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

Benbecul97

m17 wrote: »

ratracer wrote: »

Carnacalla wrote: »

What is that mess that is a bridge south of Kilcolgan? It's an absolute mess, shocking layout.

As a regular user of that bridge ( I presume you mean at Kiltiernan) I agree, the design of it is terrible. I would guess that the designers deliberately introduced the curve to slow traffic approaching it, but it is very poorly done.

The flyover at kilternan

You mean the chicane at the Adrahan side of the Kilternan flyover? (I think this picture captures it, top left)

Its a bizarre layout alright unless its being future-proofed for another junction?

Middle Man

Benbecul97 wrote: »

The flyover at kilternan

You mean the chicane at the Adrahan side of the Kilternan flyover? (I think this picture captures it, top left)

Its a bizarre layout alright unless its being future-proofed for another junction?[/quote]
It will be a roundabout for the slips connecting the M18 southbound carriageway.

Middle Man

It will be a roundabout for the slips connecting the M18 southbound carriageway.

Benbecul97

Middle Man wrote: »

It will be a roundabout for the slips connecting the M18 southbound carriageway.

future-proofed it is then! Thanks!

D Trent

N6 near where Motorway ends just before roundabout at Doughiska

m17

D Trent wrote: »

N6 near where Motorway ends just before roundabout at Doughiska

What's it going to be like when the m17/m18 opens

Benbecul97

m17 wrote: »

D Trent wrote: »

N6 near where Motorway ends just before roundabout at Doughiska

What's it going to be like when the m17/m18 opens

Not as bad leading up to that particular junction as much of the traffic coming from the Gort side will be coming in from the M6 direction. It will be bad coming off the M6 alright.

m17

Here's a flyover that should be in the gunniess book of records it's coldwood I never seen a flyover to take so long to open 22/06/1530/08/15 beams in place10/12/1514/09/16 top of flyoverlooking towards gortlooking towards rathmorissy

m17

The m17 looking north m17 over the abbett river the m18 rock cut

m17

The flyover at carthymore over the m17

OK, WTF, you in a helicopter now?!?

m17

RATHMORRISY 27/08/15 27/08/16

m17

Deleted User wrote: »

OK, WTF, you in a helicopter now?!?

Nice to see you are enjoying the photos

m17

The tuam bypass bridge over the river nanney 17/09/16beams in placethe cranerailway bridgeweir road

blue5000

Great to see they're actually putting a bridge over the railway line instead of the usual level crossings.

m17

ANNAGH HILL

L1011

blue5000 wrote: »

Great to see they're actually putting a bridge over the railway line instead of the usual level crossings.

Nowhere in Ireland has a level crossing on a motorway and I suspect no new level crossings have been built for decades.

Marcusm

L1011 wrote: »

Nowhere in Ireland has a level crossing on a motorway and I suspect no new level crossings have been built for decades.

Apart from the one at Beechwood Luas in Ranelagh which probably has a higher average number of cars than the m17/18! Seriously, there could never have been a prospect of a level crossing on an N road being built today.

marno21

m17 wrote: »

ANNAGH HILL

This sign would appear to incidate that the N63 Galwaybound will be detrunked to an R road.

If it wasn't the destinations would be on a green background like the Roscommon one.

red bull

L1011 wrote: »

Nowhere in Ireland has a level crossing on a motorway and I suspect no new level crossings have been built for decades.

A train has not passed on that line in decades

L1011

red bull wrote: »

A train has not passed on that line in decades

The line is still protected and they still aren't going to build a level crossing on a motorway.

Local opposition to the 'intrusion' of the bridge being replaced led to that Luas crossing

spacetweek

m17 wrote: »

ANNAGH HILL

They should not be referring to Claregalway by its Irish name only on motorway signage.

spacetweek

marno21 wrote: »

This sign would appear to incidate that the N63 Galwaybound will be detrunked to an R road.

If it wasn't the destinations would be on a green background like the Roscommon one.

That is correct, it is being detrunked. N63 will only go from Roscommon to Annagh Hill.

m17

The flyover at kilcloghans on the tuam bypass 18/09/16top of flyoverlooking southlooking nne

m17

Annagh hill 27/02/1618/08/16

ratracer

I've been trying to find when the flyover at Rinneen/ Kiltartan is opening but have had no luck, anyone on here have any idea?

m17

ratracer wrote: »

I've been trying to find when the flyover at Rinneen/ Kiltartan is opening but have had no luck, anyone on here have any idea?

The 3rd flyover opens tonight at raheen over the m18 the next flyover after Coole park heading towards rathmorissy,at rathmorissy sisk have started tarmacing the slip roads on the galway to dublin side of the m6,that's the 13th flyover that's now open m17 9,m18 3 tuam bypass 1

ELCAT2009

Does anyone else think the gap under the bridge at Kilcloghans looks very small and that's without being up to finished road surface level. Given all the flooding that was there last winter, i thought they would have risen the bridge higher to allow for raising the finished road surface below?

m17

RATHMORRISY 19/09/16

m17

The flyover at brockagh corofin roadbridge are putting the finishing touches to the flyoverbefore shutteringafter shutteringpaving the side wall