N22 - Macroom to Ballyvourney (Macroom Bypass) [open to traffic]

cantalach

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Ah I see. So the road I'm talking about will be no more after the bypass?

It will be there...an overbridge carries one road over another.

mickmmc

How are Jons/Craddock operating the project:

1) Purchasing/leasing their own machines and employing local operators or operators from Meath? That is the Wills method of operating.

2) Subcontracting to plant hire firms in Cork or Kerry.

3) What quarry are they going to use? I recall that there was quarry built near the County Bounds for the last project on the N22. I don't know if the contractor had a licence in those days.

nordydan

You can see the route of the bypass in this map (approx):

https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1&layers=10df2279f9684e4a9f6a7f08febac2a9&center=-1000000,6780000,102100&level=13

Water John

Ah the famous county bounds quarry. Had no planning from the council they were located and supplying the other council. I'd be only surmising that, considering the terrain that, they will be able to supply a good portion from, borrow pits.

Quackster

Water John wrote: »

Ah the famous county bounds quarry. Had no planning from the council they were located and supplying the other council. I'd be only surmising that, considering the terrain that, they will be able to supply a good portion from, borrow pits.

Yep, considering the terrain it's cutting through, it could well be fairly self-sufficient for aggregate.

marno21

Works really stepping up a notch now. Serious earthworks in progress on the Millstreet Road at the junction with a stop go in place now. Minor road diversion in place also now on the Masseytown Road and significant tree felling undergoing at the new N22 crossing point in Carrigaphooca.

Mill Road also closed of course. Town seems very busy this week.

aisling86

I walked a small section of the road over the weekend. Some serious terrain to work through. If people thought the ballincollig bypass was wide open when windy this will be alot worse its v high above the town of macroom. Its great to see it finally taking some shape.

cillo2000

Any pics of the progress? It'll be a few weeks before I get a chance for a gawk

yerwanthere123

Yeah I'd like to see some pictures if anyone has any. Although with the driving restrictions being eased today I could go for a look myself maybe, where is most of the current work being done?

cork_south

Will be heading down to Kerry at the end of the month.

Can the works be seen from the existing road and of so whereabouts?

cillo2000

I reckon over the R618 bridge and along the mill road (the 'bypass') should give you a good view of the works.

aisling86

This is the section between coleyhane and kilnagurteen

rounders

What's the timeline on this road? And I remember seeing talk of the macroom section opening ahead of the rest of it. Any timeline on that?

cantalach

rounders wrote: »

What's the timeline on this road? And I remember seeing talk of the macroom section opening ahead of the rest of it. Any timeline on that?

Early opening of a Macroom-only section doesn't seem possible. The only junction to the west of Macroom (until you're almost into Baile Mhic Íre) is on the Millstreet Road here. This would mean that Killarney-bound traffic would have to drive back down towards Macroom and then take a right onto the existing N22.

serfboard

aisling86 wrote: »

This is the section between coleyhane and kilnagurteen

Congratulations aisling86, you are now our dedicated Macroom Bypass Correspondent!

We'll need a photographic update, oh, only about once a week or less, but could we have the photos in landscape mode, please?

Presence of your dog in the photos is optional, but if you are going to include it, we'll need to know its name!

marno21

cantalach wrote: »

Early opening of a Macroom-only section doesn't seem possible. The only junction to the west of Macroom (until you're almost into Baile Mhic Íre) is on the Millstreet Road here. This would mean that Killarney-bound traffic would have to drive back down towards Macroom and then take a right onto the existing N22.

The new N22 intersects with the old N22 about 3/4km west of Macroom at Carrigaphooca. There's no permanent access to the new road there but a temporary tie in could be constructed.

There was workers out there cutting down large volumes of trees at this location last week.

Chris_5339762

serfboard wrote: »

Congratulations aisling86, you are now our dedicated Macroom Bypass Correspondent!

We'll need a photographic update, oh, only about once a week or less, but could we have the photos in landscape mode, please?

Presence of your dog in the photos is optional, but if you are going to include it, we'll need to know its name!

Every photo must have the dog

Cork Trucker

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Every photo must have the dog

I nominate the dog to cut the ribbon for the official opening

damian01211

https://www.facebook.com/james.driscoll.104/posts/10157352019253170

Here's few pics from James O'Driscoll, he's a local photographer and he did some nice shots from he's drone. It start before the mill rd and it follows the build.
Looks really nice! I'll try to get a few shots of works done near millstreet road as I live on the estate near the works.

I understand that some people might not have facebook so I'm adding direct link to pictures.

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Just incase they're not mine, they are taken by James O'Driscoll. Full credits to him for capturing it!
If just incase you're pictures is zoomed in, press and hold CTRL and just scroll it down using your mouse

aisling86

Think I'll leave james take over as photographer!! Hes brilliant

serfboard

aisling86 wrote: »

Think I'll leave james take over as photographer!! Hes brilliant

In fairness, it's hard to beat the perspective that drone photography brings.

Chris_5339762

aisling86 wrote: »

Think I'll leave james take over as photographer!! Hes brilliant

This thread is now 100% about your dog, sorry!


Pics please

cantalach

marno21 wrote: »

The new N22 intersects with the old N22 about 3/4km west of Macroom at Carrigaphooca. There's no permanent access to the new road there but a temporary tie in could be constructed.

I know that exact spot very well because the mother-in-law lives just up that boreen towards Clondrohid. The CPO corridor isn’t very wide there and I think it might be technically challenging to have a temporary tie-ie. it might also be problematic from a legal perspective. It’s one thing to early-open a planned junction for which planning has been granted, EIS done, etc. But this would be creating a temporary junction that has not been approved. Who knows eh?

Water John

Not to derail, but it's the closest thread. Heard very large wind turbines to come along N22 to Stage Cross and turning for Crookstown and Beal Na Blath.
I think they have done a dry run and had even difficulty turning off the N22.
Anyone hear of it, would love to see it.
Know the route has been regularly used but this is supposed to be super big.

aisling86

Water John wrote: »

Not to derail, but it's the closest thread. Heard very large wind turbines to come along N22 to Stage Cross and turning for Crookstown and Beal Na Blath.
I think they have done a dry run and had even difficulty turning off the N22.
Anyone hear of it, would love to see it.
Know the route has been regularly used but this is supposed to be super big.

I'd find it hard to believe they would get through the bends at crookstown. They had to stop all traffic each night to get them through macroom. Those bends are so tight and lots of trees.

Water John

A lot of them went west along the Bantry Line R585 over the years, regular route, just these are bigger. Took an hour for the Crookstown to Beal Na Blath drive on the trial run.

Kevwoody

Water John wrote:

Not to derail, but it's the closest thread. Heard very large wind turbines to come along N22 to Stage Cross and turning for Crookstown and Beal Na Blath. I think they have done a dry run and had even difficulty turning off the N22. Anyone hear of it, would love to see it. Know the route has been regularly used but this is supposed to be super big.

Yes it's true alright, they had difficulty with a tail swing catching a large Directional Sign, which has now been removed for a 4 to 5 month period.

marno21

Coolyhane Road in Macroom to remain closed for a further 3 weeks until July 10th to facilitate overbridge construction works.

Stop/go system in place just outside Ballymakeera at Toonlane also to faciliate clearance (I believe it's at the location of the roundabout on the existing N22 which is where the link road to the new N22 & the existing road to Clondrohid will begin).

yerwanthere123

Does anybody else find it all a bit exciting that it's finally happening now, or is it just me I always get a mini jolt of joy when I see someone's posted in the thread, can't wait to see what the latest update is :pac:

damian01211

Urgent closing of N22 between Macroom and Baile Mhic Ire
From 22nd June till 25th June. From 9:30 until 16:30.

It starts from Millstreet Road Junction R582 in Macroom to Clondrohid Junction L3409 in Baile Mhic Ire.

They're doing road resurfacing. Diversion via Clondrohid.


Also as promised before I went for a walk today as I live on the Ros Alainn estate.
Took some pictures of the work progress on the Millstreet Road side. Looks like they're busy! I'm attaching them to my post.