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

JupiterKid · 2012-04-06 16:30:21

Following on from the suggestion of a poster, this thread has been set up to discuss the need for widening the M7. The section of the M7 IMO in immediate need (really a backlog need) for widening is the section from the Maudlins Interchange at Naas to the M9 interchange - basically the original 1983 Naas Bypass and half of…

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#3932 17-08-2020 12:56pm
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spacetweek wrote: »

What are you trying to say here?

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

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#3933 22-08-2020 10:57pm
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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.

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#3934 24-08-2020 2:58pm
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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

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#3935 24-08-2020 3:09pm
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MYSTICA1 wrote: »

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

That will likely facilitate the new overbridge being connected to the road and the current temporary road being removed, interested to see if they will include cycle links here, there were some complaints that it hadn't been given consideration.

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#3936 12-09-2020 9:25pm
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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?

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#3937 12-09-2020 10:05pm
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MYSTICA1 wrote: »

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?

Yes you can....was up there myself last week.

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#3938 13-09-2020 2:20am
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How is progress? Is there any timeframe at all?

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#3939 13-09-2020 5:05pm
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Trigger85 wrote: »

How is progress? Is there any timeframe at all?

From their website - www.m7upgrade.com

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#3940 14-09-2020 12:25pm
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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.

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#3941 14-09-2020 12:44pm
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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.

That's a fairly comprehensive update, thanks for that.

Good to know the end is finally in sight.

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#3942 16-09-2020 5:34pm
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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.”

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#3943 16-09-2020 7:19pm
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hero001 wrote: »

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.”

It's Kildare now. Utter rubbish "news" site that usually reports on "drunk man arrested".

If you read the story there's absolutely nothing in it. It says "completion" not the opening date.

It's quite normal for a final completion date to be months after opening.

The 3 lanes of the M7 are open, but it's only being completed now with the overhead signage.

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#3944 16-09-2020 7:53pm
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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.

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#3945 18-09-2020 4:14pm
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jmkennedyie wrote: »

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.

I think from the above October is more likely than Dec.
Local news sites are even worse than the mainstream media at reporting on transport-related matters.

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#3946 18-09-2020 7:15pm
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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.

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#3947 19-09-2020 9:01am
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At least light at the end of the tunnel of a very poorly run project!

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#3948 19-09-2020 11:01am
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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.

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#3949 19-09-2020 1:37pm
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millb wrote: »

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.

Correct, the only vehicle access to the bypass will be from the Sallins link road. The Osberstown over-bridge will be a flyover with access only to exiting L2006 road and to the canal road on the east side of the flyover.

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#3950 19-09-2020 3:48pm
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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.

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#3951 19-09-2020 4:26pm
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Kevtherev1 wrote: »

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.

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

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#3952 19-09-2020 6:49pm
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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??

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#3953 20-09-2020 2:49pm
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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

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#3954 20-09-2020 3:22pm
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_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

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#3955 20-09-2020 3:35pm
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WishUWereHere wrote: »

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

There’s an awful hump between Naas south and the M9 turn off about half way southbound. I mean really noticeable. Very poor quality job. There’s another few on the other side

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#3956 20-09-2020 9:35pm
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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.

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#3957 27-09-2020 5:08pm
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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.

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#3958 27-09-2020 5:17pm
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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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#3959 28-09-2020 1:41pm
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A few pics

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#3960 28-09-2020 1:42pm
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A few more

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#3961 28-09-2020 1:47pm
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jmkennedyie wrote: »

A few more

Great shots, thanks.

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