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

JillyQ

Shurwhynot wrote: »

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?[/QUOTE

With a motorway yes of course it will

JCX BXC

Shurwhynot wrote: »

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?

Slightly better, but if they had done it with a bit of sense it would be a lot better.

Woodcliffe

Heard from good source, that Roadbridge have shipped some of there 70 & 80 ton excavators from a project in New Caledonia, in advance of the main bulk earthworks to commence mid February or early March this year. Plant arriving to Cork Next week.

red bull

Work officially started 15 January 2015. Hurray

JCX BXC

red bull wrote: »

Work officially started 15 January 2015. Hurray

Whereabouts?

red bull

Tuam bypass

JCX BXC

Of course they have to start at the part useless to me

JillyQ

Carnacalla wrote: »

Of course they have to start at the part useless to me

Useless to most of us

LFC Murphy

JillyQ wrote: »

Useless to most of us

Nope..... passes right by my door

LFC Murphy

red bull wrote: »

Tuam bypass

How do you know, source or visibly see them working... thanks

JCX BXC

LFC Murphy wrote: »

Nope..... passes right by my door

One of the few people who live in mayo

ratracer

A couple of walls have been broken/ entry points created on the Gort side also, near Labane. As I mentioned earlier, CPO'd houses have been demolished this week also.

3rdforum

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

antoobrien

3rdforum wrote: »

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

No

red bull

Carnacalla wrote: »

One of the few people who live in mayo

Tuam is in County Galway

Nath

3rdforum wrote: »

Does anyone know if there will be access to the new motorway from the old N6? It will cross over near Mother hubbards, a few miles outside Oranmore

Here links to maps of the various schemes

N17 N18 Gort Tuam PPP scheme - Map
http://www.galway.ie/en/media/N17%20N18%20Gort%20Tuam%20PPP%20scheme%20-%20Map.pdf


Tuam Bypass - Overall Scheme
http://www.galway.ie/en/media/Overall%20Scheme.pdf

busyatwork

tom_tarbucket wrote: »

I haven't got time to read through all this thread

rough estimates

when is the gort -oranmore section going to be finished ?

The same time as the gort to tuam,, early 2018

3rdforum

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

red bull

3rdforum wrote: »

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

Annagh and Kiltiernan

antoobrien

3rdforum wrote: »

well thats succinct lol! Am I correct in saying then that the only access to it will be Tuam, Rathmorrisey and Gort? ( The map on the NRA site isn't very clear)

This one is very clear

Amtmann wrote: »

Just to recapitulate the details of this scheme:

• 53.2 km of motorway from Gort to Tuam
• 4.2 km of Type 2 dual carriageway passing to the west of Tuam town, to its termination point on the N17 north of Tuam at Mountpotter
• 4 grade separated junctions at Kilternan (N67), Rathmorrisy (N6), Annagh Hill (N63) and Airgloony (R332)
• 3 Roundabout junctions at: Kilmore (N17); Mountpotter (N17) and Demesne (N83)
• 2 Railway Bridges – one over the live Galway Dublin line and the second over the currently disused Athenry Claremorris line near Tuam
• 5 River Bridges over the Clarinbridge, Dunkellin, Abbert, Grange and Nanny Rivers
• 31 Road Bridges

3rdforum

many thanks.

JillyQ

So coming from galway city it will either kilternan or rathmorrisy where you get on?

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red bull wrote: »

Tuam is in County Galway

Arnt I stupid ?

3rdforum

So coming from galway city it will either kilternan or rathmorrisy where you get on?

Probably be just as handy to go through Kilcolgan on the old road and join up at Kiltiernan

antoobrien

3rdforum wrote: »

So coming from galway city it will either kilternan or rathmorrisy where you get on?

Probably be just as handy to go through Kilcolgan on the old road and join up at Kiltiernan

Kiltiernan, even in little/no traffic is about 20 minutes from the junction at Glennascaul (start of the motorway) or more due to the junctions and villages that have to be navigated (lots of lower speed limits on the route). That's if you're lucky and don't get caught behind someone.

Rathmorrisey is 8km from the start of the motorway, Kiltiernan is about 12-15km from Rathmorrisey on the motorway route. Total time should be a comfortable 15 minutes.

3rdforum

ooops, that would be correct. I had the starting point of Oranmore in my head for some reason.

LFC Murphy

Carnacalla wrote:

One of the few people who live in mayo 

nope again.... live in Galway

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LFC Murphy wrote: »

nope again.... live in Galway

Sorry. I realised my mistake earlier when someone pointed out tuam was in galway.
My fault.

LFC Murphy

Carnacalla wrote:

Sorry. I realised my mistake earlier when someone pointed out tuam was in galway. My fault.

No biggie, I can confirm offices are being dropped and serviced this evening at Tuam. I took picture and will upload tomorrow... currently on mobile

LFC Murphy

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