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  • 27-04-2006 6:22pm
    #1
    Fool 5000
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    Whats the story with the Galway to Ballinasloe bypass and the Athlone/Ballinasloe bypass or when are they going to be built :confused:


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    Robbo
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    Short answer, not for a long time. They're well started on Kinnegad-Kilbeggan and they've planned Killbeggan-Athlone but you'll be waiting a while for anything west of the Shannon.

    The Galway-Ballinasloe section will only be tenderd by the end of the year and I think there's still problems with the route.


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    awhir
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    what about claregalway bypass we need 1 TO !!!!


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    Robbo
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    Wasn't the proposed Claregalway bypass canned because they now want to build a dual carriageway to Tuam?


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    jabberwock
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    Robbo wrote:
    Wasn't the proposed Claregalway bypass canned because they now want to build a dual carriageway to Tuam?

    ìt was origionally canned because the people of clargalway didn't want one!!!
    now look at the state of the place


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    padi89
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    jabberwock wrote:
    ìt was origionally canned because the people of clargalway didn't want one!!!
    now look at the state of the place

    Its the new Loughrea for a bottle neck, yet its a quarter the size.Residents must be well pissed now,i know i would.


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    daveg
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    27000 cars pass through Claregalway per day. I have to pass through it twice a day. It's a fúcking nightmare.


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    Sponge Bob
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    the locals will not sell the land to the council to build the claregalway bypass


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    daveg
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    Sponge Bob wrote:
    the locals will not sell the land to the council to build the claregalway bypass

    What about compulsery purchase orders? Not a nice way to sort out the situation but when impacts so many people's lives I think it'd be justified.


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    Fool 5000
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    Go-ahead given for Claregalway Bypass – Grealish

    Thursday 26th May 2005
    Progressive Democrats TD for Galway West Noel Grealish TD has confirmed that the go-ahead is to be given by the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the Claregalway Bypass

    'The Chief Executive of the NRA, Mr Fred Barry, has confirmed to me that the Claregalway bypass is to get the green light. This is fantastic news for the people of Claregalway who have campaigned and petitioned so hard for this project.'

    At present, 30,000 cars travel through the village on a daily basis, and local residents have been calling for the construction of a bypass in order to relieve the village of congestion and heavy traffic volumes.

    'I have had numerous meetings with the NRA on this issue, making the case for the bypass and expressing the views of local residents, and I was therefore delighted to be informed by the Chief Executive that approval, in principle, is being given,' says Deputy Grealish.

    'This is a hugely important piece of local infrastructure and badly needed in the village of Claregalway. However, it is important now to ensure that there is proper consultation with all sides, that the process is moved forward with all local concerns on board, and the proper and appropriate valuations of the land required are carried out.'
    :D


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