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

m17 · 06-07-2017 06:06PM

Dgillard wrote: »

Do you know if they have finished the lampposts on the rathmorrissey interchange or have they still more to put on

Lampposts,signs crash barriers are all done at rathmorrissy all that's left is the wearing course on the slip roads and the line painting

Irish_rat · 06-07-2017 11:13PM

m17 wrote: »

Just as well because the media coverage of this project as been a disgrace so far, as its the biggest project in the west of Ireland the are sitting on the fence doing nothing as usual

The media has no interest in infrastructure projects, the reports when the schemes open are absolutely tragic with the bare minimum research done.

m17 · 07-07-2017 01:21PM

The m18 gort to rathmorrissy part one 07/07/17 the flyover at gort

sign

start of the new m18

flyover at coole park

raheen/kiltartan looking towards gort

raheen/kiltartan looking towards rathmorrissy

raheen/kilkelly looking towards gort

raheen/kilkelly looking towards rathmorrissy

ballymaquiff looking towards gort

ballymaquiff looking towards rathmorrissy

owenbristy looking towards gort

owenbristy looking towards rathmorrissy

parkatleva looking towards gort

parkatleva looking towards rathmorrissy

m17 · 07-07-2017 01:50PM

The m18 part two kiltiernan looking towards gort

kiltiernan looking towards rathmorrissy

caranavooduan looking towards gort

caranavooduan looking towards rathmorrissy

turloughtrassa looking towards gort

turloughtrassa looking towards rathmorrissy

rinn looking towards gort

rinn looking towards rathmorrissy

parknacuappuil looking towards gort

parknacuappuil looking towards rathmorrissy

coldwood looking towards gort

coldwood looking towards rathmorrissy

gortroa

rathmorrissy

m17 · 07-07-2017 02:51PM

The m17 getting it's first layer of tarmac at brockagh 14/05/16

irishgeo · 07-07-2017 05:01PM

Michelle embarrassing herself again
http://midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/40494-mayo-senator-calls-for-temporary-opening-of-tuam-bypass-for-saturday-s-game-between-clare-and-mayo

medoc · 07-07-2017 07:43PM

Irish_rat wrote: »

The media has no interest in infrastructure projects, the reports when the schemes open are absolutely tragic with the bare minimum research done.

Such a pity when you think of the lost opportunities. A Discovery Channel Big Engineering style program. We've all watched ones about the Boston big dig,channel tunnel etc. While the Irish motorways aren't on that scale it would have made an interesting program for RTÉ on each of the big schemes. Hopefully if we ever get round to doing Metro North or Dart Underground they follow it from start to finish.

marno21 · 07-07-2017 07:46PM

irishgeo wrote: »

Michelle embarrassing herself again
http://midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/40494-mayo-senator-calls-for-temporary-opening-of-tuam-bypass-for-saturday-s-game-between-clare-and-mayo

I find it hard to believe I'm agreeing with her but she has a point. If the Tuam BP is finished, it should be opened. It's only causing havoc through the town especially in situations like this when there'll be a large Mayo contingent travelling through the town and a ready-to-go bypass is lying idle.

medoc wrote: »

Such a pity when you think of the lost opportunities. A Discovery Channel Big Engineering style program. We've all watched ones about the Boston big dig,channel tunnel etc. While the Irish motorways aren't on that scale it would have made an interesting program for RTÉ on each of the big schemes. Hopefully if we ever get round to doing Metro North or Dart Underground they follow it from start to finish.

It would be nice to see them doing something like The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway they are doing for Crossrail on the BBC. Watching a show like that though at present would make you despair.

Chris_5339762 · 08-07-2017 09:30AM

marno21 wrote: »

I find it hard to believe I'm agreeing with her but she has a point. If the Tuam BP is finished, it should be opened. It's only causing havoc through the town especially in situations like this when there'll be a large Mayo contingent travelling through the town and a ready-to-go bypass is lying idle.

Agreed. Remember when the floods in Galway forced them to open a section of the N6 to Ballinasloe early? Now, they had a 50kmh limit on it and were only sent along it in convoy, but surely there would be a case here for maybe not a full opening, but open one side of the DC with bollards down the middle and slap a 50kmh limit on it. Something like that anyway.

I'm sure theres legal reasons why that can't be done but it seems silly that it couldn't at least be tried.

marno21 · 08-07-2017 10:12AM

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Agreed. Remember when the floods in Galway forced them to open a section of the N6 to Ballinasloe early? Now, they had a 50kmh limit on it and were only sent along it in convoy, but surely there would be a case here for maybe not a full opening, but open one side of the DC with bollards down the middle and slap a 50kmh limit on it. Something like that anyway.

I'm sure theres legal reasons why that can't be done but it seems silly that it couldn't at least be tried.

Spot on, but I'd nearly say the Tuam bypass is further on than the N6 scheme was at the time.

The only thing needed here as per m17 was to tighten the wire barrier. DTTAS could've stumped up the cash to open this if there was the will to do so.

serfboard · 08-07-2017 11:38AM

marno21 wrote: »

DTTAS could've stumped up the cash to open this if there was the will to do so.

DTTAS could have stumped up the cash if there was the cash to do so.

08-07-2017 01:31PM

If they stumped up the cash, as few here suggest, they would open themselves up for scorn and ridicule for paying extra to open up a road that will be open shortly anyway. Talk about a complete waste of money.

As for the poor unfortunate gaa fans stuck in traffic, I take a small comfort in thinking of it as Karma for when they block residents in, abandon cars wherever and generally act as if they are entitled to do so.

On a similar note, hurrah for the clamping spree in Tuam at a recent gaa game.

marno21 · 08-07-2017 01:59PM

Just to add, I'm not talking about opening it just for the game, I'm talking about a full opening of the Tuam bypass. Little benefit of a fully constructed road lying idle whilst there's jams every day of the week on the N17 through Tuam.

m17 · 08-07-2017 04:08PM

marno21 wrote: »

Spot on, but I'd nearly say the Tuam bypass is further on than the N6 scheme was at the time.

The only thing needed here as per m17 was to tighten the wire barrier. DTTAS could've stumped up the cash to open this if there was the will to do so.

The start of the tuam bypass 08/07/17

the kilmore roundabout

marno21 · 08-07-2017 04:10PM

m17 wrote: »

The start of the tuam bypass 08/07/17the kilmore roundabout

That looks vastly superior to the condition the N6 Galway-Ballinasloe scheme was in in November 2009. A day spent tensioning the steel barrier and its ready to go.

08-07-2017 04:59PM

Still looks like some finishing work to do there, the cheese wires are still not tensioned up.

m17 · 09-07-2017 09:31AM

The m17 at brockagh looking towards rathmorrissy 10/02/16

09/07/17

brockagh looking towards tuam 10/02/16

09/07/17

m17 · 09-07-2017 09:46AM

The m17 at ballybanagher 26/04/15

09/07/17

m17 · 09-07-2017 07:57PM

Jersey barrier is now complete on the m17 09/07/17

Dgillard · 09-07-2017 08:01PM

I was looking at the pics of the rathmorrissey interchange Do you know why there's lampposts on the roundabout section of the rathmorrissey interchange but no lampposts on the m17 m18 mainline and the m6 mainline of the rathmorrissey interchange

godskitchen · 10-07-2017 08:30AM

You can put a price to the cost to the economy on traffic delays, I'm sure they won't be doing that calculation for the early opening of the Tuam bypass though.

No votes in it when most people won't know why it's not opening and the value is less tangible using "cost to the economy"

m17 · 10-07-2017 08:32AM

The m17 at ballinphuil 22/11/15

10/07/17

m17 · 10-07-2017 12:57PM

The m17 outside of corofin traffic counts 10/07/17 pressure pads

cables

this is where the data is collected and send to the tii

layby rathmorrissy side

layby tuam side

m17 · 10-07-2017 01:59PM

The m17 at mahanagh drain has just been layed 18/01/16

10/07/17 just the sos phones to go in 10/07/17

munchkin_utd · 10-07-2017 08:29PM

m17 wrote: »

The m17 outside of corofin traffic counts 10/07/17 pressure pads

are you sure they're pressure pads?

I thought they'd have been induction loops which is used extensively with traffic lights and whatnot

Geogregor · 10-07-2017 09:06PM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

m17 wrote: »

The m17 outside of corofin traffic counts 10/07/17 pressure pads

are you sure they're pressure pads?

I thought they'd have been induction loops which is used extensively with traffic lights and whatnot

On 99% they are induction loops. Never heard about using "pressure pads" for counting traffic.

marno21 · 10-07-2017 09:12PM

munchkin_utd wrote: »

are you sure they're pressure pads?

I thought they'd have been induction loops which is used extensively with traffic lights and whatnot

They are induction loops.

Pressure pads, or similar, are used in temporary traffic counting setups.

m17 · 11-07-2017 08:46AM

The m17 at annagh hill looking towards tuam 16/03/16

11/07/17

m17 · 11-07-2017 09:30AM

Roadbridge section between Corofin and tuam 22/04/15

11/07/17

dilallio · 11-07-2017 09:50AM

Apologies if this was already posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDru19gRWs8

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

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