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

Geogregor

my3cents wrote: »

http://map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html and try the historic maps. Edit> You can open more than one map and superimpose one them on each other.

What a brilliant website, I can spend hours on it

m17

The barrow crossing 12/02/19 (pic engineers ireland )

m17

The barrow crossing 13/02/19 (pic niall Roche twitter )

m17

Bridge construction January 19

eagerv

2100Hrs Tonight.
The old Pink Rock road is open again...


The road had become overgrown, it has now been cleaned up a bit.

topnotch

road_high wrote: »

Any one a 70s or early 80s detailed road map of Ireland? Be fascinating to see these old routes on maps

Took a quick snap of the old 1/2 inch to 1 mile South Wexford map there for ya. (1986)

swoofer

any updates on the opening of this by pass, want to book uk trip asap?

alta stare

swoofer wrote: »

any updates on the opening of this by pass, want to book uk trip asap?

Wexford CC and BAM say summer and rumours are it is behind and it will be November. From the progress i see when i pass by it looks like it is on schedule so who knows.

Not being smart but do you need it to be open to book a trip?

swoofer

yes, I want to by pass new ross forever, spent too long in queues!!

alta stare

swoofer wrote: »

yes, I want to by pass new ross forever, spent too long in queues!!

Yeah it is a pain alright Mornings are fine its between half 5 and half 6 going in to New Ross from the Waterford side which is a pita.

jelutong

Waterford side?

alta stare

jelutong wrote: »

Waterford side?

Coming from Waterford direction. I forgot to add the evening part to those times.

Cookiemunster

Some cool pics in the fog posted on twitter by BAM

Pier Three rising out of the mist - a thing of beauty, a joy to behold. #newrossbypass #n25nrjv @BAMIrl_ @BAMPPP

Deise Vu

^^^^
That's worthy of the cool pics thread! The second photo is amazing. I have no head for heights, If I had to descend that ladder my imagination would be telling me the bottom half could be missing!

allthedoyles

The eagerly anticipated New Ross Bridge and N25 Bypass will open at a yet to be determined date in 2020, rather than this summer, as had been previously anticipated.
The news, disclosed to South Kilkenny Councillors at the February meeting of the Piltown Municipal District, was not greeted with any palpable sense of disappointment on members’ behalves.

As late as last September, Councillors had been told that the project was due to open by June of this year.

http://www.munster-express.ie/business/new-ross-bridge-to-open-in-2020/


Its going to be 2020 as I always suspected .

alta stare

allthedoyles wrote: »

http://www.munster-express.ie/business/new-ross-bridge-to-open-in-2020/


Its going to be 2020 as I always suspected .

That is disappointing if true.

Azatadine

No surprise though is it? It's been pretty well flagged. I hope it's early 2020 but if they are not giving a date, it may well be a long way off still.

josip

Presumably that article is by and large a cut and paste press release from BAM with little if no journalistic input?
Some of the statements are completely contradictory.

"will open at a yet to be determined date in 2020"

"Councillors had been told that the project was due to open by June of this year."

"Progress ... has proceeded on schedule"

Jamie2k9

Oh dear Leo or just about any TD will have no photo opportunity before an election!

Sam Russell

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Oh dear Leo or just about any TD will have no photo opportunity before an election!

I think standing on the edge of the part completed bridge looking into the Barrow would make a tremendous photo op.

m17

The barrow crossing 28/02/19 (pic endo delaney)

L1011

Enniscorthy is the same constituency - they should do photo op wise

m17

The barrow crossing 07/03/19 (pic fb)

Azatadine

I wish those sections would connect! Then I'll know we are getting close!

jelutong

So would BAM!

m17

The barrow crossing 27/02/19 (pic stan prucha)

m17

The barrow crossing 27/02/19 (pics stan prucha)

josip

Azatadine

I know nothing about construction but was wondering if those two missing sections get 'dropped in' or do the sections need to be built out and meet each other?

josip

Azatadine wrote: »

I know nothing about construction but was wondering if those two missing sections get 'dropped in' or do the sections need to be built out and meet each other?

They get built out using travellers.
There was a movie posted earlier but I can't find it.
BAM Slideset has some info.
https://www.waterfordchamber.ie/images/Declan-Roche-BAM.pdf