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

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    #6212
    BelfastVanMan
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭BelfastVanMan


    Benbecul97 wrote: »
    m17 wrote: »
    end of the m17 at tuam 20/06/17IMAG3856_zpsbvhxdfen.jpgkilmore roundabout

    Not a very streamlined finish between the red brick and central barrier. Looks shoddy. Surely a potential hazard for North-bound traffic?

    There will probably be a short stretch of tapering Arnco barrier along the top on the red bricks from the end of the Jersey barrier to the end of the red brick part, where it meets the rou
    ndabout.


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    #6213
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    Langans have started the line painting on the m18 at coldwood 20/06/17IMAG3859_zps4cdfw0wg.jpg


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    #6214
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The m17 at kilseagh looking towards rathmorrisy 20/06/17IMAG3865_zpszjr90yjh.jpgkilseagh looking towards tuamIMAG3864_zpsu1eazwpx.jpg


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    #6215
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    M17 junction 19 annagh hill northbound lane 21/06/17IMAG3867_zpst9rs4szp.jpgnorthbound laneIMAG3868_zpsqw6qhbrt.jpgnorthbound laneIMAG3869_zps4lae5qir.jpgnorthbound laneIMAG3870_zpsmvfpl8gi.jpgnorthbound laneIMAG3871_zpsmqdhqoog.jpgsouthbound laneIMAG3877_zpsrodcakhi.jpglooking towards rathmorrisyIMAG3874_zpseovvp5d0.jpglooking towards tuamIMAG3876_zpss4t5ltz1.jpgthe flyoverIMAG3878_zpshrchbe2b.jpg


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    #6216
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The m18 at parknacappul looking towards rathmorrisy 21/06/17IMAG3861_zpsuzsmg1l4.jpgparknacappul looking towards gortIMAG3860_zpsecz3olki.jpgif you zoom in you can see the small machine in front of the van that is marking out the motorway for the line painting


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    #6217
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    Do the line painting machines automatically follow the previously placed white dots or is it manual by the driver?


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    #6218
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    spacetweek wrote: »
    Do the line painting machines automatically follow the previously placed white dots or is it manual by the driver?
    All automatic. There's some great videos on Youtube of such machines.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZWbdjk4Pys


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    #6219
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    @ M17 - I hope you're planning for your retirement, won't be long now :D

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #6220
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    CrowdedHouse wrote: »
    @ M17 - I hope you're planning for your retirement, won't be long now :D

    That's another 22 years away until then you'll be stuck with me, bringing you the best pics and updates


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    #6221
    Roadfan
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭Roadfan


    Alun wrote: »
    All automatic. There's some great videos on Youtube of such machines.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZWbdjk4Pys

    Great video thanks.


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    #6222
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    m17 wrote: »
    That's another 22 years away until then you'll be stuck with me, bringing you the best pics and updates
    You’ll need to change your username for the next project. :P


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    #6223
    D Trent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,341 ✭✭✭D Trent


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    You’ll need to change your username for the next project. :P

    ......the M63 into Roscommon 😂


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    #6224
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The m18 at gortroe 21/06/17IMAG3880_zpsy1cio3t5.jpg


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    #6225
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,555 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    m17 wrote: »
    The m18 at gortroe 21/06/17IMAG3880_zpsy1cio3t5.jpg

    Its kinda surreal seeing a motorway sign to Sligo, great pics. Should be interesting the AADT on the new stretches.


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    #6226
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    RATHMORISSY 22/06/17IMAG3890_zpsaxno0jfz.jpg


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    #6227
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The roundabout at rathmorissy gets the wearing course 22/06/17IMAG3882_zpsd0qkzd6i.jpg2IMAG3884_zpsbrs4lllo.jpg3IMAG3885_zpsvitmzzxl.jpg4IMAG3886_zpstm9zsgr1.jpg5IMAG3887_zpsbhbzuzyk.jpg6IMAG3888_zpslbyoo0av.jpg7IMAG3889_zpsrhvdswic.jpg


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    #6228
    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,462 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    @m17 Did you ignore the keep out - wearing course sign.:D


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    #6229
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    M17 junction 17... jaysus. That seems to indicate there are specific junctions planned for future motorway extensions to collooney right?


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    #6230
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,406 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    veryangryman wrote: »
    M17 junction 17... jaysus. That seems to indicate there are specific junctions planned for future motorway extensions to collooney right?
    No. It's simply a continuation of the M18 junctions.

    16. N66 Gort/Loughrea
    17. R458 Kiltiernan etc.
    18. M6 Galway/Dublin
    19. N63 Roscommon/Claregalway
    20. N17/N83


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    #6231
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    irishgeo wrote: »
    @m17 Did you ignore the keep out - wearing course sign.:D

    If I was to obey every sign there would be little or no pics


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    #6232
    medoc
    Registered Users Posts: 971 ✭✭✭medoc


    marno21 wrote: »
    No. It's simply a continuation of the M18 junctions.

    16. N66 Gort/Loughrea
    17. R458 Kiltiernan etc.
    18. M6 Galway/Dublin
    19. N63 Roscommon/Claregalway
    20. N17/N83



    Good that they continued the junction numbers as the mainline continues straight through Rathmorrissey. But would it be heresy to say that the M18 should have continued to Tuam and become the N17 there? It's odd having a motorway starting at junction 18.

    Glad M17 didn't obey those signs. This thread would have been far far poorer if he did. I hope this thread is archived as in the future it'll be a great documentation of the construction.


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    #6233
    yew_tree
    Registered Users Posts: 543 ✭✭✭yew_tree


    Enjoying this thread - Thank you M17

    I notice from the image that Tuam is 31 km from the roundabout at Rathmorissy....traveling at 120 km for 31km results in a ravel time of 15mins. That is some going. Being from south Mayo and living only just under 20 mins from Tuam, I will have a new route to Dublin. Happy days.


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    #6234
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The m17 at annagh hill 11/06/162017-06-23_10-36-45_zpsmmj8239q.jpg21/06/17IMAG3875_zpsas70owcm.jpg


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    #6235
    serfboard
    Registered Users Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭serfboard


    marno21 wrote: »
    No. It's simply a continuation of the M18 junctions.
    Which is daft.
    medoc wrote: »
    the M18 should have continued to Tuam and become the N17 there? It's odd having a motorway starting at junction 18.
    I'm presuming that the logic is that no more motorways will be built north of Tuam so there was no point in having an M17 J1 and M17 J2 and ... that's it.

    But if that was the thinking, then they simply should have done what you suggested and had the M18 go to Tuam. Signs at Rathmorrisey could then have read M18 (N) and M18 (S).


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    #6236
    Moycullen1
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭Moycullen1


    I'm sure this has been asked many times but because I cant find a recent update I was wondering if anyone has any update on the opening date of the M17/M18 motorway. I met someone at a match on Tuesday who had read somewhere that the entire road was to be opened on 11th September. Seems like there is still quite a bit of surfacing and lining to do in quite a few places so I wondered if this could be true.


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    #6237
    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,462 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    m17 wrote: »
    If I was to obey every sign there would be little or no pics

    I was joking. Great job.


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    #6238
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Problem with making it all m18 would be that the current galway to tuam road would remain n17 this discouraging traffic to use motorway


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    #6239
    m17
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭m17


    The wearing course on the m18 so far coldwood looking towards gort 23/06/17IMAG3902_zpsfl1dkbwx.jpgparknacappul looking towards rathmorrisyIMAG3905_zpsi9lbinjj.jpgparknacappul looking towards gortIMAG3906_zpssohsmdx7.jpgrinn looking towards rathmorrisyIMAG3903_zpsetidf2dw.jpgrinn looking towards gortIMAG3904_zpsia1oibr7.jpg


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    #6240
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,406 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Problem with making it all m18 would be that the current galway to tuam road would remain n17 this discouraging traffic to use motorway

    Retaining it as a national road with a 100km/h limit is effectively the same thing though


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    #6241
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    marno21 wrote: »
    Retaining it as a national road with a 100km/h limit is effectively the same thing though

    It won't be a national road surely? Won't it be re-designated RXXX?

    They may keep a 100km/h limit on it though. I'd say there'd be uproar if they don't and national guidelines - widely and pathetically ignored by councils - state that if it has wide shoulders it should stay at 100km/h.


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