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

VR6

m17 wrote: »

M18 junction 16 gort looking towards Limerick 15/09/17gort looking towards rathmorrissystarting tonight thus barriers will be pulled up after eight years than line painting and cats eyes and the gantry sign and that's it only 12 days to go 4pm the 27/09/17 roll on

More great pics M18. You are badly needed on the M11 Gorey Oylegate forum !
Surely they will need to re-surface the section as well as re-line it after they lift the concrete median that currently forces traffic to exit onto that roundabout ? It will leave a very ugly mark, and the surface at the end of the M18 is beginning to look a bit worn anyway.

VR6

I now see the exit is a LILO, and does not lead to a roundabout, unless there's one off to the left somewhere.
Doesn't alter the fact that the surface of the M18 mainline looks a bit dog-eared near the barriers !

Fieldsman

On the M/17 there is a signpost for Baile Clair nothing else. I wonder how many people know what Baile Clair is ? I feel for the motorists especially our tourists who haven't a clue about Irish language and might be looking for a signpost to Claregalway.

Kevwoody

VR6 wrote: »

More great pics M18. You are badly needed on the M11 Gorey Oylegate forum !
Surely they will need to re-surface the section as well as re-line it after they lift the concrete median that currently forces traffic to exit onto that roundabout ? It will leave a very ugly mark, and the surface at the end of the M18 is beginning to look a bit worn anyway.

That concrete barrier is only sitting on top of the Tarmac, unlike the central barrier. There's nothing wrong with the surface that a good sweep and wash won't fix.

Pereplyotchik

Kevwoody wrote: »

That concrete barrier is only sitting on top of the Tarmac, unlike the central barrier. There's nothing wrong with the surface that a good sweep and wash won't fix.

Just thinking the same thing, it's a small enough area I'd say a few runs of the washer/sweeper truck and the line painting will do the job, it'll be good as new and I doubt the contractors are going to start spending their hard earned profit margin on that

Cookiemunster

VR6 wrote: »

I now see the exit is a LILO, and does not lead to a roundabout, unless there's one off to the left somewhere.
Doesn't alter the fact that the surface of the M18 mainline looks a bit dog-eared near the barriers !

It's not a LILO, it's a dumbell with long on/ off ramps.. The photo looks to have been taken from the overbridge which has a roundabout at each end.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Gort,+Co.+Galway/@53.0744541,-8.8287952,543m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x485b780080a03b9d:0xa00c7a997319840!8m2!3d53.0666432!4d-8.8187485?hl=en

VR6

Cookiemunster wrote: »

VR6 wrote: »

I now see the exit is a LILO, and does not lead to a roundabout, unless there's one off to the left somewhere.
Doesn't alter the fact that the surface of the M18 mainline looks a bit dog-eared near the barriers !

It's not a LILO, it's a dumbell with long on/ off ramps.. The photo looks to have been taken from the overbridge which has a roundabout at each end.

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Gort,+Co.+Galway/@53.0744541,-8.8287952,543m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x485b780080a03b9d:0xa00c7a997319840!8m2!3d53.0666432!4d-8.8187485?hl=en

I see, yes. I meant the immediate junction with the M18 mainline which is a LILO or trumpet type.

m17

VR6 wrote: »

I now see the exit is a LILO, and does not lead to a roundabout, unless there's one off to the left somewhere.
Doesn't alter the fact that the surface of the M18 mainline looks a bit dog-eared near the barriers !

M18 junction 16 gort

marno21

AA Roadwatch wrote:

GALWAY: There is a 2.5km queue approaching Clarinbridge on the N18 Galway/Limerick Rd southbound.


GALWAY: It’s heavy on the N17 Galway/Sligo Rd northbound approaching Claregalway. Further north, it’s very slow going into Tuam, with delays almost back to the Belclare turn-off.

GALWAY: There are some delays on the N84 Galway/Castlebar Rd northbound going into Headford.

Only one more Friday of this!

m17

Sorry if this at bit off topic they have changed the signs just before the coolagh roundabout this is wear the n67 will end

marno21

m17 wrote: »

Sorry if this at bit off topic they have changed the signs just before the coolagh roundabout this is wear the n67 will end

This is not off topic at all, it's part of the M17/M18 project residual works. Thanks for the picture.

PCeeeee

marno21 wrote: »

Only one more Friday of this!

Tuam was a disaster this evening. Can't come soon enough.

discodaveirl

So is the m18 south of gort closed for a few days?

m17

The m17 at laraghmore 15/09/17

godskitchen

PCeeeee wrote: »

Tuam was a disaster this evening. Can't come soon enough.

Some would argue it has always been and will continue to be after the bypass. It's more than a road can fix. :-)

f2

godskitchen wrote: »

Some would argue it has always been and will continue to be after the bypass. It's more than a road can fix. :-)

But at least you can leave the town quicker

marno21

f2 wrote: »

But at least you can leave the town quicker

Or not enter the town at all.

m17

The Kilmore roundabout 16/09/17

m17

The m17 7kms form tuam 10/09/1510/09/17

joedomvince

m17 wrote: »

The Kilmore roundabout 16/09/17

What the hell is that monstrosity?? Awful, at lease they could have written it in English. Pathetic.

joedomvince

joedomvince wrote: »

What the hell is that monstrosity?? Awful, at lease they could have written it in English. Pathetic.

If it's like any other locations with motorway ahead signs, there's an English version a few metres before the Irish one.

I thought that there was no longer a requirement to erect those advisory signs any more as road users should already know these rules, or ate the people in that part of Galway considered a bit backward.

Reminds me of when a road in England was renamed from A45 to A14, in Cambridgeshire they erected signs informing road users "A14, formally A45" In Suffolk they put up signs saying "A14 was A45"

marno21

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Aontachtoir

joedomvince wrote: »

m17 wrote: »

The Kilmore roundabout 16/09/17

What the hell is that monstrosity?? Awful, at lease they could have written it in English. Pathetic.

I have never understood why the government chose such an unattractive and difficult-to-read font for the Irish text on road signs. The English and Irish portions should be in the same font, like in Wales.
Anyway, to answer your question more directly, it's the motorway restrictions sign. There's probably an English language version a few metres out of shot.

Fieldsman

Pathetic is right Joedomvince. There probably hoping that 1 or 2 % of drivers might be able to read it

Aontachtoir

Fieldsman wrote: »

Pathetic is right Joedomvince. There probably hoping that 1 or 2 % of drivers might be able to read it

Nothing pathetic about having signs in two languages in a country with two legal languages (Irish first, and English secondary). It's perfectly sensible and very common across the world.
Although I see they made a spelling mistake or two on the sign. :^|

biffoman

Fieldsman wrote: »

Pathetic is right Joedomvince. There probably hoping that 1 or 2 % of drivers might be able to read it

I think more than 2% or so of Irish people ur Irish speaking people will understand this .having said that I think it should be dual .and isn't this part of the road in the Gaeltacht.

wotzgoingon

Aontachtoir wrote: »

Nothing pathetic about having signs in two languages in a country with two legal languages (Irish first, and English secondary). It's perfectly sensible and very common across the world.
Although I see they made a spelling mistake or two on the sign. :^|

I wish my Irish was better it was good when I was in school 18 years ago but I stopped reading or learning or even speaking it so I forget tonnes.

Regarding signs displaying two languages I have no problem with that. It is both our legal languages but most people are like me learned it in school and just forgot about it.

Quackster

Aontachtoir wrote: »

I have never understood why the government chose such an unattractive and difficult-to-read font for the Irish text on road signs. The English and Irish portions should be in the same font, like in Wales.
Anyway, to answer your question more directly, it's the motorway restrictions sign. There's probably an English language version a few metres out of shot.

Totally agree. Having the English version all in uppercase is poor too. Both languages should be in the same font, like the font used in the UK, and colour could be used to distinguish between the two like in Scotland (where the Gaelic version is in yellow on green signs and in green on white signs).

That motorway restrictions sign is no longer a requirement so maybe it is more a statement on the standard of motorist expected to frequent this motorway!

Middle Man

Fieldsman wrote: »

Pathetic is right Joedomvince. There probably hoping that 1 or 2 % of drivers might be able to read it

I have this to say:

English is the spoken language in this country and as a citizen thereof, I expect the signage to be worded accordingly. Yes, keeping the Irish language alive is a good thing and should be promoted where practical, but doing so at the expense of the majority who speak English is not acceptable. We expect foreign nationals who settle here to learn English and quite rightly so, but why should Irish speakers not have to compromise and accommodate the language that is spoken by the majority. English wording should be mandatory for all road signage where written communication is required.

marno21

red bull wrote: »

Irrelevent - thats an overcrowded pole in a town or village. On the motorway a list of the village near to an exit would be helpful

Next exit 2km

ROSCOMMON
CLAREGALWAY
ABBEYKNOCKMOY
MOUNTBELLEW
TURLOUGHMORE
CORROFIN
BALLYGLUNIN
MONIVEA

How tall would you say that sign would be? How would it be safe for drivers to read all that at 120km/h?

I agree Abbeyknockmoy should be on the list. But Roscommon (N63 terminal destination), Claregalway (R354 terminal destination) & Abbeyknockmoy (closest settlement on N63) should be signed. Not all these villages that are barely signposted from the N63 anyway and would have very little traffic.