BuzzFish wrote: » Update shared in work this morning (Kerry Group):Works are still ongoing also on the M7 and the good news is that the widening of the road to three lanes is due to complete next month, the interchange to Millennium Park is due to complete in May and the Sallins link road is due to complete in September 2019. This is great news to me as if the junction is complete in May there will be no reason to hold the speed limit past May (big assumption here is that J10 is also on the same timeframe). I had always thought the J9a opening would be tied to the Sallins bypass but obviously I was wrong... which is great .....also worth noting is that there will be a (smallish) services at J9A also, although it is on the the opposite side of Kerry Group on the same side, being constructed currently:You probably have seen on coming into the Global Centre that construction is underway next to Volvo at the employee entrance, we can confirm that the building will be an Apple Green service station complete with catering options [due to open in July].
_Kaiser_ wrote: » Soo.. we've gone from March, to April, to May now??
BuzzFish wrote: » Not in how I've ever understood this. Its been said multiple times on this thread that: 3 lanes by Easter weekend (21st April) Rest of Project by end of year. I don't see this update as "March to April to May". I see March to April which has been known for a long time but with the added "bonus" that the j9a interchange will open ahead of the sallins bypass and not wait for its completion. All I see is positive news here. What am I missing?
benny79 wrote: » You posted today and said the 3 lanes be opened at the end of next month which is May.
jmkennedyie wrote: » Bridge beam installation imminent...crane setup for Liffey bridge at Clane end of Sallins Bypass. I guess will take a couple of days. While they have the crane in the area, next stop Kerry? Still some formwork visible on South pier of the Liffey bridge in middle of Sallins bypass, so may not deck that for a while yet. Canal bridge piers nearly complete North side. Still not above ground South side. Getting jn 9a open will be a big release for rush hour traffic on Naas Monread and Millenium roads.
Darwin wrote: » Did a trip last on from Laois to Dublin last Sunday and again today, can't help but notice now that a lot of traffic has reverted to form and not keeping to 60Km/h compared to say last January. An artic from anpost even passed me! No sign of any gatso vans (northbound or southbound today) either. Looks almost complete at this point, the middle lane southbound needs a layer of tarmac, not sure if they are going to resurface the leftmost lane?
McCrack wrote: » 60 is too slow, limit should be 80
Emme wrote: » McCrack wrote: » 60 is too slow, limit should be 80 At this stage everyone is getting fed up with the delays and lack of serious progress. One of the most important (if not the most important) roads in the country has been at a go-slow for nearly 2 years. People who have no choice but to use that road every day for work have lost weeks if not months of their lives thanks to the delays. It should have been finished long ago with 24/7 working patterns. It was argued that was too expensive but in reality the delays are probably more expensive. At this stage a lot of motorists feel like going on a speed strike (ie ignoring the 60kmph limit) because of the delays in completion. If everyone driving on that road broke the speed limit it would be very difficult to catch and fine all offenders.
BelfastVanMan wrote: » Not if the gatso cameras were working..
Emme wrote: » At this stage everyone is getting fed up with the delays and lack of serious progress. One of the most important (if not the most important) roads in the country has been at a go-slow for nearly 2 years. People who have no choice but to use that road every day for work have lost weeks if not months of their lives thanks to the delays. It should have been finished long ago with 24/7 working patterns. It was argued that was too expensive but in reality the delays are probably more expensive. At this stage a lot of motorists feel like going on a speed strike (ie ignoring the 60kmph limit) because of the delays in completion. If everyone driving on that road broke the speed limit it would be very difficult to catch and fine all offenders.
BuzzFish wrote: » Nearly 2 years???? This was the update from Jan 2018 (15 months ago.....). I think a huge amount has been completed in just 15 months considering the requirement to keep 2 lanes open at peak times each day plus an emergency lane had to be maintained for blue light vehicles.
BuzzFish wrote: » Nearly 2 years???? This was the update from Jan 2018 (15 months ago.....). I think a huge amount has been completed in just 15 months considering the requirement to keep 2 lanes open at peak times each day plus an emergency lane had to be maintained for blue light vehicles.https://web.archive.org/web/20171217012317/http://www.m7upgrade.com/Commencing January 6th 2018, Works on the M7 mainline, between Junction 8 and Junction 10 will commence in the median. To accommodate these Works, the following traffic restrictions will be put in place. • Speed restricted to 60kph thru the Work Site, which will be monitored by An Garda Siochana. • 2 lanes of traffic will be maintained in both directions during daytime hours. • Traffic will be moved onto the existing Hard shoulder and the current Lane 1. Please see typical cross section diagram below. • Traffic lane widths will be restricted to 3m and 3.25m in width. • There will be no lay-bys or areas within the Work zones for stopping.
Emme wrote: » People have been cheerleading the "progress" throughout this thread but in my opinion and in the opinions of many others who have had to drive on the road over the last two years the lack of progress is indefensible. In any other civilised country the job would have been finished long ago. All hands should have been on deck 24/7 to get this job done but the contractors seem to be dragging the job out as long as possible.
MaceFace wrote: » Most people on this thread have no understanding of civil engineering, and if someone with no qualifications or understanding came in to my job and told me I wasn't working hard enough I know what my response would be.
MaceFace wrote: » All well and good saying people should work 24/7 to get the job done, but people who say that have no idea what that entails. Would they work night shifts if their employer wanted to meet a deadline?:rolleyes:
Emme wrote: » The 24/7 shifts would have been built into the job from the start to optimise progress. "
vincedh wrote: » Just drove from Citywest to Monasterevin.
vincedh wrote: » Plenty of work going on and very much looking near to completion
benny79 wrote: » I have to agree with Emme here! As I travel the road in peak times daily, I actually go the back roads now as the traffic is painful! My only gripe is when they widen the Naas road to 3 lanes they flew it! wonder if it had anything to do with the Ryder cup being here but that was 3 lanes 9 junctions long. This is only 2 junctions long! I understand they are adding more junctions but I'm just talking about widing the lanes.. The added junctions are a different ball game.
Cookiemunster wrote: » The Naas road widening took 20 months. Jan 2005 - Aug 2006. As Buzzfish posted above, this is currently just 15 months in. You remember incorrectly.
Emme wrote: Benny79 you can't win here. There are vested interests on this thread who shoot down anyone who complains about problems with the M7 works. Go back through the thread to the beginning and you will see.
Emme wrote: » How long did that take you? I for one won't consider it complete until I see it complete. We've been told it's near to completion since late February.
