out the Mullivat interchange. Anyway its either going to be a section of the M9 or N25 thats going to be finished next. M7 Nenagh-Limerick probably December. M7 Nenagh-Castletown 2011

25-07-2009, 14:46	#4
Carawaystick Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: exiled in North Co. Dublin Posts: 1,826 Adverts \| Friends	It isn't gonna be a Motorway, so the Peds will still be able to use it along with the cyclists and tractors

25-07-2009, 16:13	#6
Zoney Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Limerick Posts: 1,112 Adverts \| Friends	Wonder when N69 <-> N20/M20 section of N7 Limerick SRR phase 2 might open if it is opened before the rest? They seem to be making rapid progress.

25-07-2009, 16:19	#7
MYOB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maynooth Posts: 9,015 Adverts \| Friends	The bits of the M9 Carlow-Kilcullen I saw today appeared to be on their final coat of asphalt and a fully intact median barrier but the Kilcullen tie in is barely started.... could still be an outside chance of it getting there first though. M3 sectional jobbie either....

25-07-2009, 16:40	#9
Furet Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Erlangen, Deutschland Posts: 2,692 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Deutsch (German)	How's the M3 looking for a December opening? Certainly M7 N-L, N25 and....how about a sectional M9 opening? Some of it is lined and studded.

12-08-2009, 18:15	#11
MYOB Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maynooth Posts: 9,015 Adverts \| Friends	M3 sectional is very much possible I'd say. Down to whether the concessionaire considers it worthwhile. They aren't going to try and treat the Nenagh BP upgrade as a scheme in its own? It could easily be "done" this year and opened to allow overtaking.... There aren't many national road schemes underway that I can think of so I doubt its any of these and a typo - the Tullamore BP and Castleisland BP aren't going to be open this year!

12-08-2009, 19:58	#12
Carawaystick Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: exiled in North Co. Dublin Posts: 1,826 Adverts \| Friends	Isn't some of the M2 getting re-designated? sneaky but part of the Motorway network. Athlone re-designation??