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

godskitchen

serfboard wrote: »

ViaMichelin gives the following numbers currently:

251km (59km of Motorway) using the M4->N4->N5.
296km (185km of Motorway) using the M4->M6->N18->N17->N60->N5.

It'll be well over 200 km on Motorway when the M17 opens up, and you'll have Dual Carriageway to North of Tuam so I'd guess it'd be a safer, easier (albeit longer) drive.

The pleasure of avoiding such gems as Tulsk, strokestown, ballinagare, frenchpark, will be worth the extra kms, for me at least. Any time lost in the extra distance will be more than made up for in the average speed.

marno21

The N5 Ballaghaderreen-Strokestown is going ahead (planning decision due) & Castlebar is getting its second bypass.

So from Castlebar-Dublin you just have Ballyvary, Bohola, Termonbarry, Longford roundabouts, Rathowen and Ballinalack.

Should be a reasonably decent drive then.

godskitchen

marno21 wrote: »

The N5 Ballaghaderreen-Strokestown is going ahead (planning decision due) & Castlebar is getting its second bypass.

So from Castlebar-Dublin you just have Ballyvary, Bohola, Termonbarry, Longford roundabouts, Rathowen and Ballinalack.

Should be a reasonably decent drive then.

And when that is complete I might reassess the situation.

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The m18 1km form kiltiernan 17/08/17

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The m18 at coldwood looking towards rathmorrissy 17/08/17coldwood looking towards gortthey have only three weeks work left,they will be off site by the 8th of Sept

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Annagh hill all signs are now complete on the m17 17/08/17

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The m18 at caranavooduan 18/10/1618/08/17

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Junction signs gort to tuam 16 gort17 kiltiernan18 rathmorrissy19 annagh hill20 kilmore roundabout

Czhornet

m17 wrote: »

Junction signs gort to tuam 16 gort17
kiltiernan

I f**kin hate when they put two 'R's in Kinvara, the Kinvara in south Galway has 1 R the Kinvarra out in Connemara has 2 R's......get it right!:mad:

Little Mc

It's Kinvarra on the OS maps. It's just an anglicisation anyway.

veryangryman

N67 exit another 90 degree job... FML do we ever learn. Guaranteed tourist accidents on this junction.

marno21

veryangryman wrote: »

N67 exit another 90 degree job... FML do we ever learn. Guaranteed tourist accidents on this junction.

N67 exit was planned as such when the Crusheen exit was planned; e.g there wasn't much known about their real world performance. Most tourist traffic will use the N67 all the way to Oranmore as that's the Wild Atlantic Way (ex N18).

My concern is that the junction will be busy because many people will use the old N18 from this junction to Galway as it'll be quieter and will avoid the major jams on the M6 towards Galway

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The m17 at castlelambertm17 at annagh hillthese signs are 12kms apart now you do the math

Middle Man

veryangryman wrote: »

N67 exit another 90 degree job... FML do we ever learn. Guaranteed tourist accidents on this junction.

There should be long ramps for all motorway junctions, but there's nothing worse than the LILOs on the Ennis Bypass - the compact interchanges at Crusheen and Kiltiernan are quite an improvement on those it appears.

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marno21 wrote: »

N67 exit was planned as such when the Crusheen exit was planned; e.g there wasn't much known about their real world performance. Most tourist traffic will use the N67 all the way to Oranmore as that's the Wild Atlantic Way (ex N18).

My concern is that the junction will be busy because many people will use the old N18 from this junction to Galway as it'll be quieter and will avoid the major jams on the M6 towards Galway

Its a pity the n67 wasn't a dual carriageway,then the kids in the back will ask can we take a spin on the AC/DC Atlantic corridor dual carriageway

serfboard

m17 wrote: »

The m17 at castlelambertm17 at annagh hillthese signs are 12kms apart now you do the math

OK - I'll accept the challenge ...

We're at Castlelambert and we drive north. At Annagh Hill the signs tell us we are now:

6km closer to Sligo (132 - 126).
8km closer to Claremorris (54 - 46).
16km closer to Tuam (30 - 14).

FatherTed

m17 wrote: »

19 annagh hill20 kilmore roundabout

Why is Baile Chlair only as gaeilge and not english as well?

cocoman

FatherTed wrote: »

Why is Baile Chlair only as gaeilge and not english as well?

Officially Claregalway is in the Gaeltacht so must be in Irish only.

Dgillard

Does anyone know if the junction signs on the kilternan interchange northbound have been put up yet

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Dgillard wrote: »

Does anyone know if the junction signs on the kilternan interchange northbound have been put up yet

Not yet that's happening next week and the pics will be right here

D Trent

m17 wrote: »

Not yet that's happening next week and the pics will be right here

"Previously on M17/M18 - Gort to Tuam progress".......
😂

biffoman

m17 wrote: »

Not yet that's happening next week and the pics will be right here

how come you know so much about whats happening on this project,

paul2013

Question for you all , I didn't take much notice to the marker posts between Rathmorrissey and Tuam on the new M17 when I cycled it the other day and I'd like to know this. What's the distance on Northbound and Southbound lanes on the approach to Tuam for Sligo?

and I hear the TII are going continuing the numbering system from 20 to 32 to whenever Donegal gets its as its part of the Atlantic Corridor for road funding for projects like the rest of us have been receiving. It's all because of Shannon Airport as well for this road route numbering

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biffoman wrote: »

how come you know so much about whats happening on this project,

It's about getting out there,keeping the ear to the ground,chatting to the guys on the ground,keeping the camera on the only down fall it all ends in three months time and least you will have something to show your kids in years to come the will probably say yee grown ups did sad things

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M17 annagh hill looking towards rathmorrissyannagh hill looking towards tuamAriel view of the two roundabouts

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RATHMORRISSY 17/07/17

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paul2013 wrote: »

Question for you all , I didn't take much notice to the marker posts between Rathmorrissey and Tuam on the new M17 when I cycled it the other day and I'd like to know this. What's the distance on Northbound and Southbound lanes on the approach to Tuam for Sligo?

and I hear the TII are going continuing the numbering system from 20 to 32 to whenever Donegal gets its as its part of the Atlantic Corridor for road funding for projects like the rest of us have been receiving. It's all because of Shannon Airport as well for this road route numbering

The first sign on the m17 at rathmorrissythe last sign on the m17 at tuam

biffoman

is this photo one of your drone photos.if so well done.

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Start of the new m18 at gortend of the m17 at tuam

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RATHMORRISSY 19/08/1519/08/17