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N25/N30 - New Ross Bypass [open to traffic]

King Kelly

This week's local papers have the listings of CPO's for the New Ross bypass so some relief in prospect at the bridge in town.

Are their any images of the new river crossing available? I'm told it will be the highest bridge in Ireland. True? Where it's due to join the Waterford road at Glenmore is certainly a high point.

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blindsider

Azatadine wrote: »

Seems to be delayed until late 2019.

Is that official? Real shame if there is an 18 month delay!

Was that announced publicly?

Azatadine

Harry Palmr wrote: »

When it is due to open? the N25 wiki page really needs updating if someone is up for it.

Seems to be delayed until late 2019.

josip

Muahahaha wrote: »

Amazing pics & vids thanks for sharing.

Anyone know the engineering reason why the bridge seems so high over the water? Is it something to do with the topography either side of the river or another reason?

It's because of it both being a navigable river and the elevation on the Kilkenny side.
The land immediately adjacent to the river on the Wexford side is quite boggy so it also made sense to have that part elevated.
Someone here I think, quoted one of the engineers, that coming off such a height on the Kilkenny meant that they effectively had half the bridge built already.
We're a helpful lot on our side.

Harry Palmr

When it is due to open? the N25 wiki page really needs updating if someone is up for it.

Silent Running

Muahahaha wrote: »

Amazing pics & vids thanks for sharing.

Anyone know the engineering reason why the bridge seems so high over the water? Is it something to do with the topography either side of the river or another reason?

I'd imagine it's something to do with it being a navigable river.

Muahahaha

Amazing pics & vids thanks for sharing.

Anyone know the engineering reason why the bridge seems so high over the water? Is it something to do with the topography either side of the river or another reason?

prunudo

^^^ Thats a cracking photo

allthedoyles

Just pulled this from FB - Its a close up of one of the towers that will hold the cables on the deck.

Carawaystick

I know it's balanced, but its still looks like a lot of cantilevering.

It does look cool all the same

Sam Russell

jvan wrote: »

That was my thoughts too, the latest photos even more so. I'm not an engineer but didn't realise it could support itself so far out.

They appear to be progressing equally in each direction, and there is a second pillar to give support, so it remains more or less in balance. There is little extra load, such as a few trucks, to knock it off balance.

prunudo

Carawaystick wrote: »

The photos show a serious cantilever alright

That was my thoughts too, the latest photos even more so. I'm not an engineer but didn't realise it could support itself so far out.

Carawaystick

jvan wrote: »

How far out from the piers can the deck be built before it has to be supported by cables from the main tower?

The photos show a serious cantilever alright

Azatadine

Is the bridge opening delayed until Q4 next year now? I thought it was to be opened in June but heard it was delayed....could be rubbish talk I suppose...

Kermit.de.frog

Why did they never create proper renders for this bridge?

I have never seen one.

josip

I only had the low res phone with me on Saturday which was a pity because the light was lovely.

loyatemu

allthedoyles wrote: »

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allthedoyles

prunudo

m17 wrote: »

The barrow crossing 21/10/18 pic form fb page

How far out from the piers can the deck be built before it has to be supported by cables from the main tower?

m17

The barrow crossing 21/10/18 pic form fb page

m17

Top of the barrow crossing

vicwatson

marno21 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BAMIrl_/status/1052189214865940480

Some snaps from Twitter.

Good pics of the barrow bridge works

rekdtangle

I haven't worked there since earlier in the summer but the last schedule I had was to have all blacktop complete by end of september. Has that been achieved? I'd imagine it should have.

m17

The RFK bridge

marno21

https://twitter.com/BAMIrl_/status/1052189214865940480

Some snaps from Twitter.

m17

The RFK bridge 15/10/18

m17

The barrow crossing 02/10/18 pic form fb page

serfboard

Isambard wrote: »

that's what i thought. Not being local I can't see the overall scheme of things in my head, it looks to the outsider as If New Ross is getting bypassed on the one hand and a new route into it on the other.

OpenStreetMap has maps of both the New Ross and Enniscorthy bypass schemes if you zoom in close enough.

Isambard

marno21 wrote: »

The N30 is being bypassed via link roads to the existing N30 from the new N25 mainline and the new M11 mainline at New Ross and Enniscorthy respectively.

The remainder of the N30 between New Ross and Enniscorthy has been upgraded for several km on the Enniscorthy back in 2006, and the remainder of the unupgraded N30 (including a bypass of Clonroche) is suspended (13.5km - N30 Moneytucker to New Ross).

Thank you, explains perfectly.

marno21

The N30 is being bypassed via link roads to the existing N30 from the new N25 mainline and the new M11 mainline at New Ross and Enniscorthy respectively.

The remainder of the N30 between New Ross and Enniscorthy has been upgraded for several km on the Enniscorthy back in 2006, and the remainder of the unupgraded N30 (including a bypass of Clonroche) is suspended (13.5km - N30 Moneytucker to New Ross).