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Minor schemes & realignments

marno21

Here's a thread for discussing minor schemes & realignments, not big enough to deserve their own thread.

News on Radio Kerry this morning about removal of objections to CPOs on the realignment of the Kilderry bends just outside Milltown on the N70.

http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/landowners-withdrawn-their-objection-to-cpo-for-mid-kerry-road-improvement-scheme/

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Donegal Storm

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

https://www.donegalnow.com/news/three-major-n56-projects-completed-end-2019/263339

The construction on the N56 schemes at Kilmacrennan, Mount Charles to Inver and Dungloe - Glenties to be completed by end of year. I wasn't aware that the schemes mentioned for tender were this advanced, particularly Frosses to Inver. Has anyone any info and updates/photos of the current construction schemes?

Kilmacrennan - Letterkenny section is coming on well, a few stretches of the new alignment are already partially open. Still a lot of work going on but should definitely be finished later this year.

Haven't driven the Glenties or Mountcharles sections recently but there was still a lot to do on both a few months back

HabibiLibnen

I don't know how an eastern bypass of Roscommon would work without a lot of CPOs and demolition of houses. It doesn't seem feasible at all.

There's a survey on Ros Co Co website to gauge people's views on the section of the N61 from Ballymurray to Knockcroghery.

The section from Clashaganny to Tulsk is listed on TII's website for future planning but I'd imagine it'll be at least 10 years before planning might even commence. It's unfortunate because a lot of the work would involve a simple widening of the road for most sections.

marno21

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

I did think it was somewhat aspirational, to say the least...
:-D

There was a bigger plan for the N61 but it's been blueshirted into a smaller series of realignments, one chunk at a time

BelfastVanMan

spacetweek wrote: »

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Well, I would ask Spacetweek, as his page Irishmotorwayinfo.com shows a future N61 bypass rejoining the existing N61 at roughly the point where the new roundabout is.

That was more than likely educated guesswork on my part.

I did think it was somewhat aspirational, to say the least...
:-D

spacetweek

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Well, I would ask Spacetweek, as his page Irishmotorwayinfo.com shows a future N61 bypass rejoining the existing N61 at roughly the point where the new roundabout is.

That was more than likely educated guesswork on my part.

marno21

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

https://www.donegalnow.com/news/three-major-n56-projects-completed-end-2019/263339

The construction on the N56 schemes at Kilmacrennan, Mount Charles to Inver and Dungloe - Glenties to be completed by end of year. I wasn't aware that the schemes mentioned for tender were this advanced, particularly Frosses to Inver. Has anyone any info and updates/photos of the current construction schemes?

The 2 bigger N56 schemes have their own threads, more info there:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056889757

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057563596

riddlinrussell

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

https://www.donegalnow.com/news/three-major-n56-projects-completed-end-2019/263339

The construction on the N56 schemes at Kilmacrennan, Mount Charles to Inver and Dungloe - Glenties to be completed by end of year. I wasn't aware that the schemes mentioned for tender were this advanced, particularly Frosses to Inver. Has anyone any info and updates/photos of the current construction schemes?

I found what appear to be some images on this contractors site?

McMackin Contracts - Kilmacrennan to Coolboy

HabibiLibnen

https://www.donegalnow.com/news/three-major-n56-projects-completed-end-2019/263339

The construction on the N56 schemes at Kilmacrennan, Mount Charles to Inver and Dungloe - Glenties to be completed by end of year. I wasn't aware that the schemes mentioned for tender were this advanced, particularly Frosses to Inver. Has anyone any info and updates/photos of the current construction schemes?

marno21

Minor allocations for 2019:

Road no.|Scheme|Allocation (€)
02|Monaghan-Emyvale Phase 3|6,000,000
03|Dublin Road Roundabout|200,000
03|Virginia-Maghera|150,000
04|Sligo Urban Improvement|3,000,000
15|Blackburn Bridge Realignment|25,000
16|Drummahan|150,000
16|Munakill|100,000
16|Lugatober|600,000
16|Cornacloy Phase 2|250,000
17|Milltown-Gortnagunnad|180,000
19|Shannon Airport Access|50,000
20|O'Rourke's Cross|100,000
22|Lewis Road Junction|100,000
24|Carrick Road Improvement|200,000
24|Ballydrehid Bends|50,000
24|Beary's Cross|100,000
24|Brookes Bridge|50,000
25|Rosslare Harbouer New Access|100,000
26|Cloongullane Bridge|700,000
30|N30/R700 Roundabout|50,000
51|Dunmoe Phase 2|150,000
52|Grange-Clontail|100,000
52|Cloghan-Billistown|790,000
52|Cloghan-Billistown Phase 2|7,000,000
53|Barrownstown-Hackballs Cross|20,000
53|Hackballscross-Rassan|100,000
53|Barrownstown-Newtownbalregan|30,000
55|Corduff-South of Killydoon A|500,000
55|Corduff-South of Killydoon B|1,000,000
56|Coolboy-Kilmacrennan|4,000,000
56|Kiltoy Roundabout|50,000
59|West of Letterfrack Widening|800,000
59|Corhawnagh-Lugnadeffa|50,000
60|Heathlawn|650,000
60|Lagnamuck|850,000
60|Manulla Cross|100,000
60|Oran|4,000,000
61|Ballymurray-Knockcroghery|700,000
61|Clashaganny-Tulsk|225,000
61|Coolteige|1,200,000
61|Rathallen-Treanagry|50,000
63|Abbeynockmoy-Annagh Hill|1,115,000
63|Liss-Abbey|100,000
65|Carrigahorig Bends|50,000
67|Blake's Corner|500,000
67|Ballinderreen-Kinvara Phase 2|3,000,000
70|Blackwater Bridge-Sneem|250,000
70|Kilderry Bends|1,000,000
70|Brackaharagh|100,000
70|Coolroe-Glenbeigh|150,000
70|Waterville-Ballybrack|100,000
71|Newmills-Owenahincha|50,000
72|Stagmount Bends|100,000
73|Annakisha South|250,000
73|Clogher Cross-Waterdyke|250,000
74|Ballyhusty Realignment|250,000
77|Ballyragget-Ballynaslee|100,000
80|Maidenhead|3,500,000
81|Hangmans Bend|250,000
81|Irishtown|10,000
81|Knockroe|3,600,000
81|Tuckmill|10,000
81|Whitestown Lower|250,000
85|Kilnamona|150,000

BelfastVanMan

HabibiLibnen wrote: »

There's no drawings for a future bypass and it'll be years before anything happens on it. The purpose of the realignment was for safety. In that regard it's a huge improvement. I'm a local and people in the area are very happy with the speed of delivery and the standard.

A more pressing matter is the dangerously narrow section from Clashaganny to Tulsk and the bends along sections to Athlone. The N61 is the most important road for most of Roscommon as it's the link to Athlone and Dublin. The N5 is much less important to the county as it is for Mayo.

Well, I would ask Spacetweek, as his page Irishmotorwayinfo.com shows a future N61 bypass rejoining the existing N61 at roughly the point where the new roundabout is.

HabibiLibnen

There's no drawings for a future bypass and it'll be years before anything happens on it. The purpose of the realignment was for safety. In that regard it's a huge improvement. I'm a local and people in the area are very happy with the speed of delivery and the standard.

A more pressing matter is the dangerously narrow section from Clashaganny to Tulsk and the bends along sections to Athlone. The N61 is the most important road for most of Roscommon as it's the link to Athlone and Dublin. The N5 is much less important to the county as it is for Mayo.

BelfastVanMan

veryangryman wrote: »

The Roscommon/Coolteige one is depressingly close to ideal. Adding another roundabout was foolish at best.

For the sake of the 50 odd people per day who might use that mile of old road, a simple turning lane would have more than sufficed.

Isn't the long term plan to bypass Roscommon on the east side with an outer N61 bypass?
I would guess the new roundabout could be for the northern terminus of that future bypass.
Open to correction, of course... ;-)

veryangryman

The Roscommon/Coolteige one is depressingly close to ideal. Adding another roundabout was foolish at best.

For the sake of the 50 odd people per day who might use that mile of old road, a simple turning lane would have more than sufficed.

marno21

N16 Lugnatober to proceed to ABP in 2019, construction in 2020.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/delight-as-work-on-n4-scheduled-to-begin-in-early-2019-37648737.html

HabibiLibnen

N61 Coolteige realignment north of Roscommon opened on Thursday, months ahead of the projected completion date. It's a massive improvement from the 19th century bog road it has replaced.

HabibiLibnen

Lots of schemes progressing to planning and construction in 2019 based on TII allocations announced yesterday. N60 Lagnamuck in Mayo and N60 Hill of Oran in Roscommon to commence construction in 2019. N16 Lugatober bends to progress to ABP which is faster than I had thought. Several realignments on the N56 in Donegal. €3 million for the N4/N15 in Sligo town will see this scheme move to construction.

marno21

https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase.asp?PID=139613

Fencing & clearance contract out for 1.55km realignment of the N16 in Leitirim

marno21

serfboard wrote: »

I presume that this doesn't include a Milltown bypass (which will have to wait until the 2+2 Tuam->Claremorris is built), but is simply to bypass the last bad section of road?

I still welcome it anyway. Going through towns aside, it means we will have a pretty good road from the M17 through to Curry in Co. Sligo, leaving the bad section from Curry to Ballinacarrow for another decade or two.

Nope, just realigning the last few km of crap road heading out of Milltown.

The whole lot will be replaced by 2+2 in the future but these widening jobs have pushed it back to post 2027. The priority on the N17 now is Knock-Collooney, 55km scheme, which will start route selection in 2019.

serfboard

ELCAT2009 wrote: »

Finally looks like route design is coming close on the n17 realignment between Milltown and Gortnagunnad. Galway County Council holding public meeting with plans etc to be on display next Tue 18th Dec in Milltown Community Centre from 4-8pm.

I presume that this doesn't include a Milltown bypass (which will have to wait until the 2+2 Tuam->Claremorris is built), but is simply to bypass the last bad section of road?

I still welcome it anyway. Going through towns aside, it means we will have a pretty good road from the M17 through to Curry in Co. Sligo, leaving the bad section from Curry to Ballinacarrow for another decade or two.

ELCAT2009

Finally looks like route design is coming close on the n17 realignment between Milltown and Gortnagunnad. Galway County Council holding public meeting with plans etc to be on display next Tue 18th Dec in Milltown Community Centre from 4-8pm.

BelfastVanMan

marno21 wrote: »

Type 2 single carraigeway for all 3. Lagnamuck (1.4km), Heathlawn (3.6km) and Manulla (4.0km).

The plan for new offline Type 1 between Castlebar and Claremorris appears to have been put in the "we don't have enough ambition for you" filing cabinet beside DART Underground and many other projects.

Ack well, any upgrade on that road is a bonus.

marno21

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

Is this to be type 1 or type 2 SC, Marno?

Type 2 single carraigeway for all 3. Lagnamuck (1.4km), Heathlawn (3.6km) and Manulla (4.0km).

The plan for new offline Type 1 between Castlebar and Claremorris appears to have been put in the "we don't have enough ambition for you" filing cabinet beside DART Underground and many other projects.

serfboard

marno21 wrote: »

http://www.mayonews.ie/news/32910-ballina-councillor-slams-doom-and-gloom-about-the-n26

Mayo News wrote:

Head of Roads Paul Dolan said that they were going through the tendering stage for the N5 from Westport to Turlough and hoped to have the contractors appointed in early 2019 and on site by the middle of 2019.

Mr Dolan said there was progress on schemes along the N60 from Castlebar to Claremorris with work on the 1.4km section of the N60 Castlebar to Balla road at Lagnamuck about to start with a completion date at the end of 2019. Another section at Heathlawn on the Claremorris side of Balla is due to go to tender subject to TII approval while he added that the Manulla Improvement Scheme is also progressing.

In significant news for motorists travelling between Mayo and Dublin along the N5 through Roscommon, Mr Dolan said that the oral hearing on the upgrade of the N5 from Ballaghaderreen to Longford was held in October and An Bord Pleanála will make their decision ‘sometime in the New Year’.

So, you have all this and you still have eejits of county councillors saying that parts of the county are being left behind.

Ye should be thankful that ye're getting anything at all, ye begrudging feckers :mad:

BelfastVanMan

marno21 wrote: »

N60 Lagnamuck to start shortly and complete end of 2019
N60 Heathlawn to go to tender shortly
N60 Manulla is in a queue waiting

http://www.mayonews.ie/news/32910-ballina-councillor-slams-doom-and-gloom-about-the-n26

Is this to be type 1 or type 2 SC, Marno?

marno21

N60 Lagnamuck to start shortly and complete end of 2019
N60 Heathlawn to go to tender shortly
N60 Manulla is in a queue waiting

http://www.mayonews.ie/news/32910-ballina-councillor-slams-doom-and-gloom-about-the-n26

marno21

N70 Kilderry bends powering along now. The offline section on the Milltown section is tarmaced but the tie in is yet to start. The N70 is down to one lane with traffic lights on the Killorglin side where tie in works have started and are significantly advanced

Aontachtoir

spacetweek wrote: »

It would take 25 years to do them at that rate! When is he being relieved of his duty?

There are times I think that a general election would be a waste of money and pointless distraction for this country, and then there are times that I think that a general election is the only way to get a transport minister who actually seems to care about transport.

spacetweek

It would take 25 years to do them at that rate! When is he being relieved of his duty?

marno21

BelfastVanMan wrote: »

18 months....is that spot going to get widened, then?

Likely a mickey mouse to widen the road to allow 2 vehicles pass but retain the dangerous bend.

This would be one of those schemes targeted in the 2013-2020 Road Safety Strategy where 150 stretches of dangerous national road were to be realigned by TII. Around 45 are complete and Shane Ross's response to this underperformance is:

The original plan to have them upgraded by 2020 was over-ambitious and he cautioned that transport chiefs are now expected to do four each year.

BelfastVanMan

marno21 wrote: »

Section of the N83 to be reduced to one lane as it's too narrow for a car and truck to pass safely.

Embarassing stuff but I feel like that word is just normal at this stage

https://www.tuamherald.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/10/31/4164369-drastic-steps-on-tuam-to-dunmore-road/

18 months....is that spot going to get widened, then?