New motorway signs up already...

marmurr1916

Glad to see the NRA being pro-active and efficient!

A quick list of all ROI motorways from end August:

1. M1
2. M2
3. M3
4. M4
5. M6
6. M7
7. M8
8. M9
9. M11
10. M18
11. M20
12. M50

Two motorways, the M2 and the M20 (the M20 especially), will be pretty short pending the completion of future road projects.

The M17 can be added to the list once the Oranmore to Tuam section of the M18/M17 is completed.

I wonder will any other motorways be completed within the next 10 years or so?

Hopefully we'll eventually have an extended M2/N2/A5 motorway/High-Quality Dual Carriageway, the M4 extended to at least Longford, completion of the Galway Outer Bypass, a completed M11, a completed M18, a complete Cork-Limerick M20, an M22 Cork North Ring Road, an N25/M25 Cork-Rosslare motorway/HQDC, and a Dublin Outer Orbital Route (the M99?).

Then we can get down to improving the remaining national primary routes to at least 2+2 dual-carriageway standard and improving the national secondary routes...

parsi

Seeing as the signs indicate that it's a motorway would you be able to claim that excuse if caught doing 115km/h before 28 August ?

BluntGuy

parsi wrote: »

Seeing as the signs indicate that it's a motorway would you be able to claim that excuse if caught doing 115km/h before 28 August ?

I don't think they've replaced any speed limit signs. So if you see 100 km/h, you're expected to stay below it.

More signs up for M20, the dual end of motorway signs are at the top of the off slip road, with a end of motorway 1km (Dell M20 spur) or 100m etc. sign at the start of the off slip.

So they're actually doing it right for once. Does indeed make a refreshing break from "end-of-motorway" signs half way up the slip road, or even worse, at the start of the slip road.

AndrewMc

I'm impressed with their enthusiasm for up-to-date signage, and yet the last time I checked the R445 in Limerick and R448 in Carlow still carry signage referring to them as N7 and N9... :rolleyes:

marmurr1916

AndrewMc wrote: »

I'm impressed with their enthusiasm for up-to-date signage, and yet the last time I checked the R445 in Limerick and R448 in Carlow still carry signage referring to them as N7 and N9... :rolleyes:

Some local authorities are better than others: sections of the former N8 in Co. Tipperary and Co. Cork are signed as the R639.

However, the sooner that responsiblity for Regional roads is taken away from local authorities and given to a Regional Roads division of the NRA the better.

IIRC correctly this idea has been floated by the government.

NFD100

Totally agree. Most County Council are appalling at anything to do with roads. Roads money gets diverted elsewhere. The sooner the NRA takes over the better. Roads Service provide a much better service in the north.

clon

Drove the N/M8 yesterday from cork city to jtn. 12 and there is no change to the signage/poles on the glanmire and watergrasshill sections.

icdg

parsi wrote: »

Seeing as the signs indicate that it's a motorway would you be able to claim that excuse if caught doing 115km/h before 28 August ?

No more than you could claim it on a motorway with a permanent 100 km/h speed limit, such as the M50.

Out of interest, is anybody aware of anyone being done for doing between 100-120 during the last redesignation phase.. ?????

I'm not??

KevR

A couple of pictures appoaching the Tuam Rd exit on the Athlone Bypass. Sorry for the poor quality - the strong sunshine made it impossible to get good pictures.

Click for full size images.

Why the hell did they grey out the countdown markers

KevR

Deleted User wrote: »

Why the hell did they grey out the countdown markers

Was wondering that aswell. The old countdown markers were still there when I took that photo on Friday. Will see on the way home this evening if both sets of countdown markers are still there and if the new ones are still greyed out.

glineli

Still no signs on the Ennis bypass!!!

Tech3

glineli wrote: »

Still no signs on the Ennis bypass!!!

Thanks glineli, I'll have a look from Shannon-Ennis next week and also the M7.

csd

Deleted User wrote: »

Out of interest, is anybody aware of anyone being done for doing between 100-120 during the last redesignation phase.. ?????

I'm not??

Yes, I remember reading of some motorists who were caught on the Carlow bypass before it was redesignated. They used the "but there were blue signs!" defence, and the judge threw the cases out.

/csd

Chris_533976

I'll be Galway - Cork around the end of July, I'll keep an eye too (bus but anyway).

KevR

KevR wrote: »

Was wondering that aswell. The old countdown markers were still there when I took that photo on Friday. Will see on the way home this evening if both sets of countdown markers are still there and if the new ones are still greyed out.

Were still greyed out yesterday evening and the old ones were still there.

Zoney

More new tall poles being installed on N20 today, also seems to be some preliminary work on some junction traffic islands for installing new poles. Seems new signs are going up slowly and sporadically - nothing new in the last few days (so far there are some but not all new 3/2/1 markers, some but not all end of motorway, and about two directional signs for motorway).

BluntGuy

I'll check out the N8 near Dunkettle on Friday maybe... see if there are any new signs up.

JayeL

The M2 sign northbound after exit 2 is now covered in black plastic sheeting, as is the speed limit sign above it.

Still has 120km/h signs further on, exit 3 sign is now blue and distance signage is blue. But countdown markers are still green, as are the roundabout signs in the motorway area.

So in conclusion, it's mixed in Meath.

KevR

KevR wrote: »

A couple of pictures appoaching the Tuam Rd exit on the Athlone Bypass. Sorry for the poor quality - the strong sunshine made it impossible to get good pictures.

Click for full size images.

I noticed today that the eastbound signs at this junction are blue as well (just before the N6 athlone bypass).

KevR

Deleted User wrote: »

I noticed today that the eastbound signs at this junction are blue as well (just before the N6 athlone bypass).

Noticed that aswell today. It looks like the NRA definitely had the signs made before the redesignation decision.

100kmh speed limit signs on the Athlone-Ballinasloe HQDC/Motorway which is due to open on Thursday.

Typewriter

I just went for a late night spin from Dunkettle to Watergrasshill and back.

There are now blue M8 signs southbound from the Watergrasshill on-ramp to the Glanmire exit.

(The 'motorway ahead' signs on the Watergrasshill on-ramp were greyed out)

Sorry no pics.

glineli

Was on the N18 last night, still no signs.

D'Peoples Voice

glineli wrote: »

Was on the N18 last night, still no signs.

:eek:

KevR

Thanks to whoever (if it was someone from here) put the M2 section on OpenStreet map. Only when the map is zoomed out so far, will probably take a few more days for the zoomed in version to be updated.

BluntGuy

green_jesus wrote: »

(The 'motorway ahead' signs on the Watergrasshill on-ramp were greyed out)

:mad::mad::mad:

Well, I'll get a few snaps if I can on Friday then.

Was there anything done at Dunkettle? That's the most crucial place for re-signing to be done properly.

Typewriter

BluntGuy wrote: »

Was there anything done at Dunkettle? That's the most crucial place for re-signing to be done properly.

Nope, nothing on the south ring or around Dunkettle today anyway.

glineli

New blue signs on the M18 southbound this evening. They have a few of the new signs up just as you get on the Ennis Bypass.

Tech3

glineli wrote: »

New blue signs on the M18 southbound this evening. They have a few of the new signs up just as you get on the Ennis Bypass.

Excellent will go up that way for a few snaps next week.