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

red bull

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

gally74

red bull wrote: »

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

JillyQ

gally74 wrote: »

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

Thank god for that.

busyatwork

gally74 wrote: »

Diggers rolling next week drivers hired

They musn't be watching the weather could pick a worst week

antoobrien

flazio wrote: »

Already is, the motorway isn't heading for Oranmore, it's heading for Athenry.

I wouldn't be too surprised if Rathmorissy was officially in Oranmore, as the golf club (in Palmerstown ) is "officially" in Ornamore.

JillyQ

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

Citizenpain

http://www.irishmotorwayinfo.com/inex/roads/m18/m18.html

antoobrien

JillyQ wrote: »

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

The junction will be the other side of the woods that Athenry Golf Club backs onto.

Zubeneschamali

JillyQ wrote: »

Where exactly is Rathmorrisey?

In Google Earth or Bing Maps, you can see the wider tarmac where the on-off ramps will be on the current M6.

And the OSI have pencilled in the junction.

And the maps spell it Rathmorrissy

mydiscworld

red bull wrote: »

Gridlock in Galway if outer ring road not constructed

Certainly far more traffic hitting the the end of the Dublin-Galway motorway when all the Limerick-Galway traffic merges in come 2018.

The GCOB will be badly needed

JCX BXC

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

veryangryman

Carnacalla wrote: »

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

I think that continuing on the the Motorway you'd be at Ballybriy quicker assuming speed limits and traffic levels are normal.

Similarly, when this opens, ill be using M6-M18 to get Athlone-Limerick

ratracer

On my way home this morning, I spotted one of the houses along the route being demolished. It's been empty for the past two/three years after the CPO of it. Hopefully its the start of the works!!

I'd agree with other posters though, when finished, it will still be quicker to stay on the motorway when travelling north to Galway than getting off and going through Clarinbridge.

gally74

ratracer wrote: »

On my way home this morning, I spotted one of the houses along the route being demolished. It's been empty for the past two/three years after the CPO of it. Hopefully its the start of the works!!

I'd agree with other posters though, when finished, it will still be quicker to stay on the motorway when travelling north to Galway than getting off and going through Clarinbridge.

Good to see,

glineli

Carnacalla wrote: »

It won't take much traffic off clarinbridge or surrounding, I will probably be talking the kilternan exit to get into galway. The other one, although it connects to a motorway, is rather far out.

They might also make the existing Gort to Galway road an 80kph road.

JillyQ

glineli wrote: »

They might also make the existing Gort to Galway road an 80kph road.

Why would they do that?

glineli

JillyQ wrote: »

Why would they do that?

Well the old road all the way down from Gort to Shannon has been moved down to 80kph so just basing on past experience

JillyQ

glineli wrote: »

Well the old road all the way down from Gort to Shannon has been moved down to 80kph so just basing on past experience

They haven't done it on the old N6.

Geogregor

Will the declassify the old road from national to regional? In that case they might drop the limit to 80kph.

JCX BXC

Geogregor wrote: »

Will the declassify the old road from national to regional? In that case they might drop the limit to 80kph.

Almost definitely. The old n7 is now a regional as well as the old single lane n18

L1011

Bypassed former nationals are increasingly retaining their 100km/h limits, particularly on previously upgraded sections.

Cookiemunster

L1011 wrote: »

Bypassed former nationals are increasingly retaining their 100km/h limits, particularly on previously upgraded sections.

The local councils can change them back up to 100km, but the default speed limit for a regional road is 80km.

Mrs Dempsey

Is there some greater latitude on planning when downgrading to 80KPH?

Zubeneschamali

JillyQ wrote: »

They haven't done it on the old N6.

The old N6 is a relatively good road compared to the Gort road, which already has limited stretches and a lot of double white lines.

JillyQ

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

The old N6 is a relatively good road compared to the Gort road, which already has limited stretches and a lot of double white lines.

im aware of that. The road between oranmore & gort is fairly good for most it bar one or two areas.

JCX BXC

JillyQ wrote: »

im aware of that. The road between oranmore & gort is fairly good for most it bar one or two areas.

I agree, where as between the Clare Inn and gort, they were not near as good.

JillyQ

Carnacalla wrote: »

I agree, where as between the Clare Inn and gort, they were not near as good.

It certainly isnt great i would say regardless of whether it is an R road or an N road it needs work done onit

Taytomal

Fencing going up this week on R446 between Mother Hubbards and Coldwood school...

busyatwork

Well work has started all be at a snails pace, compond for Roadbridge in tuam and Sisk have started the entrience to their compound on the Galway to Roscommon Road
But no sign of heavy plant

Shurwhynot

Will this make getting from Limerick to Galway quicker? Or will the existing Gort to Galway road be the quickest way?