N52 - Cloghan to Billistown [open to traffic]

Pete_Cavan

riddlinrussell wrote: »

For an update on this, looks like a pedestrian/cycle steel bridge is planned to go there.
http://navancycling.ie/greenways/boynevalleytolakelands/

May as well mention it here too, Meath CoCo want to build a new stretch on N52 immediately south of this, meaning that bridge will cross the local road but the greenway will cross the realigned N52 at grade.

http://idocswebdpss.meathcoco.ie/iDocsWebDPSS/listFiles.aspx?catalog=planning&id=P820012

roadmaster

Pete_Cavan wrote: »

May as well mention it here too, Meath CoCo want to build a new stretch on N52 immediately south of this, meaning that bridge will cross the local road but the greenway will cross the realigned N52 at grade.

http://idocswebdpss.meathcoco.ie/iDocsWebDPSS/listFiles.aspx?catalog=planning&id=P820012

That's great news it cant happen quick enough Hopefully the do from there to kells aswell

riddlinrussell

roadmaster wrote: »

That's great news it cant happen quick enough Hopefully the do from there to kells aswell

Not great that it will essentially split the greenway in two, an at grade pedestrian crossing of a National road by a planned tourist route beggars belief.

roadmaster

riddlinrussell wrote: »

Not great that it will essentially split the greenway in two, an at grade pedestrian crossing of a National road by a planned tourist route beggars belief.

Sure they will just put an overbridge there along the old railway line when the time comes to get people across, there's no splitting its up on an embankment anyway

I apologies i just seen they have a chicane indicated on the drawing . just assumed they would put in a bridge

riddlinrussell

roadmaster wrote: »

Sure they will just put an overbridge there along the old railway line when the time comes to get people across, there's no splitting its up on an embankment anyway

I'm not referring to the old road, the Meath County Council documentation for the new road literally says it will be an at grade crossing.

See the first document labelled [Site location map Map-HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT] at Pete_Cavan's link http://idocswebdpss.meathcoco.ie/iDocsWebDPSS/listFiles.aspx?catalog=planning&id=P820012

EDIT: Ah I see you spotted it

The new alignment has already been updated on Google Maps.

Now, maybe Google will get around to downgrading the old N11 through Enniscorthy...

BelfastVanMan

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

The new alignment has already been updated on Google Maps.

Now, maybe Google will get around to downgrading the old N11 through Enniscorthy...

And the old A31 through Magherafelt..

spacetweek

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

Now, maybe Google will get around to downgrading the old N11 through Enniscorthy...

I've reported that to them a few times now, still nothing.

marno21

spacetweek wrote: »

I've reported that to them a few times now, still nothing.

The old N11 between Arklow and Rathnew still isn't fixed. 5.5 years on.

yannakis

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

Now, maybe Google will get around to downgrading the old N11 through Enniscorthy...

marno21 wrote: »

The old N11 between Arklow and Rathnew still isn't fixed. 5.5 years on.

I'm Level 8 in Google Maps, let me submit requests for these 2 yokes. :pac:

BelfastVanMan

yannakis wrote: »

I'm Level 8 in Google Maps, let me submit requests for these 2 yokes. :pac:

A31 through Magherafelt is now B40. 😋

yannakis

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

A31 through Magherafelt is now B40. ��

I see more parts of the old A6 showing as yellow so I'll report them too. It's a bit fiddly but let's see how long it takes them to react.

Waze is up to date though

roadmaster

A few pics taken last week

roadmaster

An one more. It turned out a fine job, not that i would be speeding but you can make Delvin in Mullingar fairly quick

medoc

Another great addition to the national secondary routes. Bit by bit they’re been upgraded. Hopefully Meath coco push their sections for improvement also. And hopefully to the same standard as the Westmeath sections that have already opened. Some difference in the past 10 - 15 years.

yannakis

marno21 wrote: »

The old N11 between Arklow and Rathnew still isn't fixed. 5.5 years on.

yannakis wrote: »

I'm Level 8 in Google Maps, let me submit requests for these 2 yokes. :pac:

This seems to have been updated :pac:

JupiterKid

Drove this new section on Thursday evening, on my first long drive out of Dublin in 6 weeks.

Brilliant little scheme that makes the drive between Mullingar and Delvin seem like no time at all. More of this please on the N52!

spacetweek

yannakis wrote: »

This seems to have been updated :pac:

No, still not right - there is now an N11 (as well as M11) marker on the M11, between Wicklow and Arklow!

yannakis

spacetweek wrote: »

No, still not right - there is now an N11 (as well as M11) marker on the M11, between Wicklow and Arklow!

Oh gawd, what have they done :rolleyes:

I'll report more.

BelfastVanMan

yannakis wrote: »

Oh gawd, what have they done :rolleyes:

I'll report more.

Yeah, that's been like that since July 2019.

Chris_5339762

This is why I use Openstreetmap!!!

yannakis

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

This is why I use Openstreetmap!!!

Well, this is why I use Waze because the changes editors like me do, go live in a few days Some small exceptions go live instantly, and some others take a couple of weeks. Most importantly I guess, Waze is designed for drivers

With the likes of N52 to keep the post relevant, we lay the roads in advance, make the connections etc, and open them as soon as we get notified they're ready. Or we time it for the date/time in case they announce it in advance, which is a rare sight unfortunately.

chewed

Some issues reported already with dangerous exits!

https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2020/12/15/junctions-on-new-delvin-road-are-lethal-says-cllr/

cheerylemon

Er... anyone know when certain road improvements occurred? I can’t find any reliable sources

I’m trying to trace a route of the old N52 before improvements

spacetweek

cheerylemon wrote: »

I’m trying to trace a route of the old N52 before improvements

Open http://map.geohive.ie/
Move to the N52
Open Base Information and Mapping
Tick GeoHive Map and Aerial 2000
Use the sliders to fade the old aerial image and the new road map in and out. You'll see the new N52 on the map and the old N52 on the aerial image.

Note that Cloghan-Billistown isn't shown on the road map as it is out of date.

yannakis

Could someone update the thread title to [open to traffic]?

Pete_Cavan

Posting this here because this had already become sort of a general N52 thread (maybe a Mod could change the title to reflect that?)…

Consultation now open on upgrading 3km of N52 between Mullingar and Clonmellon;

https://consult.westmeathcoco.ie/en/consultation/n52-cavestown-kilrush-road-improvement-scheme

Not a long distance but would remove some pretty bad bends. The N52 south of Delvin has been upgrded over the past 15 years, north of Delvin needs a lot of work. Bypasses of Delvin and Clonmellon will be needed after this.

Deedsie

It would be great to see more efforts put into improving more of the N52. Very little upgrades in the Midwest section in well over 10 years. There was a section Northeast of Ardcroney widened and straightened in the early 2010's. Dont know if Tipperary CoCo have any plans for the section between South West of Borrisokane to a potential tie in with a bypass of Birr. No illusions of this happening anytime soon but would be great if it was done eventually. A Borrisokane relief road/bypass could open up development land for housing and remove a bad bend on the N52 at the same time.