N7 - Newlands Cross upgrade

NEDDURC

Great to see it nearly there now. Getting so close.
You feel if they pushed hard or worked the weekend they could open next week.
Only tricky bit to finish is connecting the fly-over roads up to the existing roads.

Really hope they get back to the Belgard Rd. then as that's a nightmare for me at the moment.

csd

Signage is starting to go up.

The two big gantries approaching the junction eastbound are now up, with the sign destinations greyed out in advance of opening. The standard ADS for Boot Road is also up.

/csd

rameire

as above the two new signs from this morning going eastbound,




as of this evening the outbound lanes have been painted.

Hotblack Desiato

As a matter of interest, is that spraypaint? How do they remove it without damaging the sign? I thought they'd have a peel off vinyl layer if they needed to temporarily obscure a new sign.

Hotblack Desiato

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

As a matter of interest, is that spraypaint? How do they remove it without damaging the sign? I thought they'd have a peel off vinyl layer if they needed to temporarily obscure a new sign.

That battleship grey is often used to cover the signs during construction, I think that it simply wipes off after an application of a suitable cleaning agent while being rainproof.

I've seen signs where they've used the wrong stuff, the signs were marked for years afterwards.

dubhthach

Deleted User wrote: »

That battleship grey is often used to cover the signs during construction, I think that it simply wipes off after an application of a suitable cleaning agent while being rainproof.

I've seen signs where they've used the wrong stuff, the signs were marked for years afterwards.

I wouldn't want the job of dangling over the N7 cleaning that off with a wet cloth!

AndyBoBandy

dubhthach wrote: »

I wouldn't want the job of dangling over the N7 cleaning that off with a wet cloth!

It'd be done with a Cherry Picker in the dead of night, with lanes closed to suit I'd imagine

NedNew2

Any idea what is written on the gantry signs?

NedNew2

NedNew2 wrote: »

Any idea what is written on the gantry signs?

Directions, hopefully.
What else would they put up there?

Go Harvey Go

NedNew2 wrote: »

Any idea what is written on the gantry signs?

I presume the white one says:

↖ R113

Cluain Dolcáin
CLONDALKIN

Tamhlacht
TALLAGHT

500m 1a

Roryhy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

I presume the white one says:

↖ R113

Cluain Dolcáin
CLONDALKIN

Tamhlacht
TALLAGHT

500m 1a

Definitely a picture of a ship in the middle too.

"Ath Cliath, Dublin" at top?

pad199207

Id say "Belgard Rd" could be on it instead of Tallaght

Go Harvey Go

Roryhy wrote: »

Definitely a picture of a ship in the middle too.

"Ath Cliath, Dublin" at top?

Definitely a plane to the left of the ship (for Dublin Airport); presumably "M50" to the right.

And three downward-pointing arrows at the bottom indicating the lanes to get in if you're heading for the city centre or the M50.

Roryhy

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Definitely a plane to the left of the ship (for Dublin Airport); presumably "M50" to the right.

And three downward-pointing arrows at the bottom indicating the lanes to get in if you're heading for the city centre or the M50.

We're easily amused!

Truckermal

Deleted User wrote: »

Directions, hopefully.
What else would they put up there?

Ha ha what about "Fek of Uisce Eireann"!!!!

Hotblack Desiato

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

presumably "M50" to the right.

(M50)

smokie72

Here's some new photos I took recently

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mackerski

You might like this drone footage of the city end of the works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkf6prfayos

Guy:Incognito

Macerski, whats the drone if you don't mind me asking. Thinking about getting something myself.

mackerski

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Macerski, whats the drone if you don't mind me asking. Thinking about getting something myself.

One of these:
http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision-plus

You won't go far wrong with it if you are happy to drop that kind of bread. That footage was shot in autonomous mode. No way in hell I'd let a drone get that far away from me if I had to actually pilot it too.

dubhthach

mackerski wrote: »

One of these:
http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision-plus

You won't go far wrong with it if you are happy to drop that kind of bread. That footage was shot in autonomous mode. No way in hell I'd let a drone get that far away from me if I had to actually pilot it too.

I know what I want from Santa now!

Tzardine

Cool video.

None of them vehhhhicles are going 60km/h by the way

pad199207

Is its possible that this week will be the last week for the Newlands Cross traffic
Lights?

poteen o hooley

I saw a Fine Gael Taliban vehicle drive by there Mackerski,
You missed a golden chance to fire your Hellfire missile.

BuzzFish

Looks like it could be but I did notice this morning that on the left inbound, the very left lane for the slip is a step higher than the main line on approach so it looks like they will resurface quite a bit back into the existing N7

BuzzFish

@n7n11traffic (BAM account) have tweeted "Not long now to freeflow".
@Aaroadwatch have tweeted that 10pm to 6am lane closures tomorrow

Getting Close now....

AndyBoBandy

BuzzFish wrote: »

@n7n11traffic (BAM account) have tweeted "Not long now to freeflow".
@Aaroadwatch have tweeted that 10pm to 6am lane closures tomorrow

Getting Close now....

Perfect time of the year to be opening it, give everyone a few weeks to get used to it, before the Christmas rush, and before the weather gets worse.

mydiscworld

BuzzFish wrote: »

@n7n11traffic (BAM account) have tweeted "Not long now to freeflow".
@Aaroadwatch have tweeted that 10pm to 6am lane closures tomorrow

Getting Close now....

Another tweet 19 hours ago reads 'No date set, but it will be in the next week or two"

NEDDURC

mydiscworld wrote: »

Another tweet 19 hours ago reads 'No date set, but it will be in the next week or two"

Coming from Kildare this morning you can see they actually removed many of the more permanent road works and replaced them with cones. They have all the markings done but are just finishing the last part of black top to connect the fly-over lanes to the existing lanes. I think it could be done by the weekend if they wanted to.

A320

Garda traffic tweeted to say a lane is closed tonight so that can only be surely the finishing touches in play