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

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serfboard wrote: »

It depends on whether you want safe, stress-free driving @ 120km/h or less safe, more stressful driving @ an average of 60 km/h.

Granted the distance is longer, but you get a safer and less stressful journey for what I imagine is not a big saving in time.

Averaging at 60km/h?

So you're assuming that everyone drives at full speed on the motorway, and drives like an elderly person on the old road?

JCX BXC

JCX BXC wrote: »

Averaging at 60km/h?

So you're assuming that everyone drives at full speed on the motorway, and drives like an elderly person on the old road?

It only takes 1

veryangryman

JCX BXC wrote: »

Averaging at 60km/h?

So you're assuming that everyone drives at full speed on the motorway, and drives like an elderly person on the old road?

When they do on the motorway you can fly by them.

And yes it only takes 1

JCX BXC

You can overtake on the old route too.

wotzgoingon

JCX BXC wrote: »

You can overtake on the old route too.

Yea if you are a car or two behind the slow driver. What usually happens is you are stuck in a big group because some inconsiderate driver who thinks they are the best driver holds everyone up.

whitey1

Has anyone done Castlebar to Shannon on the new road? How long does it take?

veryangryman

JCX BXC wrote: »

You can overtake on the old route too.

Well.... youve convinced me that the old road is better. Well done ðŸ˜

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M18 junction 18 gort looking towards Limerick 25/03/18looking towards rathmorrissy

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The m17 at laraghmore 10/02/1725/03/18

serfboard

whitey1 wrote: »

Has anyone done Castlebar to Shannon on the new road? How long does it take?

Castlebar to Tuam is about 40 minutes, and Tuam to Shannon about 50, so I'd say the hour and a half should see you right.

And once you get past Milltown, you don't have to worry about being held up anywhere!

Pereplyotchik

Any word on the proposed "services" at the Tuam end of the M17? Lots of chatter last year but it seems to have gone quiet recently...

apologies if this is wrong forum for this discussion...

serfboard

Pereplyotchik wrote: »

Any word on the proposed "services" at the Tuam end of the M17? Lots of chatter last year but it seems to have gone quiet recently...

I presume you mean the one at Steeltech Sheds? Two things are happening:

1. LIDL are looking to demolish their existing shop and build a new one. As part of that they are planning:

An Bord Pleanala wrote:

The closure of existing vehicular access and creation of pedestrian access; The redeveloped site will be accessed via proposed upgraded shared vehicular access to Steeltech Sheds and permitted filling station, forecourt and 'drive thru' facility - permission to be sought for same under separate concurrent planning application;

2. Steeltech are applying for:

An Bord Pleanala wrote:

the upgrading/modification of an existing (southwestern) access road, currently serving Steeltech Sheds, and permitted (under Reg. Ref: 16/437) to serve a filling station, forecourt and 'drive thru' facility, and is proposed to serve a redeveloped LIDL premises adjoining (permission for which to be sought under separate concurrent planning application)

Bord Pleanala have put both of these cases together and are due to decide on them by the end of June. I can't imagine any development will start before then.

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The tuam bypass at Kilcloghans looking towards the ballygaddy road flyover 27/03/18Kilcloghans looking towards the mountpotter roundabout

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RATHMORRISSY 27/03/18the m17/m18 is now open six months three hours and 15 mins and still no sign of a msa opening

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m17 wrote: »

the m17/m18 is now open six months three hours and 15 mins and still no sign of a msa opening

Based on the other mways, it'll be a few years if ever

marno21

Information on the progress of the M6/M17/M18 motorway service area is available here: http://t4msa.ie/m6sa.html

wotzgoingon

marno21 wrote: »

Information on the progress of the M6/M17/M18 motorway service area is available here: http://t4msa.ie/m6sa.html

Tbh you are hardly going to drive a fair bit down the M6 if you are on the M18/M17 just to get some petrol.

The M17/M18 need their own some where along the road.

marno21

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Tbh you are hardly going to drive a fair bit down the M6 if you are on the M18/M17 just to get some petrol.

The M17/M18 need their own some where along the road.

M18 is getting an MSA at Newmarket-on-Fergus also.

Carawaystick

m17 wrote: »

the m17/m18 is now open six months three hours and 15 mins and still no sign of a msa opening

the M6 between Moate and Athlone has had this a while longer...

Rodin

This new road is a revelation.
The sooner the whole west coast is dualled the better.

I am far from familiar with Galway traffic but was stuck on Headford Rd and Bothar nadTreabh last week.
Seems to me there are too many traffic lights with 4 different directions needing accommodated.

Why can't one road go over/under the other? This would at least keep traffic moving. The volume of cars didn't seem bad - just how often a red light stopped them.

marno21

The M17/M18 service area was originally to be tacked onto the Rathmorrissey roundabout, however as that was refused planning the policy will be that the M6 MSA will be sufficient for M17/M18 traffic

In other news, the old N17 through Tuam town is now the R942. Not sure if this has been put on any signs locally.

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marno21 wrote: »

The M17/M18 service area was originally to be tacked onto the Rathmorrissey roundabout, however as that was refused planning the policy will be that the M6 MSA will be sufficient for M17/M18 traffic

In other news, the old N17 through Tuam town is now the R942. Not sure if this has been put on any signs locally.

Nothing yet signs around tuam are still the same

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Bridge over the Grange river 15/04/1530/03/18

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Claregalway 31/03/18

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Why are these marker signs on the m6 and the are not on the m17/m18 this is 400 metres from the coolough roundabout

marno21

m17 wrote: »

Why are these marker signs on the m6 and the are not on the m17/m18 this is 400 metres from the coolough roundabout

I'd imagine they are internal signage put up N6 Concession, the PPP consortium operating that stretch of the N6. There are similar signs on the CRG controlled stretch of M7 through Co. Laois.

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2018 daily mail road map

Sam Russell

@M17 ^^^ Link not working.

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The tuam bypass 08/04/18

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The m17 at sheeaunpark looking towards rathmorrisy 10/4/18looking towards tuamthe flyover