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

veryangryman

Not much speed up/slow down wiggle rooom on the junctions i see

veryangryman

veryangryman wrote: »

Not much speed up/slow down wiggle rooom on the junctions i see

The slips look long enough in the earlier photos.

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The m18 rathmorissy to kiltiernan 30/03/17 last bridge on the m18 at rathmorissythe underpass at gortroe noise barrier now in placesisk putting the finishing touches to the galway to dublin railway line bridgecoldwood looking towards rathmorrisycoldwood looking towards gortrinn looking towards rathmorrisyrinn looking towards gort if you zoom in you can see langans doing the jersey barrierturloughtrassa looking towards rathmorrisyturloughtrassa looking towards gortcaranavoodaun looking towards rathmorrisycaranavoodaun looking towards gortkiltiernan looking towards rathmorrisykiltiernan looking towards gortthe m18 27.5 kms they now have layed 21 kms of tarmac and 14 kms of the jersey barrier,langans have 4 more flyovers to open parknacappaul 31/03/17,raheen/kikelly 03/04/17,ballymaquiff 13/04/17,Coole park 19/05/17

Jayop

That noise barrier on the bridge is ugly AF. They don't look as bad at all on the Charlestown bypass just at the side of the road but it looks really stupid on the bridge.

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New exit sign for junction18 at rathmorissy

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The m17 at Bauilphuil corofin 30/09/1531/03/17

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The m17 at ballybanagher corofin 12/05/1531/03/17

Taytomal

Don't know if anyone here is 'in the know' about how to organise this - we can all agree that these pages would be NOTHING without the postings from M17 and his brilliant pictures. Would it be possible to get him involved in the official opening of the scheme? Some big politician will probably cut the ribbon, but maybe he could be included in the photo or be allowed to be the first person to drive on the newly opened road? Any thoughts or ideas.......?

Pereplyotchik

Hear Hear! it would be well deserved recognition for valuable public service...

D Trent

Or petition Galway Advertiser/Galway Independent/Tuam Herald / Irish Independent that M17 be the official photographer for the opening day?

Benbecul97

Ssshhh or he will learn about these plans!:D

Nice idea, but no chance of cutting the ribbon, being in a picture, or being the first to drive the route - every politican west of the Shannon will be ahead of him in that queue!

Now sending links of this forum to the relevant road construction companies might unearth a role in PR/media on their next projects! The dream job - getting paid to do something you love doing and do anyway!

biffoman

I hear sisk made an underpass too small .not wide enough. How the hell could that happen. Apparently it was over a metre too short.

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The m17 2.5 kms form rathmorissy 31/03/17

Pereplyotchik

Doesn't sound like Sisk to me....

red bull

m17 wrote: »

The accommodation flyover at ballystaig on the m18

There are complaints that it not wide enough

biffoman

m17 wrote: »

Sounds like this is a april fool's joke,sisk have building projects since 1859 there are doing 4 underpass along the m17/m18 1234

its no joke. I spoke with the landowner and I saw the plans of the underpass. None of the ones you have from above. The landowner cant get his trailer through.i

Kevwoody

biffoman wrote: »

its no joke. I spoke with the landowner and I saw the plans of the underpass. None of the ones you have from above. The landowner cant get his trailer through.i

Sounds like a cattle underpass, therefore not meant for vehicles to use.

biffoman

biffoman wrote: »

its no joke. I spoke with the landowner and I saw the plans of the underpass. None of the ones you have from above. The landowner cant get his trailer through.i

Easily fixed by changing the trailer

m17

biffoman wrote: »

I hear sisk made an underpass too small .not wide enough. How the hell could that happen. Apparently it was over a metre too short.

There are two types of accommodation underpass,one is for livestock and the other is work vehicles pics 1 and 2 this is what your friend has2pics3,4and 5 these are for work vehicles45

m17

Tuam bypass to open in August 17http://connachttribune.ie/tuams-traffic-problems-may-eased-ahead-m17-opening-017/

m17

The tuam bypass ballygaddy road flyover 01/09/1601/04/17new signsnew signs

biffoman

thanks for the info ,I'm just shocked that it was built out of spec whether they its for livestock or vehicles it doesn't really matter.

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The m17 at Sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorrisy 02/04/17Sheeaunpark looking towards tuamall sisk have left to do is 1.8kms of the northbound lane and that's the m17 fully tarmaced,not bad going it's taken roadbridge/sisk to do 25.5kms in 11 month's

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RATHMORISSY 22/11/1522/03/17

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The m17 gets it first blue sign 10 kms form tuam 02/04/17

marno21

Talks of a Park & Ride at Athenry when the motorway opens to avoid chronic congestion along the N6

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057724783

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The kilmore roundabout 02/04/17start of the tuam bypass

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This machine is putting the holes in the jersey barrier on the m17 for drainage 03/04/17

ELCAT2009

Noticed some beech hedging has gone up around the Mountpotter roundabout in the last week or so along with some new signs for Claremorris / Sligo. And this morning around 715am i noticed a large artic unloading a big bunch of fairly mature trees a the same roudabout...nice to see it all coming together now :-)

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The end of the m17 been tarmaced next to the kilmore roundabout 03/04/17