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

serfboard · 18-12-2016 7:10pm

biffoman wrote: »

Its a pity they didn't construct a subway at Tuam instead of that nasty footbridge.

They couldn't have constructed a subway there - 'tis pure bog.

m17 · 18-12-2016 8:40pm

D Trent wrote: »

It wouldn't be a Sunday if M17 wasn't out and about with his camera

Nice to see you're enjoying the pics

Morebypasses · 18-12-2016 11:20pm

m17 wrote: »

Nice to see you're enjoying the pics

Thanks again for all the updates M17. Heading up that direction over xmas period so looking forward to seeing the progress. Hope its my last xmas passing thru Claregalway, Tuam etc etc......

red bull · 19-12-2016 1:58am

Big exercise in Tuam tonight convoy control at Kilmore roundabout putting up the rest of the footbridge on the Tuam side

godskitchen · 19-12-2016 9:11am

Not sure if this has been mentioned or not.....

Anyone interested in chucking a few quid into PayPal for the work that M17 has put in?

I'd be happy to throw in a few euro and I'm sure others would too.

I'm sure M17 is doing this for the historical aspect of the construction project and might even be insulted by my suggestion but here it is anyway

m17 · 19-12-2016 10:54am

70 ton beams been put in place on the ballygaddy road flyover on the tuam bypass

m17 · 19-12-2016 4:35pm

The m17 at Bauilphuil corofin 19/06/15

19/12/16

marno21 · 20-12-2016 2:09am

http://claregalway.info/nuacht/news/2016/09/tuam-bypass-become-new-starting-point-iconic-n17/

After this opens:

N18 Kilcolgan-Galway: N67
N18 Oranmore-Claregalway: R381
N63 Annagh-Loughgeorge: R354
N17 Tuam-Galway: N83

Presumably the N17 to N83 redesignation is to apply to the TII for a national road bypass of Claregalway when the traffic madness continues through there after this scheme opens, rather than Galway CoCo having to pay for their own relief road were the N17 to be redesignated an R road.

veryangryman · 20-12-2016 11:12am

marno21 wrote: »

http://claregalway.info/nuacht/news/2016/09/tuam-bypass-become-new-starting-point-iconic-n17/

After this opens:

N18 Kilcolgan-Galway: N67
N18 Oranmore-Claregalway: R381
N63 Annagh-Loughgeorge: R354
N17 Tuam-Galway: N83

Presumably the N17 to N83 redesignation is to apply to the TII for a national road bypass of Claregalway when the traffic madness continues through there after this scheme opens, rather than Galway CoCo having to pay for their own relief road were the N17 to be redesignated an R road.

Very prudent on their part in fairness

flazio · 20-12-2016 12:22pm

Not sure if it's mentioned here but it seems the work on M6 Exit 18 has finished for Christmas. Since last Friday evening, all roadworks signage and 80 km/h speed limit restrictions have been lifted in both directions.

m17 · 20-12-2016 3:42pm

The 6th flyover over the m18 in the townland of caranavoodaun will open on the 22/12/16 the flyover

top of the flyover

looking towards rathmorissy

looking towards gort

that's the 17th flyover that will be open overall they are 23 in total,tuam bypass 2,m17 10,m18 11

JCX BXC · 20-12-2016 5:33pm

marno21 wrote: »

After this opens:

N18 Kilcolgan-Galway: N67
N18 Oranmore-Claregalway: R381
.

This confuses me, isnt the Oranmore-Claregalway a subset of Kilcolgan-Galway?

marno21 · 20-12-2016 5:54pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

This confuses me, isnt the Oranmore-Claregalway a subset of Kilcolgan-Galway?

No. The existing N18 as far as Oranmore & R446 will be redesignated N67. Where the current N18 splits at Oranmore to head towards Claregalway (and cross the M6), will become the R381.

JCX BXC · 20-12-2016 6:03pm

marno21 wrote: »

No. The existing N18 as far as Oranmore & R446 will be redesignated N67. Where the current N18 splits at Oranmore to head towards Claregalway (and cross the M6), will become the R381.

An ya know what, I mixed up Claregalway and Clarinbridge!

m17 · 21-12-2016 12:24pm

The rock cut at Bauilphuil corofin 21/07/15

21/12/16

hi5 · 21-12-2016 1:24pm

Will this road be completed and opened in February?

m17 · 21-12-2016 3:12pm

hi5 wrote: »

Will this road be completed and opened in February?

No chance they have another 8kms to tarmac,12kms of the jersey barrier to complete then the blacktop has to be done it's looking like August 17 before the m17 opens

irishgeo · 21-12-2016 3:26pm

m17 wrote: »

No chance they have another 8kms to tarmac,12kms of the jersey barrier to complete then the blacktop has to be done it's looking like August 17 before the m17 opens

rathmossiery looks a long way from being finished

m17 · 21-12-2016 3:37pm

irishgeo wrote: »

rathmossiery looks a long way from being finished

Where the m18 ends that's a long way off form been finished,the m17 side is in good shape

m17 · 21-12-2016 8:31pm

irishgeo wrote: »

rathmossiery looks a long way from being finished

RATHMORRISY looking towards galway

Irish_rat · 22-12-2016 10:42am

m17 wrote: »

Nice map, 52,000 a day seems a reasonable estimate. The busiest section of the M7 south ring in Limerick(similar size city) is not far away from that.

biffoman · 22-12-2016 4:57pm

They started construction on the m18 side of Rathmorrisy way ahead of the m17 side but just seem to slow down a lot over the last 9 months or so, to the extent that the m17 side is far more advanced now. Was there a lot of rock on that side(m18).

m17 · 22-12-2016 8:20pm

biffoman wrote: »

They started construction on the m18 side of Rathmorrisy way ahead of the m17 side but just seem to slow down a lot over the last 9 months or so, to the extent that the m17 side is far more advanced now. Was there a lot of rock on that side(m18).

No there was not a lot of rock on the m18 side,it's down to langans section of the m18 they are way behind sisk and roadbridge,sisk have left that side of rathmorrisy,and are contrasting on the m17 side

m17 · 23-12-2016 2:28pm

The m18 at parknacappa 18/03/16

18/12/16

m17 · 23-12-2016 8:27pm

The m17 at Sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorissy with the cartymore flyover in the background 23/12/16

looking towards tuam with the kilseagh flyover in the background

this is the worst part of the m17,they have now layed 19kms of tarmac,sisk have 4.5 kms left and roadbridge have 2 kms left to do,as of the 22/12/16

m17 · 24-12-2016 12:24pm

M18 junction17 kiltiernan 27/11/16

rathmorrisy

m17 junction2 annagh hill

ratracer · 24-12-2016 1:30pm

Thanks for that picture of Kiltiernan M17, now I can finally understand how it works at that junction. It's the same narrow entry/exit as the rest of the M18 around Ennis.