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

m17 · 14-07-2019 04:20PM

The barrow crossing 13/07/19 (pic fb )

The final pour will start Monday and it will all be joined up

Kirbstone · 14-07-2019 11:19PM

M17's drone? pic taken on 13th July (yesterday) seems to have solved the height disparity issue prior to the last join-up pour. The massive black girders are in place and while the pic. isn't totally detail-clear, they seem to have gotten the two sections into vertical alignment.

The engineers must be breathing a sigh of relief at this stage.

Tom K.

Aontachtoir · 15-07-2019 02:39AM

Gorgeous pictures. It's at times like this I wish there were an Irish Transportation Museum (or just part of the National Museum) dedicated to recording the construction of big infrastructure projects on this island. So many fascinating photos are taken during construction which are impossible to find only a few years later.

Can't wait for this bridge to open.

15-07-2019 09:58AM

There are some great photos of the stages in the construction of the Ardnacrusha dam in the viewing rooms there. I spent a lovely day there recently doing the tour. And it's free!

m17 · 15-07-2019 12:30PM

The barrow crossing 14/07/19 (pic fb)

eagerv · 15-07-2019 12:41PM

Looks well now that all the cables are installed..

rekdtangle · 15-07-2019 12:49PM

The engineers must be breathing a sigh of relief at this stage.

Tom K.

There was never an issue.

CoBo55 · 15-07-2019 04:33PM

rekdtangle wrote: »

There was never an issue.

Exactly.

m17 · 15-07-2019 05:13PM

The barrow crossing 14/07/19 (pic fb)

alta stare · 15-07-2019 07:17PM

Nice to see it progress so much. Its getting close.

Munurty · 16-07-2019 12:41PM

Bam guys talking about an opening date of late September now.

fricatus · 16-07-2019 01:45PM

Munurty wrote: »

Bam guys talking about an opening date of late September now.

Wow, that would be cool.

RichardoKhan · 16-07-2019 06:09PM

What's the thoughts on allowing a walk/cycle across (weather depending)?

alta stare · 16-07-2019 06:36PM

RichardoKhan wrote: »

What's the thoughts on allowing a walk/cycle across (weather depending)?

They dont let it on the Waterford bypass so they wont allow it on this one either.

JohnC. · 16-07-2019 06:42PM

How about a one-off before it opens? They did that in Waterford and it attracted a huge crowd all day queueing to be bussed out from the Quays. I think they had to turn people away in the end as it was coming to time to open the road. I was on the bridge when they had to start shooing us off.

prunudo · 16-07-2019 08:09PM

m17 wrote: »

Has the push pull pier that was in previous graphics been removed?

Hoof_Hearted · 16-07-2019 08:14PM

RichardoKhan wrote: »

What's the thoughts on allowing a walk/cycle across (weather depending)?

I'd run all the way from Wicklow, in tight shoes, for that!

fricatus · 16-07-2019 09:45PM

JohnC. wrote: »

How about a one-off before it opens? They did that in Waterford and it attracted a huge crowd all day queueing to be bussed out from the Quays. I think they had to turn people away in the end as it was coming to time to open the road. I was on the bridge when they had to start shooing us off.

Yes, I remember that. I headed out too, in the drizzle! The crowd was massive.

m17 · 17-07-2019 01:51PM

The barrow crossing 16/07/19 (pic fb)

Another 2 metres and the gap will be closed

m17 · 17-07-2019 01:59PM

The barrow crossing 16/07/19

josip · 17-07-2019 02:04PM

Is that the last gap with the rebar in the photo or is that the 2nd last gap?

m17 · 17-07-2019 02:22PM

The barrow crossing 17/07/19 (pic n25 on twitter )

Hoof_Hearted · 17-07-2019 08:02PM

Those two shots with the rebar mesh are great, does anyone know when the last pour will be? This has been some project to follow, I'm nearly sorry it's almost over, I'll miss the exciting updates .

vicwatson · 17-07-2019 08:06PM

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Those two shots with the rebar mesh are great, does anyone know when the last pour will be? This has been some project to follow, I'm nearly sorry it's almost over, I'll miss the exciting updates .

Think a previous poster said it began Monday last

marno21 · 17-07-2019 10:46PM

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

This has been some project to follow, I'm nearly sorry it's almost over, I'll miss the exciting updates .

Don't worry, the Listowel bypass is starting early next year. The excitement train rolls on.

Hoof_Hearted · 18-07-2019 09:17AM

marno21 wrote: »

Don't worry, the Listowel bypass is starting early next year. The excitement train rolls on.

Thanks! Ive been looking at all the other road building threads recently, they are indeed exciting and I'll look out for the Listowel one. This, though, this bridge, completely captivated me. And introduced me to a part of the country I'd only passed through before. Gorgeous!

my3cents · 18-07-2019 09:29AM

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

...And introduced me to a part of the country I'd only passed through before. Gorgeous!

The new bridge will help you pass through it faster now

lalababa · 18-07-2019 09:45AM

Can someone explain why the bridge is so high and long? Seems to me they could of made it 1/5th the length and much lower.

Silent Running · 18-07-2019 09:46AM

lalababa wrote: »

Can someone explain why the bridge is so high and long? Seems to me they could of made it 1/5th the length and much lower.

Ships. :P

mikeymouse · 18-07-2019 10:14AM

Silent Running wrote: »

Ships. :P

Speaking of ships,
doesn't M17's last pic there look like a 3 mast ship in full sail?
And is that Slievenamon it's heading towards?

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

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