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

L1011

Similar comments appeared on all the current gen roads pics - my photos of the M3 from nearly a decade ago included. It's entirely to standard.

muchos04

L1011 wrote: »

Similar comments appeared on all the current gen roads pics - my photos of the M3 from nearly a decade ago included. It's entirely to standard.

Thanks for the clarification all. Shame though all these motorways are all so narrow compared to UK motorways. You'd barely get a bike on the hard shoulder of an Irish motorway.

muchos04

muchos04 wrote: »

Thanks for the clarification all. Shame though all these motorways are all so narrow compared to UK motorways. You'd barely get a bike on the hard shoulder of an Irish motorway.

The key difference between UK and Ireland is that almost all (intercity) UK motorways are three lanes each way, here they're two lane.

marno21

muchos04 wrote: »

Thanks for the clarification all. Shame though all these motorways are all so narrow compared to UK motorways. You'd barely get a bike on the hard shoulder of an Irish motorway.

The hard shoulders on this scheme are 2.5m wide, which is plenty wide enough for a stretch of tarmac only needed for emergencies. Bikes are not permitted on the motorway.

The M17 is expected to carry between 15k and 20k vehicles per day. It's overspecced enough as is without it being wide median, of which there are only 4 motorways in this country (which were built as intended to motorway specs - M1, M4, M7 & M11 - all other wide stretches are redesignated)

Czhornet

muchos04 wrote: »

Is this as wide as other motorways on our network? It sure doesn't look so. The other ones are narrow enough as it is....

The normal lane widths are 2.5m for the hard shoulder, 2 x 3m for the carriageways and 1m between the fast lane and the central median barrier. This would be standard size as per the old "NRA Road Construction Details" now the TII.

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marno21 wrote: »

The hard shoulders on this scheme are 2.5m wide, which is plenty wide enough for a stretch of tarmac only needed for emergencies. Bikes are not permitted on the motorway.

The M17 is expected to carry between 15k and 20k vehicles per day. It's overspecced enough as is without it being wide median, of which there are only 4 motorways in this country (which were built as intended to motorway specs - M1, M4, M7 & M11 - all other wide stretches are redesignated)

The nra are saying that the m17 will carry 7,289 vehicles per day when it opens, and 10,129 in 2030

spacetweek

m17 wrote: »

The nra are saying that the m17 will carry 7,289 vehicles per day when it opens, and 10,129 in 2030

Those are very low figures for a motorway.
We've a long history in this country of underestimating travel demand though.

spacetweek

marno21 wrote: »

The hard shoulders on this scheme are 2.5m wide, which is plenty wide enough for a stretch of tarmac only needed for emergencies. Bikes are not permitted on the motorway.

I think muchos means a motorbike - but there's plenty of room for a car in the stopping lane much less a motorbike.

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Rathmorrisy beams are now in place on the fifth and final bridge 22/07/16(right hand side of pic)

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The 2nd flyover over the m18 in the townland of rinn is now open 22/07/16 pic1 the flyover pic2 Looking towards gort pic3 looking towards rathmorrisy

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The m17/m18 flyover at rathmorrisy the have more beams now in place on the right hand side of pic

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The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 23/07/16

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The m17 around corofin so farhttps://youtu.be/y5pwVECLrEM

spacetweek

m17 wrote: »

The m17 around corofin so farhttps://youtu.be/y5pwVECLrEM

That your video?

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spacetweek wrote: »

That your video?

Yes mate,that's showing progress over the past 18 months,from the thousands of pics

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The m17 at gortavavra flyover will open on 09/09/16 pic1 the flyover pic2 looking towards tuam 22/07/16

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Ripping drilling blasting to tarmac around corofinhttps://youtu.be/HrnE3q4N1Tk

Truckermal

Your even a dinger on the auld piano...;)

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The kilternan interchange 07/07/16

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They now have layed 4.5kms of the jersey barrier along the m17

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The annagh hill interchange looking towards rathmorrisy 07/07/16

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The m17 at brockagh corofin 27/07/16

jacksie66

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Ariel view of the m17 at sheeaunpark

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Rathmorrisy 07/07/16

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The new flyover at castlelambert the first on the m17 pic2 carthymore looking towards rathmorrisy pic3 looking towards tuam

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The rock cut at corofin 27/07/16

spacetweek

Very dramatic!

Kazooie

That's a sharp looking bend for a motorway?

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The rock cut along the m18