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

antoobrien

busyatwork wrote: »

What would bord Na Mona do with it if the took it

Peat moss, briquettes etc.

dubhthach

antoobrien wrote: »

Peat moss, briquettes etc.

Or sell it to Tynagh Power station for burning, nearest turf fired power station that I'm aware of.

islanderre

dubhthach wrote: »

Or sell it to Tynagh Power station for burning, nearest turf fired power station that I'm aware of.

Nope..... Tynagh is a gas fired Gas Turbine with distillate fuel (Diesel) as back up.

Nearest Peat station would be shannonbridge or lanesbourough...... edenderry burns peat too.

Islanderre

busyatwork

islanderre wrote: »

Nope..... Tynagh is a gas fired Gas Turbine with distillate fuel (Diesel) as back up.

Nearest Peat station would be shannonbridge or lanesbourough...... edenderry burns peat too.

Islanderre

800000 tons of wet peat wont burn, that why they harrow ,windrow the peat befor stacking and covering it in order to dry it
but they could make some use of it, sher bord na mona export wet peat in bags to some hot country for keeping fruit and veg moist while being transported

spacetweek

islanderre wrote: »

Nearest Peat station would be shannonbridge or lanesbourough...... edenderry burns peat too.

Getting rid of all peat generation nationwide soon.

JupiterKid

So I presume that earthworks on the M17/18 have now begun? At long last!

D Trent

http://galwaybayfm.ie/information-service-launched-gort-tuam-motorway/

marmurr1916

And this is the scheme website mentioned in the Galway Bay FM report above.

There will be quarterly updates.

http://www.directroutegorttotuam.ie/

m17

I hope this motorway opens before Feb 18 after this morning's gridlock around tuam its a joke that the n17 was not grited

glineli

Crusheen to Gort this morning was very bad, fast lane was practically closed, max speed was 80pkh

barneygumble99

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=365687163616001

70 ton volvo being delivered.

busyatwork

Is that roadbridges ,,,what are the rest of the companies doing regarding plant and machinery
Sisk said theywere hiring some dumpers but no sign yet
Lagans are getting someone to do the earthworks but still dont know
It going horrid slow it wont be long till summer is here and they still wont be doing much

serfboard

busyatwork wrote: »

It going horrid slow it wont be long till summer is here and they still wont be doing much

Well, if you look at their newsletter, you'll see that most of the first quarter of this year is being taken up with:

Direct Route wrote:

• Establish[ing] works compound and associated buildings
  
• Removal of ditches, hedgerows, trees and other vegetation along the line of the new road
• Installation [of] fencing along the project boundary
• Pre‐Earthworks Drainage ‐ Diverting of existing streams and culverts … to facilitate the commencement of the earthworks for the new road.
• Early Planting ‐ Planting of new trees, hedging and other vegetation shall take place ahead of the main earthworks under the guidance of the project ecologist in areas identified by the EIS’s for early planting for ecology reasons
• Utility Diversions ‐ Utilities including water, gas and electricity

And I have to say that is exactly what I'm seeing whenever I'm looking at any of the sites.

busyatwork

serfboard wrote: »

Well, if you look at their newsletter, you'll see that most of the first quarter of this year is being taken up with:


And I have to say that is exactly what I'm seeing whenever I'm looking at any of the sites.

Ya dont bring in a 70 ton excavotor for work like that

kippy

busyatwork wrote: »

Ya dont bring in a 70 ton excavotor for work like that

The first quarter is over at the end of the month.......forward planning?
Perhaps they need a 70 ton excavator to help divert rivers etc etc

barneygumble99

That is Roadbridges. Wait till all the gear arrives, they will make progress like nothing you have seen before. Land is still too wet in most places to let dumpers travel. Haul roads will have to be built, temporary culverts put in etc. most earthworks will be done within 12 months. The slowest part is site prep and the tarring, landscaping , snag list etc.

busyatwork

barneygumble99 wrote: »

That is Roadbridges. Wait till all the gear arrives, they will make progress like nothing you have seen before. Land is still too wet in most places to let dumpers travel. Haul roads will have to be built, temporary culverts put in etc. most earthworks will be done within 12 months. The slowest part is site prep and the tarring, landscaping , snag list etc.

Ya thats grand for the part Roadbridge is doning but sisk and lagans have there own bit to do

barneygumble99

Sisk will probably do the structural work. Roadbridge will probably do all the earthworks. And lagans will probably look after the tarring and may have a cbm plant on site.

m17

I can see roadbridge giving disk and langans a hand

busyatwork

m17 wrote: »

I can see roadbridge giving disk and langans a hand

I thought they were all on there own Roadbridge has there own section and the others the same
i was chatting to the site agent for sisk and they were hiring in track machines and other plant and getting there own artic dumpers
Chatting with on of the men in the office for lagans and they havnt selected anyone to do they earthworks
So if Roadbridge were doing all the earthworks ,i think they would allready know this and not be telling me other stories

red bull

m17 wrote: »

I can see roadbridge giving disk and langans a hand

I can't

busyatwork

red bull wrote: »

I can't

You must know somthing more
thats what i thought

ratracer

Lagan are proposing a traffic management system on the old Dublin road near mother hubbards from March 29th for 10 months to facilitate the construction of flyover where the roads intersect.

D Trent

ratracer wrote: »

Lagan are proposing a traffic management system on the old Dublin road near mother hubbards from March 29th for 10 months to facilitate the construction of flyover where the roads intersect.

Where did you see?

ratracer

D Trent wrote: »

Where did you see?

At work, but I don't know if it's a controlled document so I'm not gonna link it just in case.

D Trent

ratracer wrote: »

At work, but I don't know if it's a controlled document so I'm not gonna link it just in case.

Ah rite fair enough

spacetweek

ratracer wrote: »

Lagan are proposing a traffic management system on the old Dublin road near mother hubbards from March 29th for 10 months to facilitate the construction of flyover where the roads intersect.

10 months? It's opening this summer.

m17

I see disk have started work on the l3105 a couple of walls knocked

red bull

spacetweek wrote: »

10 months? It's opening this summer.

What ? Where ?

m17

spacetweek wrote: »

10 months? It's opening this summer.

It must bee sum flyover if is taken 10 months