N25/N30 - New Ross Bypass [open to traffic]

Aontachtoir

m17 wrote: »

Temporary works and external deck

Look at that landscape. This is going to be a wonderful bridge to drive. Really looking forward to having it open - not just to avoid New Ross!

m17

The bridge deck 29/08/17

allthedoyles

jca

allthedoyles wrote: »

One word, Wow.. they aren't hanging around, that's for sure.

Geogregor

What technology will they use to build the main spans over the river? I know it is extradosed bridge, I just wonder how will they support scaffolding during the construction.

Harry Palmr

Cheeky Waterford hurling reference there?

alta stare

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Cheeky Waterford hurling reference there?

Thought that too

josip

Would ye stop with the tinfoil hat stuff lads.
Those colours are up to celebrate Thomastown's win over Barrow Rangers last Saturday.

allthedoyles

AugustusMinimus

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

marno21

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

There is a suspended Waterford-Glenmore N25 scheme which was to link the two bypasses with HQDC. You would then have continuous HQDC from Kilmeaden to east of New Ross which could be redesignated motorway.

There is also a plan to link the upgraded N30 west of Enniscorthy with the new N30 New Ross bypass. This scheme will be single carriageway (N30 Moneytucket to New Ross)

road_high

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

The N30 volumes are pretty small and warrant little further upgrading. The Enniscorthy bypass links to the Moneytucker realignment from the early 2000s so North of Clonroche it will be all excellent road.

South towards Waterford bypass the N25 is not a bad route either from Glenmore and in my opinion doesn't warrant upgrading bar safety improvements. It was upgraded late 80s/early 90s and there's far more pressing routes need looking at first.

Cookiemunster

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

Is this not a 2+2 rather than a motorway?

AugustusMinimus

marno21 wrote: »

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

There is a suspended Waterford-Glenmore N25 scheme which was to link the two bypasses with HQDC. You would then have continuous HQDC from Kilmeaden to east of New Ross which could be redesignated motorway.

There is also a plan to link the upgraded N30 west of Enniscorthy with the new N30 New Ross bypass. This scheme will be single carriageway (N30 Moneytucket to New Ross)

The N30 plan seems a little mad to me. It’s at max 15 miles between both HQDC schemes.

If proper upgrades were done eventually, it would give Waterford 2 routes to Dublin. No rush doing it as you say though.

AugustusMinimus

Cookiemunster wrote: »

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Is there an eventual plan to link the New Ross Bypass to both the Waterford and Enniscorthy bypasses with motorway.

It all seems quite disjointed given how little distance there will be between the end of one and start of another.

Is this not a 2+2 rather than a motorway?

Oh. Thought it HQDC at a minimum?

marno21

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Oh. Thought it HQDC at a minimum?

New Ross bypass is HQDC west of the R733 junction (including bridge) and 2+2 east of the R733 junction

marno21

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

The N30 plan seems a little mad to me. It’s at max 15 miles between both HQDC schemes.

If proper upgrades were done eventually, it would give Waterford 2 routes to Dublin. No rush doing it as you say though.

The N80/N30 bypasses of Enniscorthy aren't HQDC and the realignment West of Enniscorthy is WS2 so may as well do the rest of the N30 as WS2 and have a decent standard consistant road

spacetweek

No part of the New Ross bypass will ever be redesignated motorway. Even if you could do the bridge, that would force pedestrians and cyclists to use the old road through the town.

Carawaystick

spacetweek wrote: »

No part of the New Ross bypass will ever be redesignated motorway. Even if you could do the bridge, that would force pedestrians and cyclists to use the old road through the town.

But that is what happens in Waterford with the N25...

josip

spacetweek wrote: »

No part of the New Ross bypass will ever be redesignated motorway. Even if you could do the bridge, that would force pedestrians and cyclists to use the old road through the town.

I thought that pedestrians were not allowed on the new bridge even with its current designation?
Did someone say that there isn't any pedestrian walkway?

fricatus

josip wrote: »

I thought that pedestrians were not allowed on the new bridge even with its current designation?
Did someone say that there isn't any pedestrian walkway?

That's true. There are signs on the stretch of the N25 that includes the bridge saying that no cyclists or pedestrians are allowed, and there is no physical walkway on the bridge itself.

marno21

spacetweek wrote: »

No part of the New Ross bypass will ever be redesignated motorway. Even if you could do the bridge, that would force pedestrians and cyclists to use the old road through the town.

Which is where they should be.

Cyclists and pedestrians have no business on a dual carriageway with no facilities on them and that have no destinations such as properties or businesses along them. Put decent cycle lanes on the old N25

Sam Russell

Looking at the map, there are only a few bridges over the Slaney south of the N80/N11 junction - two in Enniscorthy itself, two minor roads, and the Ferrycarrig and Wexford Bridge. It would make sense to continue the N30 over the Slaney south of Enniscorthy to connect with the N11, and then onto the M11.

Are there any plans for this?

Edit: I see they are taking the N30 west of Enniscorthy. They could have taken it south, requiring only a few Kms and a new bridge.

Decoda

Video 2 of the progress. It was tweeted by Wexford County Council today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=1Qkn8LsNJmw

D.

m17

Here's a few pics of the barrow crossing from the n25newross website 20/08/1723

josip

m17 wrote: »

Here's a few pics of the barrow crossing from the n25newross website 20/08/1723

I can see my house

jca

josip wrote: »

I can see my house

It's not even built yet and there's a squatter....

allthedoyles

how is the bridge going to stand on one leg ?

josip

allthedoyles wrote: »

how is the bridge going to stand on one leg ?

m17

Pumping the concerte on the bridge deck