M7/M8 Portlaoise-Castletown-Cullahill Motorway (incl. Abbeyleix Bypass)

Amtmann

janeybabe wrote: »

I drove from Glanmire to Clonsilla in 15-20 minutes less than the shortest time I've ever driven that journey.

New road ftw! \o/

How long did it take you in total?

Toto Wolfcastle

Furet wrote: »

How long did it take you in total?

About 2 hours 15. I was at the speed limit pretty much the whole way. I did go over by about 10km a couple of times but I pulled myself back when that happened. I've seen too many Gardaí along the road to Dublin to allow myself go over.

Chris_5339762

OSM still isnt updated! OMG!

Amtmann

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

OSM still isnt updated! OMG!

You'd better do it so!

Our man in Havana

So J2 never happened?

L1011

janeybabe wrote: »

About 2 hours 15. I was at the speed limit pretty much the whole way. I did go over by about 10km a couple of times but I pulled myself back when that happened. I've seen too many Gardaí along the road to Dublin to allow myself go over.

10km/h over on an analogue dial speedo is quite likely not over at all.

Amtmann

Haddockman wrote: »

So J2 never happened?

Nope.

no1beemerfan

Just driven from Newbridge to Roscrea and its some difference. About 15 mins from Portlaoise to Roscrea side of Borris in Ossory instead of half an hour and more on fridays!

Have one biggish complaint though and thats about when the motorway splits to the M8/M7. The split is only a wide slip road at the beginning and a lot of people got confused but this will probably improve when people get familar with the layout.

Another major problem is the lack of crash barriers when the motorway splits as the M8 drops a good 10 foot or more below the level of the M7. Goes like this for a good few hundred feet.

Finally did anyone find the new section going southbound at portlaoise very bumpy?

Overall though its a brilliant addition!

oddiot

KevR wrote: »

Good to see RTE giving the completion of an Inter-Urban the recognition it deserves. Decent coverage on the news just now, certainly much better than the coverage when the Dublin to Galway Inter-Urban was completed. Reporter: "Red Cow Roundabout" - it's not a roundabout anymore!!!

Road looks really good.

Yes, the coverage on six one was good, including the history of the route. Also covered on nuacht... Where they appropriately called it M a h-ocht

roosterman71

I'm going from Athlone to Roscrea later this evening. But I think I'll go via Portlaoise and the new road just for a look!!

Amtmann

roosterman71 wrote: »

I'm going from Athlone to Roscrea later this evening. But I think I'll go via Portlaoise and the new road just for a look!!

That's the way I'm going to go to Athlone from now on too when coming from Cork: via Portlaoise, the N80, N52 Tullamore Bypass and the M6.

Our man in Havana

The M7 was only mentioned in passing.

John C

Furet wrote: »

Could someone Youtube it? Can't watch it properly in Germany.

http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html
On the right hand side it shows 3 headers, the middle one is "news now"
Double click brings another window. Symbol for Adobe Flash Player.
It is now ( 20:30h, CEST) showing the six one news.
At about 5 Minutes it shows that motorway report.

There is no fast forward. It cannot be downloaded.


This worked in Upper Bavaria, Germany

larryone

Open Street Map has been updated on the database side, but the tile sever hasnt caught up with it. It's usually much faster, but even after a few of us gave it a poke it still hasn't done the rendering. =0(
I wont be driving it for a fair while, but definitely looking forward to it. =0)

Sponge Bob

I told ye all that this section would be open in time for the Galway Races and I was right all along

df1985

Very nice coverage of this on rte, with the little "tribute" to the old journey that took her 4 hours 40 minutes!

Ended by saying something along the lines of that the motorways are one part of the boom we can all live with-AMEN to that!

Hogzy

df1985 wrote: »

that took her 4 hours 40 minutes!

And that was without traffic. Im so glad i never had the pleasure of driving to Dublin on the old road. When i started driving Glanmire, Fermoy and Cashel were all done. Think it took between 3 and 3.5 hours then.

WAHHOOOO IRELAND JUST SCORED!!!!

Amtmann

Some decent reportage at last from RTE alright. Also, some great camera work. The M7 section looked extremely busy. Granted it was a Friday afternoon, but still, I can't help but feel that we might have to add extra lanes in another 20 years or so.

Stark

larryone wrote: »

Open Street Map has been updated on the database side, but the tile sever hasnt caught up with it. It's usually much faster, but even after a few of us gave it a poke it still hasn't done the rendering. =0(
I wont be driving it for a fair while, but definitely looking forward to it. =0)

I'm getting "tile is clean" on the tiles:

eg: http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/14/7852/5336.png/status

MidlandsM

I went to the Ahaboe intersection today to see the first of the traffic.
Here's some vid of the first traffic from Borris in Ossary (N7) under garda escort.
The was a good few people round looking at the traffic so lots of garda cars and trucks gave people a blast of the sirens/horns.
There was a good feeling amongst people!

http://vimeo.com/12116818

giveth

Furet wrote: »

That's the way I'm going to go to Athlone from now on too when coming from Cork: via Portlaoise, the N80, N52 Tullamore Bypass and the M6.

I drove Athlone to Cork via Portlaoise this evening. It took 2 hours 30 mins. Probably about 15 minutes shorter than it would normally take me on a Friday evening going via Birr/Roscrea/Thurles.

Really great road, but it definately isn't the smoothest section. Also the M7 section was surprisingly busy with traffic bunching in places.

Danno

Just back in from the celebrations in Durrow. A nice parade of old classic cars and bikes. Cowen failed to show due to a TD's funeral in Rathdowney. The old N8 was very quite (for a Friday evening) a few lorries, most went down the N77 to Kilkenny.

hinault

Furet wrote: »

Could someone Youtube it? Can't watch it properly in Germany.

Try RTE player?

hinault

So for a cheapskate like me, driving from Thurles to Dublin : where are the tolls can anyone tell me?

Thanks

rainbowdash

The joint M7 / M8 should have been a shared road much farther down towards Limerick / Cork, then when it splits the Limerick - Cork motorway would now be built by default.

lartsa

I see they put the River Goul sign on the wrong bridge !!

They put it on a small stream just south of the River Erkina, rather then the correct site, a mile further south where the Goul has been flattered by a very substantial bridge.

Amtmann

lartsa wrote: »

I see they put the River Goul sign on the wrong bridge !!

They put it on a small stream just south of the River Erkina, rather then the correct site, a mile further south where the Goul has been flattered by a very substantial bridge.

That's the second incorrect sign reported (the M8 is signed E20 at junction 3 as well, which is also wrong). However, the www.midlink.ie site doesn't seem to have any email address for the managing company, so it would be a bit awkward to inform them at the moment.

Amtmann

So when do you think OSM will show the updates?

larryone

As soon as the tile renderer sorts itself out. It's been having trouble since about 09:00. I've alerted some of the admins to the issue.

G_R

Furet wrote: »

Could someone Youtube it? Can't watch it properly in Germany.

www.rte.ie/player

go to the News Now section, im 99% certain its International