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

sonnyblack

Where are road bridge starting. Is it on the gort side? Hopefully they'll finish first and get a section open early

spacetweek

Found the location of your photo.
In the aerial photo to the south, the track of the future motorway has been marked out in many places.

busyatwork

sonnyblack wrote: »

Where are road bridge starting. Is it on the gort side? Hopefully they'll finish first and get a section open early

As far as i know Roadbridge starting in tuam ,sisk in the middle and lagan doing the gort side

Pete2k

Boys out putting up usual big sign about funding and saying opening in 2018, today on Milltown side of tuam...

busyatwork

Pete2k wrote: »

Boys out putting up usual big sign about funding and saying opening in 2018, today on Milltown side of tuam...

The most important part of the project

Pete2k

Pete2k wrote: »

Boys out putting up usual big sign about funding and saying opening in 2018, today on Milltown side of tuam...

Any chance we will see Tuam bypass completed first ?, it only a couple of km from the milltown side to the N17 on the other side of Tuam.

EDIT: Just found the info here, looks like it will.

http://claregalway.info/nuacht/news/2014/11/work-tuam-pass-start-january-2015/

busyatwork

Well i dont know where the have hidden the machinery the brought from the port of cork but know sign of it in the compound

busyatwork

Well i dont know where Roadbridge have hidden the machinery the brought from the port of cork but know sign of it in the compound

D Trent

busyatwork wrote: »

Well i dont know where Roadbridge have hidden the machinery the brought from the port of cork but know sign of it in the compound

They have to hide it good out of sight from the <--deleted Mod!--->

busyatwork

D Trent wrote: »

They have to hide it good out of sight from the tinkers

I have seen nearly all the site today and bar a few gate ways there is **** all going on

ratracer

There was a serious amount of work done today close to where I took pictures earlier in the week. I'll try get pics of it tomorrow! It seems a lot of work going on from kiltiernan back to Gort!

Also, on dept of welfare website loads of construction jobs, machinery drivers etc advertises in Gort area.

Mrs Dempsey

busyatwork wrote: »

I have seen nearly all the site today and bar a few gate ways there is **** all going on

ratracer wrote: »

There was a serious amount of work done today close to where I took pictures earlier in the week. I'll try get pics of it tomorrow! It seems a lot of work going on from kiltiernan back to Gort!

Also, on dept of welfare website loads of construction jobs, machinery drivers etc advertises in Gort area.

Two men look through prison bars
One sees mud the other stars

Mud being progress ;-)

busyatwork

ratracer wrote: »

There was a serious amount of work done today close to where I took pictures earlier in the week. I'll try get pics of it tomorrow! It seems a lot of work going on from kiltiernan back to Gort!

Also, on dept of welfare website loads of construction jobs, machinery drivers etc advertises in Gort area.

They didnt seemed to have much done this evening a few hedges pulled out ,i presume they are setting up another compound,,,

on the jobs front ,they done the same thing on the ballaballahdeereen bypass put out loads of notices on dept of welfare website and even had loads of recruitment agencies recruiting
about a hand full of lads got jobs 5 at best ,,these large companies already have plenty of men but have to make it look like they are creating jobs in the local area

ratracer

busyatwork wrote: »

They didnt seemed to have much done this evening a few hedges pulled out ,i presume they are setting up another compound,,,

on the jobs front ,they done the same thing on the ballaballahdeereen bypass put out loads of notices on dept of welfare website and even had loads of recruitment agencies recruiting
about a hand full of lads got jobs 5 at best ,,these large companies already have plenty of men but have to make it look like they are creating jobs in the local area

Sound!

I have no idea how construction projects work, I'm judging progress by what I'm seeing in the last few days near me. Pretty big changes from the green fields that were there!

busyatwork

ratracer wrote: »

Sound!

I have no idea how construction projects work, I'm judging progress by what I'm seeing in the last few days near me. Pretty big changes from the green fields that were there!

A shur we mighten be lookin in the same spot
A few pictures will tell the progress

glineli

Wall knocked on the way into Coole park in the right had side and some marking down

dubhthach

D Trent wrote: »

They have to hide it good out of sight from the <--deleted Mod!--->

<-Mod->

I don't want to see the use of this word again on the forum, otherwise I will have to hand out infractions and bans.

Gerobrien25

Where is the location of the compound in Tuam as a matter of interest

red bull

Gerobrien25 wrote: »

Where is the location of the compound in Tuam as a matter of interest

Behind the TOp service station on Galway road

Gerobrien25

red bull wrote: »

Behind the TOp service station on Galway road

Thanks, I thought I saw a lot of digger in at the back of that area on Wednesday.

busyatwork

Gerobrien25 wrote: »

Thanks, I thought I saw a lot of digger in at the back of that area on Wednesday.

Ya did 3 excavoters and on 22 ton jcb dumper and a few other small bits ,,but there there since the start

LFC Murphy

Gerobrien25 wrote: »

Thanks, I thought I saw a lot of digger in at the back of that area on Wednesday.

I actually took a picture of it last Friday but haven't figured out how to add pictures to boards. If someone helps me, I can be the Northside photographer

antoobrien

LFC Murphy wrote: »

I actually took a picture of it last Friday but haven't figured out how to add pictures to boards. If someone helps me, I can be the Northside photographer

PM me

Reuben1210

You didn't make this a link...

LFC Murphy

Tuam Depot

Boardnashea

Some works started in the past week beside Mother Hubbards on Galway Craughwell road. Southern side only.

busyatwork

Boardnashea wrote: »

Some works started in the past week beside Mother Hubbards on Galway Craughwell road. Southern side only.

i thing thats where lagans compound will be

Ballyb15

busyatwork wrote: »

i thing thats where lagans compound will be

A someone who travels from Tralee to Sligo 6/7 times a year, this development is welcome. I have waved goodbye to Castleisland, Limerick, Ennis and Gort and cant wait to do the same to Clairnbridge, Claregalway, & Tuam to mention a few others. How close to Mother Hubbards/Kilcolgan will the new M18 be. Will there be an exit for Kilcolgan?? (I ask as its a convenient place to stop about half way and child friendly!!)

varioguard

I am so disappointed with the new M18 / M6 interchange...
it is a roundabout not a free flow junction
Doesnt look good
When changing motorways you need to stop at the roundabout...

ratracer

Ballyb15 wrote: »

A someone who travels from Tralee to Sligo 6/7 times a year, this development is welcome. I have waved goodbye to Castleisland, Limerick, Ennis and Gort and cant wait to do the same to Clairnbridge, Claregalway, & Tuam to mention a few others. How close to Mother Hubbards/Kilcolgan will the new M18 be. Will there be an exit for Kilcolgan?? (I ask as its a convenient place to stop about half way and child friendly!!)

The nearest exit to Mother Hubbards will be at Kiltiernan, about 4km south of it.