M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam [open to traffic]

m17 · 16-10-2015 8:57am

The flyover at carthymore near the sisk yard

Charlie Charolais · 16-10-2015 10:14am

vertical drainage rig, galway road outta Tuam

m17 · 16-10-2015 2:15pm

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

vertical drainage rig, galway road outta Tuam

Great to see an Irish flag and not a Spanish one

m17 · 17-10-2015 3:41pm

There making good progress around rathmorrisy 16/10/15

guylikeme · 17-10-2015 3:50pm

The three stack rqthmorrisey job
Can anyone point out some similar junction anywhere. I cant quite picture the end result yet

marno21 · 17-10-2015 4:04pm

m17 wrote: »

There making good progress around rathmorrisy 16/10/15

I presume the 'pillars' are for the M17/M18 mainline running over the centre of the junction and the less tall bank of earth is for one of the roundabout bridges?

Gaffs89 · 17-10-2015 4:39pm

Bridge at Ballinphuil Corofin taking shape.

nowecant · 17-10-2015 5:30pm

Progress on this seems to be flying ahead, or is it just me?

Must be all the good weather we are having. If they can keep progressing with the earth works at the rate that they are and move the work to other areas when it gets wet it could be in line for an early opening maybe

Vilnian · 17-10-2015 8:46pm

Hey guys, I've been an observer of this thread for the last couple of years now, recently I've bought my first drone, I tried to upload a couple of pictures here from today, but they won't allow me to put any URL's or attachments as I'm a new user, I posted a few of them into the Irish Forum on Skyscrapercity (under Ireland's new Motorway Network thread), feel free to check out

spacetweek · 17-10-2015 10:47pm

I see there's clearance at the edge of the bridges to allow for future widening of the M6 to 6 lanes. Seems that way anyway.

curiousjay · 17-10-2015 11:08pm

guylikeme wrote:

The three stack rqthmorrisey job Can anyone point out some similar junction anywhere. I cant quite picture the end result yet

To my knowledge it will be the first of its kind in the country. Probably some examples in the UK.

Geogregor · 18-10-2015 12:23pm

m17 wrote: »

There making good progress around rathmorrisy 16/10/15

Great shots. Good to see them making steady progress.
It will get really interesting once the beams are be in place.

m17 · 18-10-2015 12:41pm

Geogregor wrote: »

Great shots. Good to see them making steady progress.
It will get really interesting once the beams are be in place.

That will be done by the 6th of December

mayo.mick · 18-10-2015 2:58pm

Vilnian wrote: »

Hey guys, I've been an observer of this thread for the last couple of years now, recently I've bought my first drone, I tried to upload a couple of pictures here from today, but they won't allow me to put any URL's or attachments as I'm a new user, I posted a few of them into the Irish Forum on Skyscrapercity (under Ireland's new Motorway Network thread), feel free to check out

This your post here? http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=127905378&postcount=1078

Good shots!

(photo resizing, any photo editing software will resize photos for you. Most forums allow 800pix max longside for uploads. Basic windows paint software will also resize photos for you)

m17 · 18-10-2015 3:39pm

mayo.mick wrote: »

This your post here? http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=127905378&postcount=1078

Good shots!

(photo resizing, any photo editing software will resize photos for you. Most forums allow 800pix max longside for uploads. Basic windows paint software will also resize photos for you)

Looking at those pics there still a good bit behind the northern section

Vilnian · 18-10-2015 8:49pm

mayo.mick wrote: »

This your post here?

Good shots!

(photo resizing, any photo editing software will resize photos for you. Most forums allow 800pix max longside for uploads. Basic windows paint software will also resize photos for you)

They are indeed

Thanks for the constructive feedback, I'm still working on that, and will certainly know for the future reference

m17 · 26-10-2015 10:53am

Direct route newsletter q4 2015

doctorchick · 29-10-2015 12:10pm

Lot of activity at the Rathmorrissey interchange leading up to the installation of main spans in a few weeks time.

On the Eastbound carriageway they have pretty much laid down the off-ramp - assuming that needs to be ready to receive the various bits and pieces that will be needed for the bridge construction.

Few pictures from today (really need to clean my windscreen)

m17 · 31-10-2015 3:58pm

Bridge over the grange river between corofin and tuam

m17 · 31-10-2015 7:36pm

Great shots of the m17 form annagh hill to the tuam bypass on YouTube type in Robert lally video is about 20 mins long

Taytomal · 31-10-2015 8:01pm

Does anyone know the dates and times of the upcoming closures? I've passed the signs three times already and still didn't get to read it!!!!!! Am I too fast or is the sign too slow???!!