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

Nath

Drove through Tuam tonight heading towards Galway, noticed how poorly lit the roadworks are where the M17 ends and meets the N17, really struggled to see the temporary traffic cones and follow the road even though I'm fairly familiar with the current layout from daytime driving (and my eyesight and car headlights are in good working order!!).
The lack of adequate lighting seems like an accident / incident of some sort waiting to happen. Anyone else think the same?

red bull

I agree, the traffic cones are all over the place, seems it was a result of the rally held in the area today I'm told

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Rathmorissy 29/10/1506/02/17

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The m18 at turloughtrassa looking towards rathmorissy 06/02/17turloughtrassa looking towards gortcaranavoodaun looking towards gortcaranavoodaun looking towards rathmorissy

avent

The flyover at coldwood should be open this evening or later tonight

CrowdedHouse

Not a great pic but they were working on it at dawn this morning

EDIT:Added video

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CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Not a great pic but they were working on it at dawn this morning

Any pic is better then nothing thanks for that

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The m17 at castlelambert 07/02/17the m17 25.5kms they now have layed 19.5 kms of tarmac and 14kms of the jersey barrier

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The 7th flyover over the m18 is now open at coldwood 11 months behind schedule sorry pic is a bit dark 07/02/172

spacetweek

red bull wrote: »

I agree, the traffic cones are all over the place, seems it was a result of the rally held in the area today I'm told

!!!!

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Tuam bypass will not open until November 17

Benbecul97

according to Direct Route, but TII have no comment to make on it....hmmm!!!!

Cookiemunster

Benbecul97 wrote: »

according to Direct Route, but TII have no comment to make on it....hmmm!!!!

Direct Route won't do a partial opening because it's a PPP that includes maintenance of the whole scheme for 25 years after opening so it'll all be done in one go. TII already agreed to these terms when they awarded the contract.

marno21

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Direct Route won't do a partial opening because it's a PPP that includes maintenance of the whole scheme for 25 years after opening so it'll all be done in one go. TII already agreed to these terms when they awarded the contract.

A partial opening could occur if TII agree to pay the availability payments for the early opening. We know how reluctant DTTAS are to spend any money but political backlash locally could see it open early. The people of Tuam won't be too happy to see a traffic choked town for the summer with a dual carraigeway bypass lying idle beside the town.

Cookiemunster

marno21 wrote: »

A partial opening could occur if TII agree to pay the availability payments for the early opening. We know how reluctant DTTAS are to spend any money but political backlash locally could see it open early. The people of Tuam won't be too happy to see a traffic choked town for the summer with a dual carraigeway bypass lying idle beside the town.

That's if they actually have it finished by the summer. They could easily leave the a section unfinished until after the summer or decide to not put down the final wearing course until they're doing it on the rest of the scheme. Not saying they'll do this, but it is possible.

f2

Have heard a phased opening is on the cards, talk among the crew of a late April bypass opening, not sure if this gives enough time to finish roundabout etc.

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The m18 getting it's first layer of tarmac over the galway to dublin railway line 09/02/17

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The m17 at castlelambert looking towards rathmorissy 09/02/17castlelambert looking towards tuam sisk have layed more of the jersey barrier

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The longest flyover ever to open coldwood 21/06/1531/08/1531/12/1505/05/1609/02/17 galway sidecraughwell side

CrowdedHouse

Are there still cones strewn around it?

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CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Are there still cones strewn around it?

The cones are still three as you can see in pic,langans have still a bit of work to do on the flyover tarmac and footpaths have to be completed by the time there finished it will have taken two years

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The m17 at Bauilphuil corofin 10/02/1610/02/17

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The m18 at coldwood top of the flyover 10/02/17looking towards gort end of the langans sectionlooking towards rathmorrisy start of the sisk section

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The m18 at raheen/kiltartan looking towards gort 10/02/17raheen/kiltartan looking towards rathmorrisy

EmptyTree

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Direct Route won't do a partial opening because it's a PPP that includes maintenance of the whole scheme for 25 years after opening so it'll all be done in one go. TII already agreed to these terms when they awarded the contract.

PPP...... Does that mean there's going to be a toll on the new road??

JCX BXC

EmptyTree wrote: »

PPP...... Does that mean there's going to be a toll on the new road??

No, there will not be a toll.

marno21

EmptyTree wrote: »

PPP...... Does that mean there's going to be a toll on the new road??

The old school method of hard tolling for PPPs (M1 Drogheda, M3 Clonee-Kells, M4 Enfield, M6 Ballinasloe, M7/M8, M8 Fermoy, N18 Limerick, N25 Waterford, M50 Westlink, Eastlink) has been replaced by a new model of availability payments where the government pays back the PPP concessionaire over a period of time in return for the construction and operation of the scheme. No hard toll on the road.

This is being applied to:
N7/N11 PPP: N7 Newlands Cross and M11 Arklow-Rathnew. Concessionaire also takes M11 Ashford and Arklow/Gorey bypasses to maintain and operate
M17/M18 Gort-Tuam
M11 Gorey-Enniscorthy
N25 New Ross Bypass

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The new foot bridge at annagh hill 12/02/172

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I wish I was on the m17 the abbet river to annagh hill just click on the link and press playhttps://goo.gl/photos/uqscgAtM2Gu9RZgt5

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The tuam bypass ballygaddy flyover looking towards the kilmore roundabout 12/02/17looking towards the kilcloghans flyoverkilcloghans flyover looking towards ballygaddy flyoverlooking towards the mountpotter roundabout