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

JCX BXC · 17-01-2017 08:13PM

Hardly more than 12 months until it's all open anyway?

m17 · 18-01-2017 11:04AM

The m17 4kms form tuam 17/06/15

17/01/17

NiallBoo · 18-01-2017 12:37PM

Great amount of photos coming lately m17.

Did someone get a new camera for Christmas?

m17 · 18-01-2017 01:36PM

NiallBoo wrote: »

Great amount of photos coming lately m17.

Did someone get a new camera for Christmas?

The have been coming over the last 2 years over 3,000 pics, still using the same old camera

NiallBoo · 18-01-2017 01:53PM

m17 wrote: »

The have been coming over the last 2 years over 3,000 pics, still using the same old camera

Yes, and thank you it's been fascinating seeing things roll along.

Thought the frequency had increased in the last few weeks/i felt like making a joke.

No insult intended, please keep doing what you're doing.

Pereplyotchik · 18-01-2017 02:06PM

Does anyone else think that the footbridge over the bypass is going to become an iconic symbol of Tuam the same way the Fountain is in Galway City and the Diving board in Salthill?

m17 · 18-01-2017 02:33PM

RATHMORRISY 18/09/15

18/11/16

Sam Russell · 18-01-2017 07:59PM

Is Rathmorrisy full freeflow?

Middle Man · 18-01-2017 08:01PM

Sam Russell wrote: »

Is Rathmorrisy full freeflow?

All left turning and straight though traffic movements will be free flow - however, all right turning movements will be via the large roundabout.

Sam Russell · 18-01-2017 08:12PM

Middle Man wrote: »

All left turning and straight though traffic movements will be free flow - however, all right turning movements will be via the large roundabout.

I thought that, but could the roundabout be designed to be freeflow?

JCX BXC · 18-01-2017 08:14PM

Looks to be quite a junction! Would be hard to imagine how different the landscape looked there in the early 2000's.

18-01-2017 08:30PM

Sam Russell wrote: »

I thought that, but could the roundabout be designed to be freeflow?

It's possible if you treat it as a single lane ringroad with two separate lanes between the merges and the next exit, traffic then merges to the right or demerges to the left on the twin lane sections.

Would be a bit of a challenge for drivers to understand the workings of though.

marno21 · 18-01-2017 08:42PM

The main movements at Rathmorrissey will be tidal: M17 (S) -> M6 (W) in the mornings and M6 (E) -> M18 (S) in the evenings.

The M18 (N) - > M6 (E) movement will be a sort of a replacement for the N66 and shouldn't be too busy and the M6 (E) -> M17 (N) shouldn't be too busy either.

Middle Man · 18-01-2017 08:51PM

Sam Russell wrote: »

I thought that, but could the roundabout be designed to be freeflow?

It think it could be done with an additional level - new back to back right turn flyovers on top with the existing roundabout structures modified to facilitate the remaining right turn movements (all the circulatory entry/egress ramps would be eliminated and two sections of the roundabout itself would become defunct) - for example...

1) Heading from Galway to Limerick, you would follow the left free-flow slip as if you're heading to Tuam, but veering off via a new slip taking you anti-clockwise over the M6 and under the M18 before being diverted along another new section of road that would link you up with the Dublin to Limerick free-flow slip. Likewise would be done for traffic heading from Dublin towards Tuam.

2) Going from Tuam to Galway, you'd follow the Dublin bound slip off the M17 (may require some modifications to vertical alignment) before veering off onto a flyover slip that would take you up over the entire interchange before linking in with the Limerick to Galway free-flow slip. It would be likewise for traffic heading from Limerick to Dublin.

It's complicated, but I hope you guys follow what I'm saying...

Middle Man · 18-01-2017 08:55PM

marno21 wrote: »

The main movements at Rathmorrissey will be tidal: M17 (S) -> M6 (W) in the mornings and M6 (E) -> M18 (S) in the evenings.

The M18 (N) - > M6 (E) movement will be a sort of a replacement for the N66 and shouldn't be too busy and the M6 (E) -> M17 (N) shouldn't be too busy either.

I honestly don't think this interchange will require an upgrade for quite some time - perhaps traffic signals installed on the roundabout eventually, but nothing more.

18-01-2017 08:55PM

Just having crossover merges between the entries & exits of the roundabout should be enough to make it "pseudo-freeflow" at almost zero cost if implemented before the signs are made and lines painted.

Middle Man · 18-01-2017 08:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Just having crossover merges between the entries & exits of the roundabout should be enough to make it "pseudo-freeflow" at almost zero cost if implemented before the signs are made and lines painted.

You could perhaps achieve such with just one lane for the circulatory carriageway itself with auxiliary lanes between the entry and next exit points.

18-01-2017 09:30PM

Middle Man wrote: »

You could perhaps achieve such with just one lane for the circulatory carriageway itself with auxiliary lanes between the entry and next exit points.

That is exactly what I am saying, a crossover merge between the entry and exit lanes.

m17 · 19-01-2017 12:30PM

The last bridge on the m18 and the slip road for the m18 18/01/17

slip road

slip road form the left form the roundabout if your coming galway on the right if your coming from dublin

slip road

junction 18 m18

m18

Sam Russell · 19-01-2017 02:38PM

Middle Man wrote: »

You could perhaps achieve such with just one lane for the circulatory carriageway itself with auxiliary lanes between the entry and next exit points.

That is what I was thinking. Those entering the roundabout section will not be exiting untill the third turning - that is they will be going 270 degrees round so plenty of time to transition. I hope that is the design they follow - as it is only paint.

I do not think it will be as busy as some of the junctions on the M50.

m17 · 19-01-2017 06:46PM

The m17 cartymore to annagh hill 19/01/17 carthymore looking towards rathmorissy

carthymore looking towards tuam

Sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorissy

Sheeaunpark looking towards tuam

kilseagh looking towards rathmorissy

kilseagh looking towards tuam

laraghmore looking towards rathmorissy

laraghmore looking towards tuam

annagh hill looking towards rathmorissy

annagh hill looking towards tuam

tuam 13kms

m17 · 20-01-2017 01:48PM

The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 20/01/15 looking towards tuam

ballybanagher corofin looking towards rathmorissy 20/01/15

ballybanagher corofin 20/01/17 looking towards rathmorissy

ballybanagher corofin 20/01/17 looking towards tuam

marno21 · 20-01-2017 04:01PM

Sam Russell wrote: »

That is what I was thinking. Those entering the roundabout section will not be exiting untill the third turning - that is they will be going 270 degrees round so plenty of time to transition. I hope that is the design they follow - as it is only paint.

I do not think it will be as busy as some of the junctions on the M50.

The roundabout will also be useful in the rare event there is a collision on the M17/M18 flyover or on the M6 underneath the roundabout. There's been a few crashes on the M50 at a junction where the mainline was closed and traffic was diverted up, through the roundabout and back onto the mainline. The roundabout may also be used for U-turns.

m17 · 20-01-2017 04:03PM

The accommodation underpass at parknacappaul 6kms south of rathmorrisy 20/01/17

the m18 at parknacappual langans have now layed 4kms of the jersey barrier

m17 · 20-01-2017 04:07PM

Deedsie wrote: »

@M17

Just curious, did you take gps coordinates for those comparison shots? Are they taken at the exact same location +/- 10 metres?

They are great to see.

The have been taken at the exact same spot hard to believe that there 2 year's apart

GDSGR8 · 20-01-2017 10:34PM

What's up with the signs, they look shee-ite?

20-01-2017 10:40PM

GDSGR8 wrote: »

What's up with the signs, they look shee-ite?

They're supposed to be covered with paint that is easy to remove when the roads open.
The signs should be masked as the roads are not in use yet, it looks like the paint was made too thin and got washed off.

red bull · 20-01-2017 10:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

They're supposed to be covered with paint that is easy to remove when the roads open.
The signs should be masked as the roads are not in use yet, it looks like the paint was made too thin and got washed off.

It may have gotten a bit of help

21-01-2017 01:08AM

red bull wrote: »

It may have gotten a bit of help

Looking closely at the photos, you're probably correct!

marno21 · 21-01-2017 01:38AM

In fairness, I don't think there's any doubt. The locals would definitely know it's not open, the slip roads are likely fenced off and anyone going along the N17 to Tuam/Sligo wouldn't have taken the N63 turn off at Loughgeorge.

Surprised they even have signs up already. It's surely just adding another year of wear and tear having them painted over like that.

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

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