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

Roadfan · 09-08-2017 4:39pm

Yes. And that time achieved by the testers is about what you'd expect thereby giving a rough average saving of a half an hour when the new Road is opened.

09-08-2017 4:43pm

A 30 min time saving for such a short stretch is a great return on investment.

Truckermal · 09-08-2017 4:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

A 30 min time saving for such a short stretch is a great return on investment.

And probably save lives too.

m17 · 09-08-2017 6:11pm

paul2013 wrote: »

Did anyone see the 2 T.I.I. cars going on the new Motorway this morning in Gort at 11am? They were testing it apparently and it took 22mins to 25mins to get from the new M18 Gort to M17 Tuam. As I was just speaking with the road workers on site. What's the current time on the N18 north of Gort to the N17 Tuam via Claregalway

That's some going when the m17 is blocked near annagh hill

Truckermal · 09-08-2017 6:27pm

Those barriers wouldn't stop a milk tanker with blue lights..;)

Sam Russell · 09-08-2017 8:56pm

Roadfan wrote: »

Yes. And that time achieved by the testers is about what you'd expect thereby giving a rough average saving of a half an hour when the new Road is opened.

Yes, but remember they had no traffic to contend with .....

Roadfan · 09-08-2017 9:03pm

Will fair enough but dual carriageway with a 120kph limit should allow you to make the trip around the half hour mark. ðŸðŸ

f2 · 09-08-2017 9:32pm

Full drive through tomorrow 10/8/17. starting in Tuam at 2pm I believe

muddle84 · 10-08-2017 8:53am

paul2013 wrote: »

Did anyone see the 2 T.I.I. cars going on the new Motorway this morning in Gort at 11am? They were testing it apparently and it took 22mins to 25mins to get from the new M18 Gort to M17 Tuam. As I was just speaking with the road workers on site. What's the current time on the N18 north of Gort to the N17 Tuam via Claregalway

According to AA route planner it would take 51 minutes.
https://www.theaa.ie/routes/#/r/N66,Gort,Co.+Galway,Ireland/Galway+Rd,Farrannamartin,Co.+Galway,Ireland/
From experience I know you can be stuck in traffic in Claregalway for up to 30 minutes if you get it at the wrong time. That's not to mention slow going through Clarinbridge and Oranmore.

m17 · 10-08-2017 9:40am

The m17 at ballybanagher 7kms form tuam 10/02/16

10/08/17

paul2013 · 10-08-2017 1:18pm

Truckermal wrote: »

Those barriers wouldn't stop a milk tanker with blue lights..;)

Why do you keep taking a whip at me over the milk tanker comment on the bridge outside Kilcreest in Galway?

m17 · 10-08-2017 1:40pm

paul2013 wrote: »

Why do you keep taking a whip at me over milk tanker comment on the bridge outside Kilcreest in Galway?

There's no need for that he's just having a laugh

veryangryman · 10-08-2017 3:21pm

One thing that this whole project does demonstrate for me is that there was some joined up thinking done between M18 and M6 planning.

We all recoil in horror when there is no N66 bypass of Gort to link with M18. But now that we know the road is to be downgraded, it makes sense.

Most R roads (exceptions like Lusk, Enfield, Kinnegad, Loughrea) do not bypass the town they pass.

m17 · 10-08-2017 5:53pm

The m17 19/12/14

10/08/17

m17 · 10-08-2017 7:47pm

RATHMORRISSY 23/11/15

10/08/17

unit 1 · 10-08-2017 8:07pm

Benbecul97 wrote: »

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxgpi7cNMlFVMGpfbGRRd3BWN0E/view

Thank you, and to m17 of course.

marno21 · 10-08-2017 9:44pm

The M17/M18 is 53km long. Anything faster than 26.5 minutes is speeding.

It could take well over an hour on the current route from Gort-Tuam, if it's slow moving queue and you get stuck in Clarinbridge, Tuam, Claregalway and the level crossings between Gort and Kilternan. Of course, it's only a few thousand cars a day at most doing Gort-Tuam. The real test will be Gort-Galway and Tuam-Galway as that was the whole point of this scheme.

As the Dunkettle Interchange is removed from AA Roadwatch's daily reports over the next few years, become familiar with "It's slow eastbound on the M6 Dublin/Galway Rd from J19 Oranmore through to the Coolagh roundabout." We never learn about putting roundabouts at motorway terminii and paying the price.

m17 · 11-08-2017 8:56am

The bat bridge on the m18 29/10/16

05/08/17

m17 · 11-08-2017 1:08pm

The slip road at rathmorrissy linking the m6 to the m17 10/08/17

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Middle Man · 11-08-2017 1:33pm

m17 wrote: »

The slip road at rathmorrissy linking the m6 to the m17 10/07/172

M17 - I may be banned, so I just want to say many thanks for your input to this thread. Keep up the good work!

m17 · 11-08-2017 1:39pm

Middle Man wrote: »

M17 - I may be banned, so I just want to say many thanks for your input to this thread. Keep up the good work!

I can't believe that there is only three months of this forum left,and would like to thank everyone for there input over the last ten years and what's great we weren't realing on the media and other so called website for there updates,thanks again yours m17

Roadfan · 11-08-2017 3:16pm

Wonder how the testing us going? What does it involve? Driving up and down an empty motorway? Sounds like nice work if you can get it!!ðŸš˜

Aontachtoir · 11-08-2017 3:35pm

Looking at that lovely big Rathmorrissy interchange, it makes me wonder why TII didn't hook an MSA into the roundabout. One MSA could then have served the M6, M17, and M18, accessible from all directions of travel.

Presumably there was a good reason for them not to build one there.

11-08-2017 3:39pm

The initial proposal for an MSA was to be as you mentioned, they were laughed out of it by ABP.

m17 · 11-08-2017 3:40pm

Roadfan wrote: »

Wonder how the testing us going? What does it involve? Driving up and down an empty motorway? Sounds like nice work if you can get it!!&#55357;&#56984;

It involves driving as fast as you like have the windows rolled down and playing AC/DCs highway to hell

Roadfan · 11-08-2017 3:45pm

m17 wrote: »

It involves driving as fast as you like have the windows rolled down and playing AC/DCs highway to hell

ðŸ˜႒

Aontachtoir · 11-08-2017 3:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The initial proposal for an MSA was to be as you mentioned, they were laughed out of it by ABP.

Why? To me it seems like an eminently sensible place to put one. Plenty of km travelled by the time you get there but not too many, rural location, etc.

m17 · 11-08-2017 3:48pm

Aontachtoir wrote: »

Looking at that lovely big Rathmorrissy interchange, it makes me wonder why TII didn't hook an MSA into the roundabout. One MSA could then have served the M6, M17, and M18, accessible from all directions of travel.

Presumably there was a good reason for them not to build one there.

There's one going on the m6 2kms form rathmorrissy galway side eastbound only they hope to have open July 19,rathmorrissy 28/06/17

top of the flyover 10/08/17

Cookiemunster · 11-08-2017 4:04pm

Aontachtoir wrote: »

Looking at that lovely big Rathmorrissy interchange, it makes me wonder why TII didn't hook an MSA into the roundabout. One MSA could then have served the M6, M17, and M18, accessible from all directions of travel.

Presumably there was a good reason for them not to build one there.

They wanted to, but it got omitted by an ABP IIRC.

serfboard · 11-08-2017 4:25pm

marno21 wrote: »

It could take well over an hour on the current route from Gort-Tuam, if it's slow moving queue and you get stuck in Clarinbridge, Tuam, Claregalway and the level crossings between Gort and Kilternan.

It can and does easily take an hour from Tuam to Gort without even being stuck in all those locations.

Aontachtoir wrote: »

Looking at that lovely big Rathmorrissy interchange, it makes me wonder why TII didn't hook an MSA into the roundabout. One MSA could then have served the M6, M17, and M18, accessible from all directions of travel.

For me, one of the frustrating things about them being refused by ABP is that they could have also put a Park 'n Ride there too - not just for going into Galway, but for going to Dublin, Dublin Airport etc.

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

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