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Road Construction Projects - Start & End Dates

Amtmann

* CUCINA et al what's the likely M3 opening date?
* Can Kaizer or Kev please estimate when they think M6 G-B will open?
* Word is Bor, Berty, Tech2: What of the M7 N-C and Shannon Tunnel schemes?
* Calling Fricatus, Bards, Sully, Rameire, Munurty and the rest of the SE Brigade: Supply us with the best opening date estimates for the Waterford Bypass and the rest of the M9 schemes please!
* Tech2: How goes the M18 G-C scheme?

NOTE, Compose your estimate as follows:

M7/M8 PPP: Official deadline - Q4 2010; My estimate (as of September 2009) is for completion in August 2010.

Let's try to keep this clean: estimate dates (for the most part) only. Try not to discuss the nitty gritty of construction progress here - link to individual posts within the various parent motorway threads to justify your guestimate if necessary. This thread is basically an experiment. If it works well and is easy to read, then I might sticky it. If not, it was worth a go.

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mk6705

dmeehan wrote: »

They have started fencing off the areas CPO'd for the N22 Tralee Bypass yesterday

There seems to be some archaeological signs up aswell, whether that's happening or not.

jacksyhoulahan

M7 Birdhill-Limerick - September 10th
Castletown - Nenagh Supposed to be late November

Tech3

jacksyhoulahan wrote: »

M7 Birdhill-Limerick - September 10th

Interesting...... Source?

fresca

now open...
M50/M1 - Jan 16th
M50/J14 - Feb 8th
M9 Waterford-Danesfort - Mar 22nd
N78 Athy Link Road - Mar 30
M7 Nenagh-Birdhill - April 1st
M7/M8 Portlaoise/Cullahill/Castletown - May 28th
M3 Clonee-Kells - June 4th
N7/N18 Shannon Tunnel (LSRR-Phase 2) - July 27th
M50 Upgrade - Sept 1st
M9 Carlow-Knocktopher - Sep 9th

confirmed Openings...
...

estimated openings...
M18 Gort-Crusheen - Sep (???)
M7 Birdhill-Limerick - Sep/Oct (???)
N21 Castleisland - Nov 1 (latest on radio kerry)
M7 Castletown-Nenagh - Nov (???)

estimated starts...
M11 Rathnew/Arklow (2011?)
+ Newland's Cross (2011?)
M17/18 Gort-Tuam - Dec 2010 (???)
M20 Cork-Limerick southern section (???)
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers (???)
N22 Tralee Bypass (???)
Tralee Ring Roads Project - 2011

Amtmann

Estimated Openings...

M18 Gort-Crusheen: October
M7 Birdhill-Limerick: Late September
N21 Castleisland: Nov 1 (latest on radio kerry)
M7 Castletown-Nenagh: Early December
M17/M18 Gort-Tuam: mid-2013

Estimated Starts...

M11 Rathnew/Arklow + Newland's Cross: Early 2011
M17/18 Gort-Tuam: December 2010/January 2011
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers: 2011 (?)

mcgeebers

What other road starts, other than the 3 listed here, have been confirmed as starting next year, or is that it given the current funding constraints?

L1011

Not even those 3 have been confirmed as yet, only the M17/M18 PPP is a cert. Can't see the M11/NX one not going ahead, though.

Other than those, the N22 Tralee BP, the N5 Longford BP and N3 Belturbet BP are the others that have gone to tender that I can remember, and there are some fairly extensive works on the N70 and N59 being done by their respective councils IIRC (not NRA schemes).

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M7 Birhill to Limerick should be opening on the 28th.

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spacetweek

MYOB wrote: »

there are some fairly extensive works on the N70 and N59 being done by their respective councils IIRC (not NRA schemes).

Interesting - any more details on those?

Wild Bill

The Murphystown Parallel Road in Sandyford is under construction and due for completion in the spring (2011). It links the M50 (junction 14) to the Ballyogan Road (northern end).

I suppose that doesn't count? :rolleyes:

spacetweek

Wild Bill wrote: »

The Murphystown Parallel Road in Sandyford is under construction and due for completion in the spring (2011). It links the M50 (junction 14) to the Ballyogan Road (northern end).

I suppose that doesn't count? :rolleyes:

Oh that one, yea - that's part of the Luas project.

Stark

Do we have to add every minor local road scheme in the country?

Amtmann

Stark wrote: »

Do we have to add every minor local road scheme in the country?

I'd prefer if we kept it to N roads and motorways.

Wild Bill

Stark wrote: »

Do we have to add every minor local road scheme in the country?

Eh....no. Just the important ones.

L1011

spacetweek wrote: »

Interesting - any more details on those?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=66761508 as per Sponge Bob there.

clon

Schedule Updates
now open...
M50/M1 - Jan 16th
M50/J14 - Feb 8th
M9 Waterford-Danesfort - Mar 22nd
N78 Athy Link Road - Mar 30
M7 Nenagh-Birdhill - April 1st
M7/M8 Portlaoise/Cullahill/Castletown - May 28th
M3 Clonee-Kells - June 4th
N7/N18 Shannon Tunnel (LSRR-Phase 2) - July 27th
M50 Upgrade - Sept 1st
M9 Carlow-Knocktopher - Sep 9th
M7 Birdhill-Limerick - Sept 28th
confirmed Openings...
...

estimated openings...
M18 Gort-Crusheen - Nov.
N21 Castleisland - Nov 1 (latest on radio kerry)
M7 Castletown-Nenagh - Nov

estimated starts...
M11 Rathnew/Arklow (2011?)
+ Newland's Cross (2011?)
M17/18 Gort-Tuam - Dec 2010/Jan 2011
M20 Cork-Limerick southern section (???)
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers (???)
N22 Tralee Bypass (???)
Tralee Ring Roads Project - 2011

CDuVe

Hi, am I correct to say that the above estimation for the opening of the M18 Gort to Crusheen is November 2010?? What is the source for this info? Thanks!!

Amtmann

CDuVe wrote: »

Hi, am I correct to say that the above estimation for the opening of the M18 Gort to Crusheen is November 2010?? What is the source for this info? Thanks!!

Correct... we have multiple sources, check out the thread here.

Tech3

CDuVe wrote: »

Hi, am I correct to say that the above estimation for the opening of the M18 Gort to Crusheen is November 2010?? What is the source for this info? Thanks!!

Friday 12th November is the date this will open.

fresca

Schedule Updates
now open...
M50/M1 - Jan 16th
M50/J14 - Feb 8th
M9 Waterford-Danesfort - Mar 22nd
N78 Athy Link Road - Mar 30
M7 Nenagh-Birdhill - April 1st
M7/M8 Portlaoise/Cullahill/Castletown - May 28th
M3 Clonee-Kells - June 4th
N7/N18 Shannon Tunnel (LSRR-Phase 2) - July 27th
M50 Upgrade - Sept 1st
M9 Carlow-Knocktopher - Sep 9th
M7 Birdhill-Limerick - Sept 28th

confirmed Openings...
N21 Castleisland - Oct 22
M18 Gort-Crusheen - Nov 12

estimated openings...
M7 Castletown-Nenagh - Nov

estimated starts...
M11 Rathnew/Arklow (2011?)
+ Newland's Cross (2011?)
M17/18 Gort-Tuam - Dec 2010/Jan 2011
M20 Cork-Limerick southern section (???)
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers (???)
N22 Tralee Bypass (???)
Tralee Ring Roads Project - 2011

fresca

Schedule Updates
now open...
M50/M1 - Jan 16th
M50/J14 - Feb 8th
M9 Waterford-Danesfort - Mar 22nd
N78 Athy Link Road - Mar 30
M7 Nenagh-Birdhill - April 1st
M7/M8 Portlaoise/Cullahill/Castletown - May 28th
M3 Clonee-Kells - June 4th
N7/N18 Shannon Tunnel (LSRR-Phase 2) - July 27th
M50 Upgrade - Sept 1st
M9 Carlow-Knocktopher - Sep 9th
M7 Birdhill-Limerick - Sept 28th
N21 Castleisland - Oct 22

confirmed Openings...
M18 Gort-Crusheen - Nov 12

estimated openings...
M7 Castletown-Nenagh - Nov

estimated starts...
M11 Rathnew/Arklow (2011?)
+ Newland's Cross (2011?)
M17/18 Gort-Tuam - Dec 2010/Jan 2011
M20 Cork-Limerick southern section (???)
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers (???)
N22 Tralee Bypass (???)
Tralee Ring Roads Project - 2011

Irish and Proud

...also, M1 Widening (J2-J3) estimated start for Oct 2010.

If the above comes through, it will mean that a gap in Irish motorway construction may be avoided.

Wild Bill

Based on the 5 mile tailback southbound on the M50/M11 I saw this afternoon I'd reckon widening the road from Sandyford (J14) to Bray (South) on the N11 must be a priority.

(Of course I know that some folk reckon traffic levels aren't a consideration in these matters

)

spacetweek

Wild Bill wrote: »

Based on the 5 mile tailback southbound on the M50/M11 I saw this afternoon I'd reckon widening the road from Sandyford (J14) to Bray (South) on the N11 must be a priority.

(Of course I know that some folk reckon traffic levels aren't a consideration in these matters )

Are you serious? I've never seen more than a handful of cars on that stretch.

Wild Bill

spacetweek wrote: »

Are you serious? I've never seen more than a handful of cars on that stretch.

Who isn't being serious?! 80,000 movements/day (or whatever) and you've every only seen a handful?! I travel during the hours from 7am to 8pm; maybe you are on the 4am shift?

The tailbacks in the afternoon from the Bray junctions are notorious; ditto the tailbacks southwards from Kilmac in the mornings. :cool:

Poster King

Wild Bill wrote: »

Based on the 5 mile tailback southbound on the M50/M11 I saw this afternoon I'd reckon widening the road from Sandyford (J14) to Bray (South) on the N11 must be a priority.

(Of course I know that some folk reckon traffic levels aren't a consideration in these matters )

There were two accidents on that route on that Friday afternoon. There was on the northbound carriageway neat Firhouse junction of M50 that caused major tailbacks, thanks to radio reports I avoided it, but my cousin got delayed for two hours. There was a 2nd accident at the same time near Kilmacanogue heading south that caused major tailbacks as far as Cherrywood.

Wild Bill

Poster King wrote: »

There were two accidents on that route on that Friday afternoon.

Yet another one at Kilmac? Hardly (if ever) does a week pass without a serious accident through that junction.

It is like the "Four Nuns" junction at Herbert Road used to be before they closed the median. But 21 people were killed at that single spot (never mind the injured and maimed) before they finally did anything - back in the early 1990s.

Then they built a new version two miles south at Kilmac.

It is bordering on criminal to leave it like it is. At the very least they could move the ****ing bus terminus. :mad:

munchkin_utd

fresca wrote: »

estimated starts...
M11 Rathnew/Arklow (2011?)
+ Newland's Cross (2011?)
M17/18 Gort-Tuam - Dec 2010/Jan 2011
M20 Cork-Limerick southern section (???)
N25 Cork South Ring Flyovers (???)
N22 Tralee Bypass (???)
Tralee Ring Roads Project - 2011

you can add the N3 Belturbet By Pass to that - est. start Mar 2011

source Cavan County Council Chairman Cllr. Seamus Fitzpatrick from: http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/10/27/4001075-gannons-cross-junction-realigned-and-made-safer/print

There's that many millions already spent on land purchase and planning that it is more cost effective to plough on with projects like this than to comtemplate abandonment/ postponment.

L1011

We can probably expect a confirmed start on the Tralee Bypass shortly, as Healey-Rae has it second on his shopping list to support the budget, he was saying it on the radio today - repeatedly!

munchkin_utd

MYOB wrote: »

We can probably expect a confirmed start on the Tralee Bypass shortly, as Healey-Rae has it second on his shopping list to support the budget, he was saying it on the radio today - repeatedly!

yup
http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/healy-rae-demands-hospital-and-bypass-for-supporting-budget-480421.html

according to an irish examiner article, land has already been acquired for this project.
The 100 million plus price tag is probably a good percentage land cost, so its not that much a financial burden from where we stand now to plough on and get the project over and done with.

as for a new Hospital...... That'd be off topic to comment :rolleyes: