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

m17 · 31-08-2016 10:11AM

The m17 at ballinphuil corofin over the past 14 months part one

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m17 · 31-08-2016 10:28AM

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m17 · 31-08-2016 10:44AM

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m17 · 31-08-2016 10:55AM

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D Trent · 31-08-2016 05:37PM

m17 wrote: »

Part four 16171819

For what reason did they decide against having the Motorway going up over the hill.
I mean the cost to blast and cut through I hill like that I'm sure is astronomical

Goofy · 31-08-2016 05:44PM

D Trent wrote: »

For what reason did they decide against having the Motorway going up over the hill.
I mean the cost to blast and cut through I hill like that I'm sure is astronomical

I'm guessing the slope of the hill would be too steep. Cut out the top half of the slope and use the material removed to make a ramp at the bottom half of the slope. Turns a steep hill into a gradual one.

m17 · 31-08-2016 05:55PM

D Trent wrote: »

For what reason did they decide against having the Motorway going up over the hill.
I mean the cost to blast and cut through I hill like that I'm sure is astronomical

At the start it was going to take a year for the blasting to take place,the did it in 7 months,it also took 61 blasts to remove all the rock and every bit has been used,it cost about 24 million

spacetweek · 31-08-2016 07:18PM

D Trent wrote: »

For what reason did they decide against having the Motorway going up over the hill.
I mean the cost to blast and cut through I hill like that I'm sure is astronomical

For a road to qualify as a motorway, it must have gentle gradients. If the route would make the hill too steep you must flatten it.

m17 · 31-08-2016 08:20PM

The m17 at carthymore looking towards tuam 31/08/16

]looking towards rathmorrisy

Czhornet · 01-09-2016 05:39AM

D Trent wrote: »

For what reason did they decide against having the Motorway going up over the hill.
I mean the cost to blast and cut through I hill like that I'm sure is astronomical

Rock is a valuable commodity on a road job, it is used for the tarmac and the concrete on the job, Most of the road jobs I have been on, the rock cut has been over blasted, by that I mean extra land might have been bought off the farmer to allow for more rock extraction and processing.

The M7 at Ballinahinch was 50 metres deep at its deepest point!

m17 · 01-09-2016 12:15PM

The m17 at ballybanagher 25/01/15

01/09/16

dok_golf · 01-09-2016 09:59PM

Would anyone know when the new bridge near Coldwood N.S. on old N6 is due to open?

m17 · 02-09-2016 07:45AM

dok_golf wrote: »

Would anyone know when the new bridge near Coldwood N.S. on old N6 is due to open?

It's a old bridge at this stage was to open last March but it's been delayed about six times,there waiting on eircom who are laying Cable's in the coldwood area opening date now looks like the end of October 16

m17 · 02-09-2016 07:53AM

The townland of gortoe where sisk have started work on the last bridge on the m18 1.5kms south of rathmorrisy

JCX BXC · 04-09-2016 08:11PM

What is that mess that is a bridge south of Kilcolgan? It's an absolute mess, shocking layout.

Zubeneschamali · 05-09-2016 08:37AM

Carnacalla wrote: »

It's an absolute mess, shocking layout.

Do you mean it is a mess now during works, or that the finished layout will be a mess?

ratracer · 05-09-2016 08:42AM

Carnacalla wrote: »

What is that mess that is a bridge south of Kilcolgan? It's an absolute mess, shocking layout.

As a regular user of that bridge ( I presume you mean at Kiltiernan) I agree, the design of it is terrible. I would guess that the designers deliberately introduced the curve to slow traffic approaching it, but it is very poorly done.

m17 · 05-09-2016 04:49PM

The 8th flyover over the m17 at cloontooa will open 27/09/16

top of flyover

looking towards rathmorissy

looking towards tuam

m17 · 05-09-2016 05:07PM

The 9th flyover over the m17 at the townland of killeelaun will open on 4/10/16

top of the flyover

looking towards rathmorissy

looking towards tuam

the flyover

m17 · 05-09-2016 05:27PM

The last 1km of the m17 04/09/16

this where the kilmore roundabout will be

m17 · 06-09-2016 01:25PM

Bridge over the nanney river on the tuam bypass beams going in to place at the end of the month 05/09/16

m17 · 07-09-2016 12:14PM

The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 22/03/15

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m17 · 07-09-2016 07:10PM

The townland of castlelambert 07/09/16 the start of the m17 gets its frist layer of tarmac looking towards rathmorissy 1.5kms

looking towards tuam 24kms

Irish_rat · 07-09-2016 09:51PM

m17 wrote: »

Ariel view of rathmorrisy 08/08/16

:-o

Nice work lad, the road is really taking shape now. You may be the new kid on the block but you've taken over the forum in a good way.

Insane updates thanks

m17 · 07-09-2016 10:11PM

Irish_rat wrote: »

:-o

Nice work lad, the road is really taking shape now. You may be the new kid on the block but you've taken over the forum in a good way.

Insane updates thanks

Cheers mate

m17 · 08-09-2016 12:27PM

Concern over plans to downgrade main county roads when motorway openshttp://connachttribune.ie/concern-over-plans-to-downgrade-main-county-roads-011/

Zubeneschamali · 08-09-2016 12:33PM

m17 wrote: »

Concern over plans to downgrade main county roads when motorway opens

Concerns have been raised over the reclassifications, which will result in increased maintenance expenses for the County Council’s roads department.

Seems reasonable to me.

mackerski · 08-09-2016 12:34PM

m17 wrote: »

Concern over plans to downgrade main county roads when motorway openshttp://connachttribune.ie/concern-over-plans-to-downgrade-main-county-roads-011/

N18 "upgraded" to a National Primary route? Even though it already is one?

m17 · 08-09-2016 12:57PM

mackerski wrote: »

N18 "upgraded" to a National Primary route? Even though it already is one?

The would want to take a look at this forum before they start printing stuff like that there still saying early 2018,that has changed to nov 17

m17 · 08-09-2016 01:30PM

The underpass on the weir road tuam

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

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