M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam [open to traffic]

Rulmeq · 16-01-2021 09:07AM

cocoman wrote: »

What are they for?

Traffic conditions, weather conditions, travel times, CRI alerts, general messages (at the moment most of them around here are just display general messages about covid, staying at home, washing hands, etc)

m17 · 16-01-2021 02:35PM

cocoman wrote: »

What are they for?

As rulmeq pointed out this is at m18 j16 gort

what_traffic · 18-01-2021 10:04AM

HabibiLibneni wrote: »

Thurles - Dúrlas - Dúrlas Éile
Manorhamilton - Cluainín - Cuainín Uí Ruairc
Ballina - Béal an Átha - Béal Átha an Fheadha
Swords - Sord - Sord Cholmcille
Derry - Doire - Doire Cholmcille (Doire is colloquial however, the same way people say Carrick or Ballagh for Carrick on Suir and Ballaghaderreen respectively)
Naas - An Nás - Nás na Rí (or older ríogh)
Claregalway - Baile Chláir - Baile an Chláir - Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe (local Irish speakers called it Baile an Chláir)
Knock - An Cnoc - Cnoc Mhuire: the latter is always used in colloquial Irish, and from roughly Galway to Dublin northwards (when Irish was spoken natively in the east) Cnoc sounds like Croc.
Moate - An Móta - Móta Ghráinne Óige
Cashel - An Caiseal - Caiseal Mumhan

And I'm sure there are dozens more examples of this. However, names do evolve. Boyle was commonly called Abbeyboyle until the early 1800s. In Irish itself, names are amalgamated over time, eg. Inis Barr a' Chuain - Inish Barracháin, Tulach Uisce - Tuilsce - Tulsk.

True - but only one of those towns that you list is in a Breac Gaeltacht.
Which does show how quickly this phenomena occurs.

what_traffic · 18-01-2021 01:09PM

what_traffic wrote: »

True - but only one of those towns that you list is in a Breac Gaeltacht.
Which does show how quickly this phenomena occurs.

Area name is: "Gaeltacht An tEachreidh"
https://connachttribune.ie/irish-language-plan-approved-for-gaeltacht-an-teachreidh/
"
An Irish Language Plan has been approved for Gaeltacht An tEachreidh.

The region spans Annaghdown, Claregalway and Carnmore on the east side of the River Corrib.
"

m17 · 18-01-2021 05:58PM

M17 j19 annagh hill 18/01/21

New digital sign went in this morning the are doing rathmorrisy Tuesday and Wednesday and kiltiernan on Thursday it takes 5 hours to put sign in place

serfboard · 18-01-2021 06:37PM

m17 wrote: »

M17 j19 annagh hill 18/01/21

New digital sign went in this morning the are doing rathmorrisy Tuesday and Wednesday and kiltiernan on Thursday it takes 5 hours to put sign in place

That's interesting - I had heard that part of the motorway was closed this morning and I was wondering what was going on.

m17 · 20-01-2021 06:41PM

M18 j17 kiltiernan 20/01/21

New digital sign now in place the just have the one left at rathmorrisy which will be completed tomorrow

m17 · 10-02-2021 06:40PM

M18 at rathmorrisy 10/02/21 digital sign is gone live

m17 · 24-03-2021 07:12PM

The m17 at carthymore 24/03/21 new phone mast going up

Sam Russell · 26-03-2021 08:17PM

Mod: This is not the Garda report thread.

Posts deleted.

m17 · 15-05-2021 06:20PM

Rathmorrisy irelands biggest roundabout

m17 · 16-07-2021 04:51PM

The have started work on the tuam plaza 200 metres form the m17 it will open December 21 fuel tanks going in this week

wotzgoingon · 16-07-2021 05:19PM

What is the Tuam plaza some type of petrol station?

16-07-2021 05:54PM

Petrol/diesel/e-charging plus shop, supermacs, deli, coffee bar, newsagents etc

Exact same as the rest of P McDonagh's plaza's

Mrs Dempsey · 08-07-2024 03:34PM

Tralee - Sligo was a regular run in the old days - 1980's. No Limerick tunnel, Bunratty to Gort via Ennis & many, many other chicanes. Clarinbridge, Claregalway, Tuam, Claremorris & Knock all contributed to delay. Did the trip both ways yesterday - the Gort to Tuam bit makes a huge contribution. The only bit of motorway not pointed @ Dublin. How did it get built in a Dublin centric country?

The Charlestown to Collooney bit is an irritant, but back in the (not so good) old days all of the trip was on such roads.

Jayuu · 08-07-2024 08:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122355317#Comment_122355317

In fairness the Dublin radial routes needed to be built first. It would have been ridiculous not to connect Dublin with the major cities as a starting point.

However after they were complete the next part of the plan was to build what was referred to as the Atlantic Corridor. This was announced in 2005 and was a proposed HQDC link running from Letterkenny through Sligo down along the N17/N18, linking to Galway via the N6, to Limerick, then on to Cork, and finally as far as Waterford.

It was to be built in sections and the M18 was the first part. The downturn in 2008 meant everything got put on hold. After the recovery the first part of the M17 was completed. The M20 part had to be redone and is now only coming to build stage. I suspect we may eventually get the rest of the M17 but I wouldn't hold out much hope for the Letterkenny end or the Waterford end every being built at this point.

M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam [open to traffic]

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