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

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Mahangh bridge 6kms form tuam 02/06/1502/10/1502/01/17

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The last 2kms of the m18 heading towards rathmorissy 02/01/171.5kms form rathmorrisy1km form rathmorrisy here there will be 6 lanes far left m6 to galway 2 and 3 tuam 4 and 5 limerick 6 form dublin0.5kms form rathmorrisy0.25kms form rathmorrisytop of the last bridge on the m18between the two flyoverstop of the m18/m17 flyoverstart of the m17

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The flyover on the ballygaddy road on the tuam bypass 02/01/17

spacetweek

It's now 2017 and still so little progress on some M18 sections.

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The last 1.2kms of the m17 looking towards rathmorissy 03/01/17looking towards tuam1km form tuam800 metres form tuam600 metres from tuam500 metres form tuam400 metres form tuam300 metres form tuam200 metres form tuamend of the m17 the kilmore roundabout

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spacetweek wrote: »

It's now 2017 and still so little progress on some M18 sections.

That flyover at coldwood comes to mind, there nearly 2 years at it since the broke ground and it's like the have been sitting on the fence for 18 months

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Does anybody know if the ground is still settling on the last 1.2km of M17 near Tuam

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RATHMORRISY 15/01/1602/04/1628/08/1627/11/16

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The m17 at brockagh corofin 06/01/1604/01/17

Reuben1210

Given that Gort and Particularly Tuam will be very accessible once this project finishes, do people know of or have heard talk of development being attracted and a focus being put on growing these towns both with housing stock and with enticing businesses to locate/expand here.

It seems to me these towns could become growth hubs.

marno21

Reuben1210 wrote: »

Given that Gort and Particularly Tuam will be very accessible once this project finishes, do people know of or have heard talk of development being attracted and a focus being put on growing these towns both with housing stock and with enticing businesses to locate/expand here.

It seems to me these towns could become growth hubs.

I think you can include Abbeyknockmoy there, since they are upgrading the N63 from M17 J2 to the town.

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M18 junction 17 kiltiernan looking towards rathmorissy 05/01/17looking towards gort

medoc

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M18 junction 17 kiltiernan looking towards rathmorissy 05/01/17looking towards gort

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

Middle Man

marno21 wrote: »

I think you can include Abbeyknockmoy there, since they are upgrading the N63 from M17 J2 to the town.

If towns like Tuam and Abbeyknockmoy were to be expanded, then there may be a good case at some future point for the reopening of the Tuam to Athenry railway as a commuter route - good P+R facilities should attract many commuters once the train service is frequent enough at peak times.

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I think saying Abbeyknockmoy is on the foot of major expansion because of M17 is optimestic, Tuam on the other hand SHOULD thrieve but there appears to be major stumbling blocks in that town with planning, they cant even get a truck stop/service station at the junction of bypass/M17, I believe currently 4 have tried

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medoc wrote: »

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

AFAIK it's down to predicted traffic volume. If it's expected to be low then they won't build a full spec junction. I've no idea what the cost difference is though.

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f2 wrote: »

I think saying Abbeyknockmoy is on the foot of major expansion because of M17 is optimestic, Tuam on the other hand SHOULD thrieve but there appears to be major stumbling blocks in that town with planning, they cant even get a truck stop/service station at the junction of bypass/M17, I believe currently 4 have tried

That site is to close to the m17 and would be a bottleneck,the same reason at rathmorissy they can't get planning

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m17 wrote: »

That site is to close to the m17 and would be a bottleneck,the same reason at rathmorissy they can't get planning

Im talking of 4 sites the farthest been over 500m from the roundabout. as far as i know 2 of the proposed sites already contained service stations in ihe past

Middle Man

medoc wrote: »

Why did they build the junction exit as a LILO when it's a motorway spec road. There are already poor exits on part of the M18 and the M7 ones at Roacrea and especially Moneygall are terrible. Why persist on new builds. What was the saving in comparison to the usual slip configuration.

The LILOs near both Ennis and Roscrea are totally unacceptable I agree. However, the LILOs at Kiltiernan appear to be in line with the ones at Gort and Crusheen which are of a higher spec design. If the earlier designs were remodelled to reflect the latter, it would be something. In any case, all motorways should have full length ramps at junctions or not at all. The design used at Kiltiernan could be used for possible future 100kph expressways (RCB median with no hard shoulders) where there is too much traffic for Type 2 Dual, but too little to justify a motorway.

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M17 at Bauilphuil corofin 05/05/1605/01/17

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The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 05/03/1505/01/17

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The accommodation flyover at ballynasting on the m18 between rinn and turloughtrassathe 7th flyover over the m18 will open at parkatleva that's the flyover after kiltiernan heading towards gort on the 03/02/17,here are the rest of the flyovers that have yet to open m18( Coole park,coolfin,parknacappa,ballymaquiff,coldwood)tuam bypass ballygaddy road

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RATHMORRISY 20/11/1506/01/17

blue5000

Middle Man wrote: »

The LILOs near both Ennis and Roscrea are totally unacceptable I agree. However, the LILOs at Kiltiernan appear to be in line with the ones at Gort and Crusheen which are of a higher spec design. If the earlier designs were remodelled to reflect the latter, it would be something. In any case, all motorways should have full length ramps at junctions or not at all. The design used at Kiltiernan could be used for possible future 100kph expressways (RCB median with no hard shoulders) where there is too much traffic for Type 2 Dual, but too little to justify a motorway.

The junction at Roscrea was an after thought. Locals objected when they realized they weren't getting motorway access, then the junction was cobbled together, so it looks like the mess that it is.

marno21

blue5000 wrote: »

The junction at Roscrea was an after thought. Locals objected when they realized they weren't getting motorway access, then the junction was cobbled together, so it looks like the mess that it is.

There should always have been a junction with the N62 at Roscrea, seeing as it services a town and it's a national road passing over the N7/M7.

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The m17 at Sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorissy 07/01/17looking towards tuamkilseagh looking towards rathmorissylooking towards tuam

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Galway to Limerick around rathmorissy m6/slip road/roundabout/slip road/m18 06/01/17 m6right lane m18,left lane m17the roundaboutthe roundaboutfirst bridge on the m17the roundaboutheading over the m6heading down the hillthe last bridge on the m18,slip road for the m18the slip roadslip roadslip roadend of the slip roadthe m18 next stop limerick

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The tuam bypass at kilcloghans looking towards miltown 08/01/17looking towards the ballygaddy flyoverballygaddy road looking towards kilcloghanslooking towards the kilmore roundabout

paul2013

Question for you all:

After Junction 5 on the N18 in Cratloe, What does diamond road sign mean?

marno21

paul2013 wrote: »

Question for you all:

After Junction 5 on the N18 in Cratloe, What does diamond road sign mean?

Which diamond sign? Northbound or southbound?

EDIT: If it's southbound and it's on a sign near/related to the exit for the city (R445), it's used to sign a diversionary route in the event of a tunnel closure.