Loughrea Bypass

finlma

When the hell is this going to open? I'm sick of getting stuck for half an hour every time I go through the town. It looks pretty finished, they just need to open it.

CrowdedHouse

I heard it's opening next week........I too will welcome it

timeout

Yeah, pretty sure its opening next week but then they got to close it for a couple of hours the following week for the offical opening. You know the ones where they get some politican to come up and cut a ribbon and then claim to be the first to drive down the new road :rolleyes:

Robbo

Woo yay. The only thing worse than having to travel through the town that time forgot is being stuck in traffic there for half an hour.

scart

Opening Monday 21st November.
Martin Cullen Minister for transport to cut ribbon.

CrowdedHouse

^^ Just my luck I'm going that way next weekend

po0k

Nuke* it from orbit.



Fluffly, cuddly nukes of course - like a mug of warm horlicks on a clear Decemeber morning

wet-paint

It's the only way to be sure.

Willymuncher

Nice one! its a right bitch living in Loughrea with the way it is, it sure will be a changed town when I get back to it.

LegacyUser

Not opening til next month ... because of poor weather.

However, it will still open be ahead of schedule ... because of good weather.

Go figure.

CrowdedHouse

Buckfast wrote:

Not opening til next month ...

Ah well and there was I hoping it would be open ahead of the official date....another crawl through tomorrow night on the way to Oranmore.

Don't know why but I usually put on Rory Gallagher - Live in Europe,helps me chill

swoofer

I was told today it is opening next Friday 29th NOVEMBER and it is putting it mildly to say I cant wait and no doubt thousands of others. Another town to be crossed off my list. Hurry up ENNIS.

gb--

johnnyboy4711

ditto!!!

CrowdedHouse

Was in Oranmore over the weekend,passed through Loughrea on Friday night about 7:15 pm and flew through no hold ups whatsoever,weird!
It was deserted tonight at 8 pm too.

finlma

It's being officially opened on Friday morning by Marting Cullen.

galwaydude

at last, wonder what town will next be on the list of holds when getting the bus from dublin to galway. All the traffic is already backing up in craughwell.

Wonder will they ever bypass my hometown in south galway.The sooner the better

finlma

The Motorway from Dublin to Kinnegad is opening in mid-December too so the trip to Dublin should be a good bit quicker from now on.

CrowdedHouse

Sorry to drag this one up from the depths but I just noticed today that Oranmore moves away while you are on the bypass :eek:
At the first roundabout(Ballinasloe side heading to Galway) it says Oranmore 27Km but at the middle roundabout it's now 28Km !

Someone was dozing !

(Still the bypass make a big difference on the journey)

LegacyUser

CrowdedHouse wrote:

Oranmore moves away while you are on the bypass :eek:
At the first roundabout(Ballinasloe side heading to Galway) it says Oranmore 27Km but at the middle roundabout it's now 28Km !

Someone was dozing !

Someone was dozing? Yep. You. When has a bypass ever been in a direct line? Of course there's a differentiation in distance.

Ruaidhri

Anyone noticed the dublin side roundabout is being torn to pieces?

luckat

Love that bypass. Roll on the Moate bypass...