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M7 - Castletown to Nenagh

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    #752
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    JayeL wrote: »
    Sean O'Neill of the NRA was live on Newstalk 5 minutes ago and said the M7 IS opening tomorrow.

    The NRA must be a circus because that guys a clown.
    They can't get the salt stocks ordering right, let alone anything else.


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    #753
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    is that the Provisional NRA or the Real NRA?


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    #754
    Amtmann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭Amtmann


    RTE website says the road is opening tomorrow minus the opening ceremony.


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    #755
    marmurr1916
    Registered Users Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭marmurr1916


    Good news, looks like RTÉ screwed up. Here's a correction from their website (original emphasis):
    1827 The NRA has informed us that the new section of the M7 will, in fact, open as previous planned tomorrow, without the ceremony though.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1221/weather.html

    A motorway opening without the ribbon-cutting, speech-making, time-wasting photo opportunity. Excellent! :D


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    #756
    acorn1984
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭acorn1984


    Ah sweet :D Might attempt taking the car to the airport after all. Cheers for the updates!


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    #757
    blackwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭blackwarrior


    Furet wrote: »
    RTE website says the road is opening tomorrow minus the opening ceremony.
    I stopped at Junction 24 (Nenagh East) at 7pm tonight and a couple of Motorway Maintenance employees confirmed the opening tomorrow for 1pm!


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    #758
    messi1985
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭messi1985


    1 pm is that official?? leaving dub bout 9 in morning, would be half tempted to leave later just so i can by pass the old road.. :)


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    #759
    Brabus
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭Brabus


    Ahh, so no farewell photoshoot for Noel:rolleyes:
    Bet he's raging about that.


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    #760
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    I'd say he was trying to avoid being hit with yellow snow.


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    #761
    solidwork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭solidwork


    great news early christmas present:D


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    #762
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    How do the substandard junctions on the M7 compare to the Maynooth junction on the M4?

    Are the on slips very short or is it just the tight turns?


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    #763
    Benny-c
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 398 ✭✭Benny-c


    recyclebin wrote: »
    yellow snow.
    :D


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    #764
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Furet wrote: »
    RTE website says the road is opening tomorrow minus the opening ceremony.

    Every road should be opened, when it's ready, without any ceremony.

    Just open the thing for God's sake!


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    #765
    Dirigent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭Dirigent


    jack presley wrote: »
    Every road should be opened, when it's ready, without any ceremony.

    Just open the thing for God's sake!

    Look at the bright side: this time we won't be told it's ahead of schedule and under budget by some greasy gombeen more interested in lining his own pocket.


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    #766
    limklad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭limklad


    corktina wrote: »
    is that the Provisional NRA or the Real NRA?
    Politics is Provisional in this country. Have you ever tried getting a real answer? Nothing in this country is straight forward nor the answers Real. So your Answer is neither Provisional nor Real NRA but Temporary & Misguided NRA since they are neither real nor Politicians.


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    #767
    limklad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭limklad


    marmurr1916 wrote: »
    A motorway opening without the ribbon-cutting, speech-making, time-wasting photo opportunity. Excellent! :D
    No Transport Minister Propaganda with smiles :eek:. What the country coming to!!!


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    #768
    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    People need to remember though that that Plaque has to be officially "cut" at some stage so expect the Motorway to close for a few hours at some stage in the new year.


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    #769
    marmurr1916
    Registered Users Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭marmurr1916


    Going to open at noon according to the Irish Times:
    The final section of the long-awaited M7 motorway from Dublin to Limerick is to open to motorists at noon today.

    The official ceremony had to be abandoned because of the weather.

    The M7 motorway scheme is the last element of the Government’s €18 billion plan to link regional cities to the capital.

    The Government had initially planned to have all these major inter-urban motorways completed by 2006. This was amended to 2010 in the National Development Plan 2007-2013.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1222/breaking10.html

    90 minutes to go...


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    #770
    easytiger!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭easytiger!


    Just came up from Limerick, still closed but plenty of activity at the Nenagh and Moneygall interchanges, and the snowplough/gritter was out at the Borris interchange clearing the outside lane for traffic coming from the Dublin direction


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    #771
    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    I'll be extra happy when I read the first post confirming Motorway is open :D


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    #772
    mcgeebers
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭mcgeebers


    Wishing all you N7 users a happy switchover to the new M7. God bless your patience. Sainthoods will be conferred in the New Year.

    Let's hope we get to post comments about some new projects next year (Gort - Tuam, Belturbet Bypass, Newlands, etc.).

    Merry Christmas!


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    #773
    uncanny
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭uncanny


    Go wan the M7

    Thank God they've finished it before the country goes broke

    Now open according to the IT http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1222/breaking10.html


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    #774
    marmurr1916
    Registered Users Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭marmurr1916


    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :D:D:D

    The motorway/dual-carriageway network between Dublin and the regional cities is finally complete.

    And less than four years after the first scheduled completion date of 31.12.2006! :D


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    #775
    blackwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭blackwarrior


    mcgeebers wrote: »
    Wishing all you N7 users a happy switchover to the new M7. God bless your patience.
    Merry Christmas!

    I'm a Limerick-Portlaoise daily commuter. Today is BIG. I've discovered that there is one thing slower than watching a kettle boil.

    Now, all I have to do is wait until March - when I'll get a chance to see it in daylight. :)


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    #776
    Amtmann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭Amtmann


    It is done :)

    fireworks1.jpg


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    #777
    kiwipower
    Registered Users Posts: 802 ✭✭✭kiwipower


    BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    CANT WAIT TO CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE WEATHER IN DUBLIN I WOULD BE ON IT TOMMOROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORKING CONSTRUCTION STAFF
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I HOPE THEY ALL GOT THEIR CHRISTMAS BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #778
    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    Furet wrote: »
    It is done :)

    fireworks1.jpg


    Thanks be to fcuk :D


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    #779
    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    Happy days, a straight run at it now on Christmas eve and again st stephens day....Time to unfollow thread and a big thank you to everyone who kept this thread up and running, without you we wouldn't have had a clue what was going on and what stages it was at. Once again Thank you All :)


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    #780
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,482 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Yeah its been an eventful few months! I've been lurking, but following with interest. Thanks to the photographers, and to Furet for keeping on top of the many many thread title changes. :D

    Can't wait to give the road a spin tomorrow as far as Portlaoise.


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    #781
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Great day. Roads forum will never be as active again after this though


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