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

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jvan wrote: »

Pardon the ignorance but what's an accommodation flyover?

Thats for the farmer who has land on both sides of the motorway

L1011

jvan wrote: »

Pardon the ignorance but what's an accommodation flyover?

One provided for private access.

prunudo

m17 wrote: »

Thats for the farmer who has land on both sides of the motorway

Ah right, never heard it referred as that. Cheers

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jvan wrote: »

Ah right, never heard it referred as that. Cheers

No problem, where all here to help each other out

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The flyover at moanbaun 2kms north of rathmorrissy

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The first flyover after rathmorrissy on the m17 in the townland of pollinagroagh

duckcfc

Does anyone know if there's any stonework or Plastering work needed for this job. 2 friends of mine are fantastic plasterers and stone Masons but things are quiet for them at the min.

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Turning n17 into n63 may save millions

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The annagh hill interchange 22/03/16

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Rathmorrissy 23/03/16

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The m17 outside corofin

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Pic at coldwood 25/03/16 pic1 top of flyover pic2 m18 looking towards rathmorrissy pic3 m18 looking towards gort

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The m17 at corofin 25/03/16 pic1 looking towards rathmorrissy pic2 looking towards tuam

JCX BXC

So the argument for saving thousands is that they seem to think "Ah well paddy, we don't have to fix those pot holes anymore!".

This really shouldn't be an excuse to stop the already embarrsing maintenance on the roads.

marno21

The road surface in this part of the country is much better on R & L roads than on national secondaries.

Not sure why the locals are so enthusiastic for it to stay an N road.

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The roundabout at annagh hill 26/03/16

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The m18 3 kms south of coldwood pic1 looking towards rathmorrissy pic 2 looking towards gort

BelfastVanMan

marno21 wrote: »

The road surface in this part of the country is much better on R & L roads than on national secondaries.

Not sure why the locals are so enthusiastic for it to stay an N road.

Might be a good idea then to remame the existing N17 from Tuam to Claregalway as the N83, for the same reason.

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The m17 near corofin 29/03/16

Leonard Hofstadter

Fantastic photos, this thing is really flying along! It looks like it's ahead of schedule to me? Open by this time next year surely?

sonnyblack

captainspeed wrote: »

Fantastic photos, this thing is really flying along! It looks like it's ahead of schedule to me? Open by this time next year surely?

My prediction is the august bank holiday weekend 2017. Only an opinion. No basis in fact

icdg

marno21 wrote: »

The road surface in this part of the country is much better on R & L roads than on national secondaries.

Not sure why the locals are so enthusiastic for it to stay an N road.

Because it keeps the default 100km/h limit instead of dropping to 80 km/h, I guess?

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captainspeed wrote: »

Fantastic photos, this thing is really flying along! It looks like it's ahead of schedule to me? Open by this time next year surely?

That's the roadbridge section,sisk and langans are a bit behind that I would say it will be the end of November 2017 before this motorway opens

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The 3rd flyover over the m17 motorway will open at cartymore next monday 04/04/16

JeffK88

Not sure if this discussed already but looking at a map of the area and noticed the N67 meets the existing N18 outside of Kilcolgan.Im assuming as with the N77 on the old N8 the N67 will be extended along the existing N18 to Oranmore and on into to Galway on the dual carriageway. Or will it swing south towards Gort. The Galway direction seems more logical unless there is plans to downgrade whole route ?

serfboard

JeffK88 wrote: »

Not sure if this discussed already but looking at a map of the area and noticed the N67 meets the existing N18 outside of Kilcolgan.Im assuming as with the N77 on the old N8 the N67 will be extended along the existing N18 to Oranmore and on into to Galway on the dual carriageway. Or will it swing south towards Gort. The Galway direction seems more logical unless there is plans to downgrade whole route ?

IMO the Kilternan junction is in the wrong place. It should have been in (the townland of) Owenbristy where it crosses the R347.



Then, you could de-trunk the existing N67 north of Kinvara, rename the R347 to the N67 as far as the junction, and the N67 then terminates at the motorway. Job done.

Also, the signs from this motorway junction would then read:

Kinvara
The Burren

Great for tourism, I think.

But, that's not the way it's been done ...

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serfboard wrote: »

IMO the Kilternan junction is in the wrong place. It should have been in (the townland of) Owenbristy where it crosses the R347.



Then, you could de-trunk the existing N67 north of Kinvara, rename the R347 to the N67 as far as the junction, and the N67 then terminates at the motorway. Job done.

Also, the signs from this motorway junction would then read:

Kinvara
The Burren

Great for tourism, I think.

But, that's not the way it's been done ...

The flyover at owenbristy

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The flyover at cartymore that will open next monday pic1 top of flyover pic2 looking towards rathmorrissy pic3 looking towards tuam pic4 putting in the crash barriers

kaizersoze

http://connachttribune.ie/e550-million-motorway-will-not-be-opened-in-sections/

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kaizersoze wrote: »

http://connachttribune.ie/e550-million-motorway-will-not-be-opened-in-sections/

Flyover at cartymore is opening tomorrow and not the the 11th of April as the connacht tribunie are saying,it would great if there's a more recent picture of rathmorrissey and not the one that was taken on the (15/01/16)