How bad is the flooding in Galway at the moment?

kevin216

How bad is the flooding in Galway at the moment?

biko

Are you referring to a particular area?
City and surrounding areas


For info see the stickied thread in Galway City for up to the minute updates by boards posters. For journeys to Dublin also see this one.

www.aaroadwatch.ie updates quite often.

See latest flood maps here http://www.galway.ie/en/Services/PublicNotices/FloodingAdvisoryNotice/

Appeal not to travel unless it's an emergency and more info http://www.galway.ie/en/media/Flooding%20Advisory%20Notice.pdf

fifilarue

kevin216 wrote: »

How bad is the flooding in Galway at the moment?

Spotted the postman with his wellies on earlier and thought it was a bad sign.

Ms. Ka

Does anyone know how bad the back roads from Athenry to Ballinalsoe are? Are they passable with a jeep? I need to get to Dublin tomorrow. How bad is Craughwell?

fifilarue

Ms. Ka wrote: »

Does anyone know how bad the back roads from Athenry to Ballinalsoe are? Are they passable with a jeep? I need to get to Dublin tomorrow. How bad is Craughwell?

I just read on the commuting an transport thread that Craughwell N6 is closed and bus and rail links cancelled. I've just passed through B'sloe (bout 25 mins ago) and flooding v serious there. The Bunowen River (on the back road from Athenry to B'sloe) burst its banks last night-the Station Road was partially closed but I don't know how it was today.

kqcregg

Craughwell is jammed. Badly flooded but one way traffic being allowed at owners risk! Couple of locals helping out at the flood but it is bad. Traffic backed up for miles in both directions! Tried getting in from Ardrahan and road is flooded at railway bridge beside post office. Was half way up the spare tyre on the back of a jeep stuck in it.:eek: Eventually wormed around back roads. Maybe athenry road is the best bet.

Ms. Ka

agh! Apparently Athenry is blocked as well. So cant get to work (whooh!) but cant get to Dublin airport for trip (boo!)

pops

Getting bus to Dublin tommorrow and bus co. have said there might be delays in Craughwell. Were there buses getting through today?

kqcregg

They are getting thru' craughwell but the tail backs are the killer.

Mars Bar

Limerick to Tuam be okay tomorrow do ye think?

Sorry for hijacking thread!

kqcregg

Check out this tread in Galway City forum. Lots of comments on roads over tuam way.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63094438&posted=1#post63094438

RuthieRose

Hi All.
Husband just got back from Loughrea.
He left at 3pm and we live in Galway city. Its now 21:45!!!
Road blocked in Craughwell. They don't know what condition bridge will be in even if it subsides. It was shoulder high at 6pm.
He went Loughrea to Gort. and Gort to Galway. Lots of floods and traffic slow but moving none the less. Call the local Garda stations if your not sure. Some water will drain from fields tonight but the army is in so they might be able to do something. Busses not running as far as I know tomorrow morning.
Needless to say he's not going to work in the morning.

hamlet01

Hey guys, planning on leaving Dublin tonight to get home. Anyone know how Athlone-Bog Road-Tuam is coping with all of this?

Or should I consider a flight?!!

Thanks.

Ms. Ka

Does anyone know if Ballyforan is affected?

lasair

Ms. Ka wrote: »

Does anyone know if Ballyforan is affected?

ya its fairly flooded up there but the council are working on gettin it cleared..

laneyw

hamlet01 wrote: »

Hey guys, planning on leaving Dublin tonight to get home. Anyone know how Athlone-Bog Road-Tuam is coping with all of this?

Or should I consider a flight?!!

Thanks.

How is that road today does anyone know? I should be going to Cavan today.

shamdiver

Bog road from Athlone to Tuam is okay apparently, except for a citylink bus which has broken down part wayone of my colleagues came that way this morning. With any luck that'll be cleared soon.
There's a good flood after Barnaderg, just before the grange bridge to contend with, but is passable. Northwards from Tuam upto Claremorris and then into Castlebar is clear.

EAFC_rdfl

kqcregg wrote: »

Craughwell is jammed. Badly flooded but one way traffic being allowed at owners risk! Couple of locals helping out at the flood but it is bad. Traffic backed up for miles in both directions! Tried getting in from Ardrahan and road is flooded at railway bridge beside post office. Was half way up the spare tyre on the back of a jeep stuck in it.:eek: Eventually wormed around back roads. Maybe athenry road is the best bet.

did you go moyode? im trying to plan a route for my g'f to get out from city to loughrea. i was thinking turn off just after the railway track in craughwell and make it onto the athenry-loughrea road

Sponge Bob

All those roads are closed Go to Doughiska. Wait for emergency service vehicle to enter Motorway and follow it carefully with hazards on ( do not overtake ) .

Caribs

Heard parts of the Galway - Ballinasloe motorway have been opened to limited traffic including emergency services.

Anyone know if this is wishful thinking and if its open how do you become limited traffic

twinkletoes06

Hi guys,

anyone know what road from Gort to Loughrea is like at the moment?? Really have to get home from Limerick tonight!!

Sponge Bob

Gort - Loughrea Ok but heavy traffic and slow .

hobsonschoice

Will be opening one lane with a 50mph limit between droghishka and ballinsloe.
They are just running the road to clear it of debris etc. Should be open by clocking off time

galwaypianist

Can anybody confirm that cos I am plying a gig in Mullingar this evening and desperately seeking the way out from Galway:)

Caribs

Starting to appear on the news sites. Doesn't say what time though.

http://www.galwaynews.ie/9783-new-galway-motorway-open-early-tackle-flooding-crisis

Caribs

kqcregg

Heard its a 50 kph limit not mph

jambi

posted this info in the city thread too -


According to GBFM there is a 10 mile tailback into Gort. Labane is flooded. Crowe St. in Gort is flooded. Local diversions in place.

For the moment N6 is not officially open. They are working to get construction traffic and machinery off road. Some people are using the road but it is not formally open. Accident waiting to happen until road is cleared.

N6 will open later in the day.

Apparently there are already some people queuing at Galway Clinic to get on N6 - GBFM have said the road will not open til 3 or 4 pm today at the earliest.

p1000

Does anyone know what time its opening in 'the afternoon'? Need to get to Athlone before 4. AA Roadwatch says the road to Roscommon is passable but i've heard its hard to get onto that road in the first place.

HarryD

1.30pm according to galwaynews

rushrovers

please let this be true i need to get home!

GerardKeating

Sponge Bob wrote: »

All those roads are closed Go to Doughiska. Wait for emergency service vehicle to enter Motorway and follow it carefully with hazards on ( do not overtake ) .

Apparently it is the actions of people like this that are delaying or postponing the opening of the road...

sgthighway

Opening delayed until 5 or 6pm

hamlet01

Latest from AA Roadwatch:

*GALWAY* • Galway County Council have confirmed that 26km's of the M6 Dublin/Galway Rd (under construction) will open temporarily later today, to bypass the flooding at Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Craughwell. Single Lane Traffic will be in operation and a strict speed limit of 50km per hr will apply. No time has been confirmed. • The N6 Galway/Dublin Rd remains closed at Ballinasloe & Craughwell. • The Galway/Monivea Rd (R339) is blocked at several spots between Carnmore Cross and Monivea. • N17 Galway/Tuam Rd is blocked at Tuam, Claregalway and Loughgeorge. • Most routes around Corofin are impassable as the River Corrib burst its banks. • The Loughrea/Athenry Rd (R349) is impassable.
• Travelling to Connemara from the east divert via Westport. Bus Eireann and Irish Rail services have been cancelled.

hamlet01

Latest from AA Roadwatch:

*GALWAY* • Galway County Council have confirmed that 26km's of the M6 Dublin/Galway Rd (under construction) will open temporarily later today, to bypass the flooding at Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Craughwell. Single Lane Traffic will be in operation and a strict speed limit of 50km per hr will apply. No time has been confirmed. • The N6 Galway/Dublin Rd remains closed at Ballinasloe & Craughwell. • The Galway/Monivea Rd (R339) is blocked at several spots between Carnmore Cross and Monivea. • N17 Galway/Tuam Rd is blocked at Tuam, Claregalway and Loughgeorge. • Most routes around Corofin are impassable as the River Corrib burst its banks. • The Loughrea/Athenry Rd (R349) is impassable.
• Travelling to Connemara from the east divert via Westport. Bus Eireann and Irish Rail services have been cancelled.

Tiramisu

Does anyone know what the road is like from Oranmore to Tuam, is it passable?

Thanks

Ordinary man

i need to get to athlone tomorrow morning from ballinrobe. Any one know what route would best considering floods??

boardswalker

Tuam to Athlone via Mountbellew might be your best bet.

Looks like the M6 will be open for Galway to Loughrea and Ballinasloe bypass but you still have to get into Galway.

I would go via Tuam unless someone else reports flooding.

From AA Roadwatch

Updated: 20/11/2009 19:31:42

WARNING! HIGH TIDE IN THE WEST IS AT 9PM. WATER LEVELS WILL RISE AGAIN FROM 7:30PM. For more information on all areas click on Live Traffic map. *GALWAY* • Drivers on the N6 Dublin/ Galway Rd can now go on the N6 from Dublin to Balinasloe and then use the as yet unfinished M6 Balinasloe Bypass as far as Loughrea. • From there you must still divert to Gort or Athenry as there is still no route to pass Craughwell. The as yet unfinished M6 may also open at Craughwell by 9pm approx. Single Lane Traffic is in operation and a strict speed limit of 50km per hr will apply. • The Galway/ Monivea Rd (R339) is closed and all traffic is diverting at Carnmore Cross over to the N17 Galway/ Tuam Rd at Claregalway which is taking 3hours. • Leaving Galway directly on the N17 Tuam Rd there is a two hour delay due to flooding at Two Mile Ditch and Claregalway. • The N18 Galway/ Ennis delayed by 30 mins, between Oranmore and Gort. At Gort there is a diversion due to flooding at Crowe St.

RANIA

will the motorway be open all the way to galway by morning?how to get from galway city to loughrea tomorrow????

PJaysus

on aa roadwatch site, it says it is flooded at claregalway and two-mile Ditch. Its not really clear if its passable or not.

more details check out aa roadwatch. Link below.

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/traffic/story.asp?id=106032

cully355355

Ballinasloe not looking well at all

Tiramisu

Thanks for that, the information is all a bit vague, can't get any definite info on whether it's passable or not. Anyone travelled that way this evening?

PJaysus

I haven't gone that way, but when I had to go home on Friday, I rang 11850, and found out the phone numbers of a petrol station on my way home, which was Dublin Road. Because they were beside the road, and were watching the chaos all day, they were able to tell me which roads were bad / closed etc.
Its worth a try.

Some other posts here say that its passable now. But flood water is not good for a car as I found out, so you have to ask yourself is it really worth the hassle. Do you absolutly have to make the trip? If the answer is no, then I would stay put. But its your call.


check out this post relating to N17
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055743536

paulhannon

is it possible to get into balinasloe town from galway?

Tiramisu

Thanks for the info, good advice, I'm going to stay put!

Acoshla

Yeah, I came into it earlier at the new roundabout where you take first exit for the town and second exit for Portumna, there was a sign saying road closed but nobody around it, you can drive down no problem, you just can't get out the other side of town.

kattierney

Drove from dublin to Tuam this eve. After looking at Ballyforan for ages decided my car didn't like the look of it. About a foot high with good flow across it. Plenty of others chanced it and got across ok.

I went back for the detour via Dysart towards Ballygar and the N63. All were passable after that. (100-200m)

Squiggles24

Anyone know if there is anyway from loughrea to athenry????

paulhannon

did you take the regular route from galway to b'sloe or is there diversions?

i've to work out there tomorrow night, but wouldn't mind the night off too!

Acoshla

I came through Gort and Loughrea along the diversion, dunno what its like now with the motorway open, hopefully quicker than my 3.5 hours to get there.

padraig71

Does anybody know what the N17 is like today? I have to get from Moycullen to a gig in Tuam this evening but I don't want to get stranded with a van full of gear. Thanks, AA roadwatch seems to be overloaded, can't access it at all.

Power-surge

Has Mountbellew been affected?