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

m17 · 13-05-2017 5:12pm

The flyover at kilcloghans on the tuam bypass

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paddydone1 · 13-05-2017 5:24pm

And the Tuam cancer care walk on the Tuam bypass is tomorrow

http://www.tuamcancercare.ie/tuam-bypass-walk-sunday-14th-may-11am/

roadmaster · 13-05-2017 7:04pm

How have Lagan got on compared to Roadbridge and Sisk?

Roadfan · 13-05-2017 7:24pm

Thanks M17 and all for those updates and the YouTube link. No mixing concrete with shovels or filling timber frames there!

m17 · 13-05-2017 8:37pm

Roadfan wrote: »

Thanks M17 and all for those updates and the YouTube link. No mixing concrete with shovels or filling timber frames there!

It's all about working on this forum for the last two and half years 24/7 to bring you the best pics and updates thanks again

m17 · 14-05-2017 6:04pm

The tuam bypass 14/05/17 the kilmore roundabout

start of the bypass

ballygaddy road flyover looking towards kilmore roundabout

ballygaddy road flyover looking towards kilcloghans

kilcloghans flyover looking towards ballygaddy road flyover

kilcloghans looking towards the mountpotter roundabout

chicken wire

end of bypass

the mountpotter roundabout

start of the chicken wire

marno21 · 14-05-2017 6:16pm

Is the Tuam bypass ready to go besides the Kilmore roundabout m17? Looks fairly done to me

m17 · 14-05-2017 7:09pm

marno21 wrote: »

Is the Tuam bypass ready to go besides the Kilmore roundabout m17? Looks fairly done to me

All that's left is 1.2 kms of the chicken wire to do,also the have the kilmore roundabout to complete all that needs is paving top soil and tarmac it will all be done by next Friday

paddydone1 · 14-05-2017 7:36pm

Great pics

YouTookMyName · 14-05-2017 8:08pm

Chicken wire on a road? why not concrete?

14-05-2017 9:19pm

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Chicken wire on a road? why not concrete?

To stop the chicken crossing the road! :pac::D

m17 · 15-05-2017 10:14am

The accommodation flyover at cloonkeen north on the m17 14/05/17

top of flyover

looking towards tuam

looking towards rathmorrisy

irishgeo · 15-05-2017 11:53am

where exactly is the bat bridge?

road_high · 15-05-2017 12:26pm

So are they going to open the Tuam bypass element early?

ratracer · 15-05-2017 12:31pm

irishgeo wrote: »

where exactly is the bat bridge?

It is between Coole Park and Kiltartan, north of the current end of motorway at Gort. It is visible from the existing N17.

jca · 15-05-2017 12:51pm

The sawdoctors will have to write a new song soon, stone walls and the grass is green is so 1990's... Dancing at the crossroads will need a revamp come 2019 here in Enniscorthy too.. Dancing at the flyover doesn't quite have the same ring..

spacetweek · 15-05-2017 1:54pm

"Slipform and the signs are blue..."

Roadfan · 15-05-2017 2:10pm

Saw references to boggy conditions around the Tuam bypass I think. How did contractors address that problem?

m17 · 15-05-2017 2:30pm

The m17 though the bog 4kms from tuam 12/06/16

14/05/17

Roadbridge dug out the bog then froze the bog for a year, then they filled it, then they used a surcharge to speed up the settling of the embankments as you can see in pic2 the finished surface

Roadfan · 15-05-2017 2:33pm

Thanks once again M17!

f2 · 15-05-2017 8:48pm

Roadfan wrote: »

Thanks once again M17!

Roadbridge dug out the peat to the white layer underneath< marla ban>, they placed a layer of terram on the white surface followed by a layer of crushed stone approx 1 metre in height, they then used vertical drainage to remove the water, they then filled with stone ............

D Trent · 15-05-2017 8:50pm

ratracer wrote: »

It is between Coole Park and Kiltartan, north of the current end of motorway at Gort. It is visible from the existing N17.[\b]

well Jaysus you must have good eyesight!!

ratracer · 15-05-2017 9:21pm

D Trent wrote: »

well Jaysus you must have good eyesight!!

N18 then, sorry!

m17 · 16-05-2017 8:55am

The tuam bypass ballygaddy road junction looking towards kilcloghans 04/02/16

16/05/17

Roadfan · 16-05-2017 11:30am

f2 wrote: »

Roadfan wrote: »

Thanks once again M17!

Roadbridge dug out the peat to the white layer underneath< marla ban>, they placed a layer of terram on the white surface followed by a layer of crushed stone approx 1 metre in height, they then used vertical drainage to remove the water, they then filled with stone ............

Thanks for that additional info f2

serfboard · 16-05-2017 2:27pm

Some photos from The Tuam Bypass walk.
1. The walk and the reason why

2. Distances

3. I didn't know that they had provided a slip-road for the Tuam Sewage Works - makes sense, of course.

A great turnout.

serfboard · 16-05-2017 2:30pm

More photos

6. Approaching the River Nanny Overbridge.

7. Approaching the Ballygaddy Road (R332) LILO junction and overbridge.

8. Ballygaddy Road (R332) LILO junction coming from Tuam.

9. On the Bypass looking south.

A great turnout for the charity event. As ye can see, the cheese wire is now in place on all but a small amount of the bypass, so as soon as the Kilmore (southern) roundabout is finished (should be in next day or two), it will be ready to open. When it's offically due to open, I don't know, and I don't know if there'll be an opening "ceremony". Maybe a campaigning Fine Gael Minister might welcome the publicity?

Benbecul97 · 16-05-2017 2:32pm

Lovely day for the walk and looks like it was well supported - fair play!

m17 · 16-05-2017 7:56pm

End of the m17 16/05/17

kilmore roundabout

claregalway side

start of the bypass

so they are now 28 month's in to this project,the tuam bypass should be ready by friday,but they are not saying when it will open,but I hope it will be June 2nd because I can not stand sitting in those long tailbacks on a Friday evening

Pete2k · 17-05-2017 8:50am

ELCAT2009 wrote: »

Just a word of warning to commuters heading south on the N17 approaching the new roundabout at Mountpotter that the roudnabout is now partially open ie the have removed some of the barriers on the roundabout so if you were heading north from Tuam, you could go all the way around the roundabout and head back south again. I presume its for Construction vehicles to access towards the Burke roundabout form the by pass but i nearly crashed into a car there this morning. I was on autopilot heading south and slowed down as normal approaching the roundabout (not intending to stop) as there has been no need for the last several months with barriers on the roundabouts, when a car came around the roundabout instead of heading north on the N17. Lets just say the brakes got slammed on and gave me a nice wake up call! I have emailed directrouet this morn and suggested they put up some temperory VMS / signage to warn cars that the roundabout is now partially operational as a roundabout...hopefully they do before there is an accident

Roundabout is now fully open, bar the bypass of course. The new burke road roundabout is now half built as well but I av to say passing thru yesterday its a complete mess with very poor signage and noone knowin who has the right of way

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

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