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

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    #2462
    raher1
    Registered Users Posts: 880 ✭✭✭raher1


    When is the big road starting, no elections this year


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    #2463
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    raher1 wrote: »
    When is the big road starting, no elections this year

    Its supposed to have started now and a compound is under construction ,,but it has being starting since last march 2014


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    #2464
    prunudo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,133 ✭✭✭prunudo


    busyatwork wrote: »
    Its supposed to have started now and a compound is under construction ,,but it has being starting since last march 2014

    There's ads on donedeal looking for truck drivers, machine operators and labourers for the scheme. Says positions will be starting in the next few days.

    http://www.donedeal.ie/view/8471253
    Truck / Plant Drivers Wanted


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    #2465
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    jvan wrote: »
    There's ads on donedeal looking for truck drivers, machine operators and labourers for the scheme. Says positions will be starting in the next few days.

    I have seen the add but they dont seem to have any jobs up for the moterway


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    #2466
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,122 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    busyatwork wrote: »
    jvan wrote: »
    There's ads on donedeal looking for truck drivers, machine operators and labourers for the scheme. Says positions will be starting in the next few days.
    I have seen the add but they dont seem to have any jobs up for the motorway

    On the ad it says these jobs will be available next week. Strange that they are not up now though.

    I doubt they will have any trouble finding the labour force for that.


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    #2467
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    Carnacalla wrote: »
    On the ad it says these jobs will be available next week. Strange that they are not up now though.

    I doubt they will have any trouble finding the labour force for that.

    A they are only asking companies to advertise with them ,the add on donedeal is only promoting them cscs tickets
    ya shur Roadbridge have a crew of men who go around with them


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    #2468
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users Posts: 5,540 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    Forgive my ignorance, but I take it that Milltown and Ballindine will not be bypassed as part of the Tuam bypass? Seems a bit of a pity that they'll get left out given their proximity to Tuam. But on the other hand, getting Tuam along with Claregalway and all those other bottlenecks bypassed within the next 2-3 years will be fantastic!


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    #2469
    sonnyblack
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭sonnyblack


    captainspeed wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance, but I take it that Milltown and Ballindine will not be bypassed as part of the Tuam bypass? Seems a bit of a pity that they'll get left out given their proximity to Tuam. But on the other hand, getting Tuam along with Claregalway and all those other bottlenecks bypassed within the next 2-3 years will be fantastic!

    There's a separate scheme for bypassing tuam and Milltown but I'm not sure of the current status or programme


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    #2470
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users Posts: 18,122 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    sonnyblack wrote: »
    There's a separate scheme for bypassing tuam and Milltown but I'm not sure of the current status or programme

    The tuam bypass is part of this project isn't it?


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    #2471
    sonnyblack
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭sonnyblack


    Carnacalla wrote: »
    The tuam bypass is part of this project isn't it?

    Apologies, meant that there was a separate scheme for Milltown and Ballindine. It would be great if they could progress this at the same time and open it with the Gort Tuam scheme


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    #2472
    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    sonnyblack wrote: »
    Apologies, meant that there was a separate scheme for Milltown and Ballindine. It would be great if they could progress this at the same time and open it with the Gort Tuam scheme

    Is that to link up to the claremorris bypass?


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    #2473
    boosabum
    Registered Users Posts: 448 ✭✭boosabum


    sonnyblack wrote: »
    Apologies, meant that there was a separate scheme for Milltown and Ballindine. It would be great if they could progress this at the same time and open it with the Gort Tuam scheme

    Would there be a need, ballindine doesn't seem like it needs to be bypassed since it's a straight through road with no lights or major exits, same with Milltown ?


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    #2474
    sonnyblack
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭sonnyblack


    boosabum wrote: »
    Would there be a need, ballindine doesn't seem like it needs to be bypassed since it's a straight through road with no lights or major exits, same with Milltown ?

    Heres a link to a separate thread on the proposed route

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055932635

    I guess it would be good not to come off a motorway back onto a mediocre road again. It would be more preferable to have a decent road as far as Claremorris


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    #2475
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    sonnyblack wrote: »
    Heres a link to a separate thread on the proposed route

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055932635

    I guess it would be good not to come off a motorway back onto a mediocre road again. It would be more preferable to have a decent road as far as Claremorris

    Cant see this progressing while Limerick to Cork has such a cattle track of a link. Alot of projects id put over this one. Adare, most of N24, N4 Collooney-CastleBaldwin, M4 and M7 widening to at least 20 miles out of Dublin etc


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    #2476
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,446 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Cant see this progressing while Limerick to Cork has such a cattle track of a link. Alot of projects id put over this one. Adare, most of N24, N4 Collooney-CastleBaldwin, M4 and M7 widening to at least 20 miles out of Dublin etc

    Especially when you consider a large portion of the worst section between Tuam and Claremorris have been removed in the past few years.
    The worst portion of road between tuam and milltown was straightened and widened a few years ago and the portion of road between Ballindine and Milltown where a number of accidents happened has also been sorted to a point. Still a few poor bits on that road to be fair but its a lot better than it was 4/5 years ago.


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    #2477
    gally74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭gally74


    kippy wrote: »
    Especially when you consider a large portion of the worst section between Tuam and Claremorris have been removed in the past few years.
    The worst portion of road between tuam and milltown was straightened and widened a few years ago and the portion of road between Ballindine and Milltown where a number of accidents happened has also been sorted to a point. Still a few poor bits on that road to be fair but its a lot better than it was 4/5 years ago.

    Ahem we have a taoiseach from mayo, can see it getting funded


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    #2478
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    gally74 wrote: »
    Ahem we have a taoiseach from mayo, can see it getting funded

    Outside of Ballaghadreen and Longford (at a stretch), both already in the planning stage when he was elected, he hasnt done much for the county. Getting a decent spur off N4 at Carrick on Shannon would have done alot more for Mayo-Dublin traffic


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    #2479
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,446 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Outside of Ballaghadreen and Longford (at a stretch), both already in the planning stage when he was elected, he hasnt done much for the county. Getting a decent spur off N4 at Carrick on Shannon would have done alot more for Mayo-Dublin traffic

    Well, he wasn't a patch on P. Flynn if that's what you mean!


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    #2480
    Woodcliffe
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Woodcliffe


    Just Off the phone with a guy who works for Roadbridge, first batch of machines are leaving from Cork port after arriving from New Caledonia and heading for Tuam Today...

    Keep an eye out ye should see some action soon :) Keep me posted !


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    #2481
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    Woodcliffe wrote: »
    Just Off the phone with a guy who works for Roadbridge, first batch of machines are leaving from Cork port after arriving from New Caledonia and heading for Tuam Today...

    Keep an eye out ye should see some action soon :) Keep me posted !

    Where is new caledonia ;)


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    #2482
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    busyatwork wrote: »
    Where is new caledonia ;)

    France.

    (well, legally... Australia is a better estimation!)


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    #2483
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    I would of thought wexford was the port for the likes of that equipment coming in ,,
    the last man i was talking to from roadbridge said 3 weeks but i think nobody has a clue when they will start not even the men in charage


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    #2484
    sim card
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭sim card


    Woodcliffe wrote: »
    Just Off the phone with a guy who works for Roadbridge, first batch of machines are leaving from Cork port after arriving from New Caledonia and heading for Tuam Today...

    Keep an eye out ye should see some action soon :) Keep me posted !

    They have arrived alright. I just seen them on the Ennis bypass on the way to Tuam.


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    #2485
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    Few pictures be nice ,anyone :)


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    #2486
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    New Caledonia, how random.


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    #2487
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    spacetweek wrote: »
    New Caledonia, how random.

    Why is that random


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    #2488
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    busyatwork wrote: »
    Why is that random

    Who cares?!

    Any pictures/sightings of them in Tuam?


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    #2489
    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    Signs up around Kilternan school for the project


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    #2490
    ratracer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭ratracer


    And we're off:

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    13C532326429477995661E4E6BA7C532-0000362220-0003718521-00640L-85B146E516F34C8EAB3114ED3B7836A6.jpg

    This section of road is almost parallel to the railway line, and behind the village of Labane.


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    #2491
    busyatwork
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭busyatwork


    It defo a good start ,
    the whole project is being split into 3 sections Roadbridge Sisk and lagan
    we know Roadbridge is prepsring to start the earth works on there section
    sisk dont know anything
    Lagan ,,havnt even selected anyone to do the earth works on there section and wont be useing their own plant
    so its moving along but it will be well into march before we see haul roads and black smoke


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