Minor schemes & realignments

BelfastVanMan · 07-04-2020 9:58am

That would've been difficult to do, to say the least, if we still had normal traffic levels.

spacetweek · 07-04-2020 11:23am

Surprised the work went ahead at all. Must have been substantially done before any lockdowns.

marno21 · 07-04-2020 11:59am

spacetweek wrote: »

Surprised the work went ahead at all. Must have been substantially done before any lockdowns.

According to this, road building has been suspended but maintenance is continuing as it's deemed "criticial". Not clear if this includes road resurfacing work.

Truckermal · 07-04-2020 2:15pm

marno21 wrote: »

According to this, road building has been suspended but maintenance is continuing as it's deemed "criticial". Not clear if this includes road resurfacing work.

The resurfacing on the N20 in Mallow and on the N22 in Macroom is suspended which is a pity because the road is very rough now.

m17 · 07-04-2020 5:07pm

spacetweek wrote: »

Surprised the work went ahead at all. Must have been substantially done before any lockdowns.

They where putting down the cats eyes on the inbound there an hour ago

Chris_5339762 · 07-04-2020 9:23pm

Pre-work on Dunkettle and the N40 VMS signs is all suspended.... however some nice big potholes are forming on the N40 which may need sorting out.

Truckermal · 07-04-2020 9:36pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Pre-work on Dunkettle and the N40 VMS signs is all suspended.... however some nice big potholes are forming on the N40 which may need sorting out.

Sign of the times I'd say my friend!

DumbBrunette · 14-04-2020 8:17pm

FWIW, I heard from a county councillor today that the N60 Heathlawn scheme is to go ahead in 2021. It hasn't been tendered yet.

marno21 · 22-05-2020 6:17pm

N72 Stagmount Bends between Rathmore and Killarney in Kerry has gone to tender

https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/167107/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

1.2km of offline Type 2 single carriageway.

serfboard · 25-05-2020 2:45pm

marno21 wrote: »

N72 Stagmount Bends between Rathmore and Killarney in Kerry has gone to tender

https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/167107/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

1.2km of offline Type 2 single carriageway.

eTenders wrote:

The existing section of road has a single carriageway cross-section without hard-shoulders and has both a poor horizontal and vertical alignment due to the fact that it is a legacy route and therefore has no defined geometric design.

A sh1te road, in other words.

Glad to see this, which has happened on a few of these realignments:

It is proposed that the bypassed section can be used as a suitable route for pedestrians and cyclists. A dedicated pedestrian and cycle facility is proposed on one side of the carriageway at each end of the scheme creating a link to the bypassed section.

marno21 · 25-05-2020 3:02pm

serfboard wrote: »

A sh1te road, in other words.

Glad to see this, which has happened on a few of these realignments:

A ****e road, that was already realigned in the 90s!

The old route will be partially used as an access route for housing and the rest used for cyclists and pedestrians. Very good to see as the existing road is quite dangerous for both with all the blind corners

DumbBrunette · 14-06-2020 10:45pm

The N59 Kilmeena realignment is finally nearing completion. Since construction work resumed after the lockdown the final surface has been laid and only the lines and cats eyes are still outstanding.

No idea why this job has taken 18 months as opposed to the 12 months that was expected.

serfboard · 15-06-2020 4:54pm

Further along the N59, the "N59 West Of Letterfrack widening" project has resumed.

You can see from Google Street View, where they are working. The wooden fence shows the new alignment. (Also visible on Google Satellite).

It's only a short scheme as far as the entrance to the National Park (I'd estimate less than 1km), but they're taking out a serious bend, and doing some impressive rock cutting to do it. Looks like P&D Lydon have the contract.

marno21 · 15-06-2020 5:05pm

serfboard wrote: »

Further along the N59, the "N59 West Of Letterfrack widening" project has resumed.

You can see from Google Street View, where they are working. The wooden fence shows the new alignment. (Also visible on Google Satellite).

It's only a short scheme as far as the entrance to the National Park (I'd estimate less than 1km), but they're taking out a serious bend, and doing some impressive rock cutting to do it. Looks like P&D Lydon have the contract.

The road is ridiculously tight there and it causes issues when 2 buses or heavy vehicles meet along there especially in summer. It's a 300m scheme I believe or so.

Geuze · 15-06-2020 5:07pm

300 metres?

Hardly 300 million?

marno21 · 15-06-2020 5:10pm

300 metres as per tender:

https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/149600/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders&b=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

roadmaster · 15-06-2020 9:30pm

I know its not technically roads but it will improve road safety . I was driving by kells tonight and I seen a pedestrian walkway is under construction alongside the N52 Bypass. This will be great as it will get people of the road

afatbollix · 18-06-2020 4:28pm

DumbBrunette wrote: »

The N59 Kilmeena realignment is finally nearing completion. Since construction work resumed after the lockdown the final surface has been laid and only the lines and cats eyes are still outstanding.

No idea why this job has taken 18 months as opposed to the 12 months that was expected.

I heard it was the bridge by the road down to Buckfield. It kept collapsing or they couldn't keep water out of it or something.

DumbBrunette · 18-06-2020 7:06pm

That bridge certainly seemed to be problematic alright! It was still unfinished when the rest of the project looked largely complete.

afatbollix wrote: »

I heard it was the bridge by the road down to Buckfield. It kept collapsing or they couldn't keep water out of it or something.

alias no.9 · 18-06-2020 11:30pm

marno21 wrote: »

A ****e road, that was already realigned in the 90s!

The old route will be partially used as an access route for housing and the rest used for cyclists and pedestrians. Very good to see as the existing road is quite dangerous for both with all the blind corners

There was very little done on this stretch in the '90's, one bend at the eastern end was opened up a bit. You'd wonder if a proper job might have been done years ago if it weren't for all the funds diverted to the local roads around Kilgarvan. If the cult independents really held sway, schemes like this would have been done years ago. They influence where money is spent alright but usually at the expense of some other part of their own constituency. It wasn't until JHR's third term supporting FF that he included this stretch of road as a priority, and it's now after a decade without direct Healy-Rae influence on government that it's getting done.

20-06-2020 5:43pm

The offline alignment of the N60 Hill of Oran project is now open. The Ballymoe end of the works is still ongoing. This is a widening of the existing online road. It should be complete by August, I estimate.

DumbBrunette · 20-06-2020 11:12pm

Already visible on Google satellite view, they must have updated their coverage of this area in the last couple of months.

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

The offline alignment of the N60 Hill of Oran project is now open. The Ballymoe end of the works is still ongoing. This is a widening of the existing online road. It should be complete by August, I estimate.

21-06-2020 2:22pm

I have photos but as I'm a new user I can't share them yet. It's interesting that Google Maps updated the satellite for this section and still hasn't updated its satellite for the N61 Coolteige realignment, though the new route is outlined.

21-06-2020 2:46pm

Some photos of the offline section of the N60 Hill of Oran project. It's a very high quality upgrade and will shave a few minutes off travel, as well as drastically improving safety by avoiding Oran graveyard.

The only issue I have, and it's been noted locally, is that the tie-in at Rockfield (the Roscommon end) is very abrupt and arrives at a bend. The road really should have been widened closer to Kenny's pub. There is a ringfort to the north which couldn't be interfered with but ample room on the southern side for widening and removal of that bend.

DumbBrunette · 21-06-2020 8:54pm

Rare enough that we post regional road upgrades on this thread, but I got a nice pic today of a realignment project on the R312 north of Castlebar.

Nephin mountain makes for a good backdrop

21-06-2020 9:39pm

DumbBrunette wrote: »

Rare enough that we post regional road upgrades on this thread, but I got a nice pic today of a realignment project on the R312 north of Castlebar.

Nephin mountain makes for a good backdrop

I wasn't aware there was any upgrade of the Glenisland Road underway. What section is being upgraded and what length?

DumbBrunette · 22-06-2020 5:13pm

It's only about 500 metres. ABP turned it down in 2017 but it got permission last year.

http://www1.pleanala.ie/casenum/302267.htm

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

I wasn't aware there was any upgrade of the Glenisland Road underway. What section is being upgraded and what length?

DumbBrunette · 25-06-2020 1:29pm

CPO published for new grade separated junction on N17:

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/06/24/cpo-published-for-south-mayo-road-junction-upgrade/

25-06-2020 4:44pm

New offline alignment of N60 Oran is now added on Google maps, both satellite and default settings.

Dank Janniels · 06-07-2020 6:15pm

^^^ is it open for business? Havnt been in the area since lockdown

roadmaster · 11-07-2020 12:47pm

I have noticed on a lot of small bypasses the amount of people that walk on them is massive, It surly wouldn't cost that much extra to allow for a provision of a segregated walking area along side the road when being built . I am particularly thinking of the Ardee & Slane bypasses. Doing it now would make it safer for drivers and pedestrians and save you coming back to retrofit like they currently are on the N52 Kells bypass

spacetweek · 12-07-2020 11:11pm

What Slane bypass?

L1011 · 12-07-2020 11:15pm

spacetweek wrote: »

What Slane bypass?

The one under planning, as their post makes fairly clear - just as the Ardee Bypass is also at that stage. The N33 is not a bypass!

13-07-2020 11:09am

Does anyone know what's going on with what appears to be a new parallel road that was started in Glencar and Diffreen on the N16 but seems to have been stalled? The foundation and earthworks are completed but no sign that it's been touched in a while.

shanec1928 · 13-07-2020 11:12am

not sure if this falls into the list or belongs on the minor schemes but some small progress on this.
https://www.sligococo.ie/N59/

13-07-2020 12:39pm

shanec1928 wrote: »

not sure if this falls into the list or belongs on the minor schemes but some small progress on this.
https://www.sligococo.ie/N59/

That's a separate road altogether, the N59 heading to Ballina. I know the Lugatober section is being designed at present and has planning permission. This section alongside Diffreen NS looks like an abandoned road project.

marno21 · 13-07-2020 12:50pm

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

That's a separate road altogether, the N59 heading to Ballina. I know the Lugatober section is being designed at present and has planning permission. This section alongside Diffreen NS looks like an abandoned road project.

Sorry HabibiLibneni, the post about the N59 was on the wrong thread so I moved it here.

That post wasn't in reply to your one.

13-07-2020 1:03pm

marno21 wrote: »

Sorry HabibiLibneni, the post about the N59 was on the wrong thread so I moved it here.

That post wasn't in reply to your one.

Oh, sorry! ðŸ™ˆ

BelfastVanMan · 13-07-2020 1:06pm

Yes, I noticed that alright, on Google Maps and Earth; I was wondering about that myself.
I'll be up that way in 4 weeks, so I'll stop and get some pics.

BelfastVanMan · 13-07-2020 1:07pm

Looks like a continuation of the road improvements up to that point, heading west... but I cannot fimd any info on it.

BelfastVanMan · 13-07-2020 1:07pm

Looks like a continuation of the road improvements up to that point, heading west... but I cannot find any info on it.

CORRECTION:

It appears to be the N16 Drummahan scheme; Marno mentioned it on here last year.

TBH, i'd completely forgotten about that particular scheme.

m17 · 13-07-2020 5:54pm

Galway city menlo roundabout is been removed it going to be a 4 way signalled juction

spacetweek · 14-07-2020 1:58pm

L1011 wrote: »

The one under planning, as their post makes fairly clear - just as the Ardee Bypass is also at that stage. The N33 is not a bypass!

I thought he meant on existing bypasses - Slane doesn't have an existing bypass!

serfboard · 14-07-2020 3:48pm

m17 wrote: »

Galway city menlo roundabout is been removed it going to be a 4 way signalled juction

Though removal of the roundabout is to be welcomed, it will result in four traffic lights in the space of 500 metres.

This might not be a problem if the traffic lights were co-ordinated so that you could "ride the Green Wave", but they are not currently and I'm not aware of any plans to change the situation.

m17 · 17-07-2020 12:57pm

m17 wrote: »

Galway city menlo roundabout is been removed it going to be a 4 way signalled juction

spacetweek · 21-07-2020 10:03pm

That is a godawful dog's dinner of a thing.

Chris_5339762 · 22-07-2020 12:54pm

Its actually a very poor drawing of it too. But I agree, massive mess and I dread to see cyclists navigating it. Still, its the final roundabout so hopefully will help with traffic.

22-07-2020 3:25pm

Some photos of the Ballinaheglish junction on the new alignment of the N60 at Oran. Just as with the old road, one sign says Ballynaheglish and the other Ballinaheglish...

Donegal Storm · 24-07-2020 12:21am

A couple of small schemes in Letterkenny..

First one involves adding lights to the Polestar roundabout, removing two other roundabouts and adding loads more lovely traffic lights

The proposal at the Polestar Roundabout introduces a fully signalised roundabout (including the gyratory section). Localised widening on the eastern and southern arms along with pedestrian crossings added to the southern and western approaches. The western exit is also widened to provide 2 lanes.

Ballyraine Roundabout consists of converting the existing junction to a signalised crossroads. The existing pedestrian crossing on the southern arm would be subsumed within the signalised crossroads.

The N56/ R245 mini roundabout consists of converting the existing junction to a signalised three arm junction with, localised widening and pedestrian crossings on all arms.

The R250 Neil T Blaney/Joe Bonner T junction consists of signalising the existing three arm T junction with pedestrian crossings on all arms. Localised widening on the R250 junction, creating a right turn lane, and forming a new bus bay on the southern approach.

https://www.donegalcoco.ie/media/donegalcountyc/roads/pdfs/publicconsultation/Letterkenny%20Traffic%20Management%20Project%20Part%208-%20Consultation%20Report.pdf

Second is an upgrade of the Polestar - Dry Arch section of the N56. They seemed to start work on this (all the trees were cut down) but I see main works are now delayed until Q4

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/06/09/four-lane-road-scheme-pushed-back-to-late-2020/

spacetweek · 24-07-2020 9:28am

Donegal Storm wrote: »

A couple of small schemes in Letterkenny..

Second is an upgrade of the Polestar - Dry Arch section of the N56. They seemed to start work on this (all the trees were cut down) but I see main works are now delayed until Q4

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/06/09/four-lane-road-scheme-pushed-back-to-late-2020/

Dry Arch to Polestar looks like it covers a section of N14, not N56.

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