M7 - Naas/Newbridge Bypass Upgrade [Junction 9a now open]

spacetweek wrote: »

What are you trying to say here?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112370532&postcount=3798

riddlinrussell wrote: »

They are now working very late on the Sallins bypass, currently (11pm on a Saturday) still busily working away and doesn't sound like they are packing up for the night yet either. Can hear and see the lights from the front garden.

Possibly this was in preparation for a number of road closures happening in the coming weeks in order to facilitate the completion of the bypass... Hopefully an indication that we are on the home stretch!
See communication from Kildare co. council here:
http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/TempClosingofRoads-Decision-L2006Osberstown.html

Golden Horde wrote: »

https://i.imgur.com/b7Utgut.jpg

Halfway through the bypass at the approach to roundabout coming from Clane...left to Sallins and straight on for motorway.

Does anyone know if it is still possible/allowed to walk on the bypass? Might go for a walk there tomorrow assuming there is no working there on Sundays?

How is progress? Is there any timeframe at all?

A lot of the new signage up on Clane road.
Clane Road end looks ready for tarmac.
Sallins village road new footpath installed to village and ready for surfacing.
Osberstown is the least advanced area I guess. Currently working on West ramp up to new Osberstown Road overbridge. They may have started removing the Osberstown Road that crossed the construction site. They have yet to tie in the East ramp, and the new link to Grand Canal.

End of October...possible I guess.

https://www.kildarenow.com/news/home/574055/sallins-bypass-to-open-by-end-of-2020.html

Looks like the opening is now pushed back to the end of the year “providing no unexpected delays occur.”

• In the last few days the canal road as well as Osberstown Road are closed to facilitate new tie in and Osberstown Road overbridge east ramp
• Final surfacing of Clane end roundabout has begun - single traffic lane at the moment
• The road from Bodenstown crossroad to Clane also has a single lane of traffic section but this is due to the wastewater project pipe-laying.

spacetweek wrote: »

Local news sites are even worse than the mainstream media at reporting on transport-related matters.

Which is probably why the area is lacking so much public transport haha.

jmkennedyie wrote: »

A lot of the new signage up on Clane road.
Clane Road end looks ready for tarmac.
Sallins village road new footpath installed to village and ready for surfacing.
Osberstown is the least advanced area I guess. Currently working on West ramp up to new Osberstown Road overbridge. They may have started removing the Osberstown Road that crossed the construction site. They have yet to tie in the East ramp, and the new link to Grand Canal.

End of October...possible I guess.

I may be wrong on this but I believe there will be no by-pass access / junction for vehicles at Osberstown. There will be cycle access paths- although cycle-lane will divert off the by-pass to go under the rail-line. Can't wait to see how it turns out and expect a great improvement for Sallins and nearby Naas areas.

regedit wrote: »

At least light at the end of the tunnel of a very poorly run project!

The project started November 2017, due to finish end October 2020, so yeah 3 years for this project was too long, they dragged out the workload. The quality of the works looks good. We will have to see how the road surface holds up.

Traffic now using both sides of the new roundabout on the Clane road.
I took a walk to look at the progress of the Osberstown area from the Canal bridge.
Image looking towards rail bridge and Osberstown bridge.
I would be very (pleasantly) surprised if the bypass is complete by the end of October!
Year end might even be pushing it??

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

If it's like parts of the M7, not very well!

Yeah, it was touched on soon after it opened and already has had a pothole filled in, and the inside lane SB is very uneven in spits between J9 & J10.

Cannot speak for further south as I come off at J10

road_high wrote: »

I will use the Sallins bypass a lot to get up to Meath and the M4 - will cut off a nice bit of time and irritation.
Hard to see it opening end October though? That’s only a month away

Yep, although it might be possible in normal times if a concerted effort was made, hard to imagine it will happen in current conditions.

jmkennedyie wrote: »

Explored from Osberstown Road to Clane Road and to Sallins. Entire scheme still needs at least one surface layer. Maybe end of year as per Leinster Leader?

• East ramp for new Osberstown Road overbridge surfacing in progress - maybe complete?
• Temp Osberstown Road still open for Canal Road access - this road has yet to be removed
• Roadway under railway and to bottom of Canal bridge still early days yet
• All surfaces from south of canal bridge northwards to Clane and Sallins require at least one more layer
• Base for cycleways all in place
• Most footpaths (concrete) in place
• Soil for verges largely in place and level
• A lot of posts for signage in place
• Clane roundabout kerbed ready for regrading, final surfacing
• Road into Sallins kerbed, ready for regrading, final surfacing
• Most attenuation ponds look complete.
• Very large pond or Irish Water facility going in just north of railway line.

Great details OP. Many thanks for the info. Coming home one evening during the past week, I noticed workers erecting lighting poles (I think) on the top of the slip NB @J9a

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