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

m17 · 22-07-2017 12:15PM

The m17 southbound lane gets the sos phones 22/07/17

m17 · 23-07-2017 09:21AM

The m18 at caranavooduan looking towards rathmorrissy 22/12/16

21/07/17

m17 · 23-07-2017 10:28AM

The m17 at kileelaun 1km form tuam 12/06/16

22/07/17

m17 · 23-07-2017 02:41PM

Roadbridge work is now complete section between the burke and mountpotter roundabouts looking towards tuam 23/07/17(sorry if this a bit off topic)

looking towards milltown

sdanseo · 23-07-2017 02:58PM

m17 wrote: »

Roadbridge work is now complete section between the burke and mountpotter roundabouts looking towards tuam 23/07/17(sorry if this a bit off topic)

Keeping the verge line on one side looks awful. Could they not have mirrored the tarmac (which presumably will be marked as a cycle lane)?

spacetweek · 23-07-2017 09:06PM

sdanseo wrote: »

Keeping the verge line on one side looks awful. Could they not have mirrored the tarmac (which presumably will be marked as a cycle lane)?

Good point.

m17 · 24-07-2017 09:11AM

The last 1km of the m17 heading towards tuam 23/07/17 1km

kileelaun flyover

800 metres

sign

500 metres

400 metres

300 metres

sos phones

200 metres

60kmph

end of motorway

100 metres

kilmore roundabout

start of the tuam bypass

Markiemarkso · 24-07-2017 12:10PM

L1011 wrote: »

Shannon is a terminal destination of the N19. Knock isn't a terminal destination.

Ireland West is a terminal destination of the R376, which is only 1 and a 1/4 mile long, from it's junction of the N17 to the gate of the airport.(so in effect a destination on the N17)
It's also the largest airport in Connaught. All the councils in Connaught make funding available to the airport to improve it, and by even just listing it as a destination on road signs it help advertise it, especially if people pass the signs every day, it becomes part of their consciousness, and can help improve business at the airport. Letterkenny is destination listed further up the N17 and to get to it you need to take N17, N4, N15, N13 and then N56. Maybe a review of how destinations are listed is in order

m17 · 24-07-2017 12:15PM

End of the m17 at tuam 24/09/16

24/07/17

m17 · 24-07-2017 01:27PM

Direct route have issued there latest newsletterhttp://directroutegorttotuam.ie/newsletter.aspx

m17 · 24-07-2017 04:42PM

Rathmorrissy 26/09/16

24/07/17

m17 · 25-07-2017 07:33AM

The footbridge at annagh hill 29/05/16

25/07/17

spuddy · 25-07-2017 08:38AM

m17 wrote: »

Direct route have issued there latest newsletterhttp://directroutegorttotuam.ie/newsletter.aspx

Not opening until after the 10th September by the looks of things.

popa smurf · 25-07-2017 10:41AM

spuddy wrote: »

Not opening until after the 10th September by the looks of things.

Is that the bypass or the motorway, how many km ,Tuam to Limerick

m17 · 25-07-2017 10:50AM

popa smurf wrote: »

Is that the bypass or the motorway, how many km ,Tuam to Limerick

The kilmore roundabout to Limerick is 115kms this sign is 1km south of the roundabout

plodder · 25-07-2017 11:16AM

L1011 wrote: »

Shannon is a terminal destination of the N19. Knock isn't a terminal destination.

Not sure I follow the logic there. Surely, airports are important destinations and should be sign-posted?

threeball · 25-07-2017 11:23AM

Have there been any official opening dates given yet even for sections of it?

L1011 · 25-07-2017 11:27AM

plodder wrote: »

Not sure I follow the logic there. Surely, airports are important destinations and should be sign-posted?

There are rules about what appears on signs. Terminal destinations of routes are one thing that should always appear. Shannon Airport is the terminal destination of the n19, Knock is not a terminal destination of an N road

m17 · 25-07-2017 02:48PM

The m17 part one 25/07/17 rathmorrissy the start of the m17

castlelambert looking towards rathmorrissy

castlelambert looking towards tuam

carthymore looking towards rathmorrissy

carthymore looking towards tuam

sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorrissy

sheeaunpark looking towards tuam

kilkseagh looking towards rathmorrissy

kilkseagh looking towards tuam

laraghmore looking towards rathmorrissy

laraghmore looking towards tuam

annagh hill looking towards rathmorrissy

annagh hill looking towards tuam

m17 · 25-07-2017 02:54PM

The m17 part two 25/07/17 annagh hill footbridge looking towards rathmorrissy

annagh hill footbridge looking towards tuam

brockagh looking towards rathmorrissy

brockagh looking towards tuam

ballinphuil looking towards rathmorrissy

ballinphuil looking towards tuam

cloonkeen north looking towards rathmorrissy

cloonkeen north looking towards tuam

cloondarone looking towards rathmorrissy

cloondarone looking towards tuam

killeelaun looking towards rathmorrissy

killeelaun looking towards tuam

kilmore roundabout

Czhornet · 25-07-2017 03:04PM

Great photos M17

m17 · 25-07-2017 03:37PM

Progress report what's left to be done gort to coldwood 21kms langans section the have 12 kms of the wearing course done on the southbound lane, and 16kms of the wearing course done on the northbound lane,coldwood to the abbert river 21kms sisk section sisk have the wearing course done on the last 5kms of the m18 also rathmorrissy is now complete,they started the m17 northbound lane they have 6kms to do should be finished by Saturday and that will be the m17 finished, abbert river to the kilmore roundabout 11 kms roadbridge section that's all done now,the tuam bypass all that has to done is tighten that chicken wire move those concrete barriers and let us on as of the 25/07/17 hope you have enjoyed the pics and updates over the last 2 and half years, yours m17

Pereplyotchik · 25-07-2017 04:17PM

m17 wrote: »

Progress report what's left to be done gort to coldwood 21kms langans section the have 12 kms of the wearing course done on the southbound lane, and 16kms of the wearing course done on the northbound lane,coldwood to the abbert river 21kms sisk section sisk have the wearing course done on the last 5kms of the m18 also rathmorrissy is now complete,they started the m17 northbound lane they have 6kms to do should be finished by Saturday and that will be the m17 finished, abbert river to the kilmore roundabout 11 kms roadbridge section that's all done now,the tuam bypass all that has to done is tighten that chicken wire move those concrete barriers and let us on as of the 25/07/17 hope you have enjoyed the pics and updates over the last 2 and half years, yours m17

What? are you suggesting that they're opening up the bypass?

wotzgoingon · 25-07-2017 04:50PM

Pereplyotchik wrote: »

What? are you suggesting that they're opening up the bypass?

No afaik he is just saying they could open it if they wanted to as it is as good as finished.

Pereplyotchik · 25-07-2017 05:28PM

knew it was too good to be true....

I drive past it every day... it's so close ...

road_high · 25-07-2017 07:15PM

Pereplyotchik wrote: »

What? are you suggesting that they're opening up the bypass?

Don't be talking common sense...better to leave it idle there for two months as it's handier for the contract arrangements :rolleyes:
...as the country groans under an infrastructural deficit and needs every bit of new Motorway possible- open.

spacetweek · 25-07-2017 08:07PM

m17 wrote: »

carthymore looking towards tuam

A direct access to a field there. Hopefully it's for emergency use only.

BelfastVanMan · 25-07-2017 10:54PM

spacetweek wrote: »

m17 wrote: »

carthymore looking towards tuam

A direct access to a field there. Hopefully it's for emergency use only.

Yeah, looks like a similar one on the M6 near Ballinasloe.

marno21 · 25-07-2017 11:27PM

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Yeah, looks like a similar one on the M6 near Ballinasloe.

There's plenty of these on long stretches without junctions for emergency access, similar to the one on the N6 near Ballinasloe and there's several on the M7 PPP which has around 20km between junctions.

marno21 · 25-07-2017 11:29PM

Locals up in arms about lack of signposting of small villages at Annagh Hill interchange

http://connachttribune.ie/communities-arms-lack-signposting-333/

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

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