N18 Hear we go again

goingpostal · 09-04-2010 6:33pm

Deedsie wrote: »

I took a leaf out of your book Berty, here is the email response i received:

The contractor has advised that this has been re-scheduled somewhat as follows:

12 April: Southbound traffic restricted to single lane from Sixmilebridge junction to south of the Radisson to facilitate gantry installation. After c. 2 weeks the length of single lane will be reduced to start at Cratloe Castle.

20 April: Northbound traffic diverted onto single lane of new slip road under the bridge between Cratloemoyle roundabout and the existing N18.

Regards,
Seamus Hayes
Project Liaison Officer
Limerick Tunnel PPP Scheme
Site Office
Bunlicky
Dock Road
Limerick
Tel (061)583855 (061)583855
Fax. (061)583852
EMail seamus.hayes@ltppp.ie

I think I might be dodging the potholes on the Old Cratloe Road from Monday so. Thanks for the heads-up.

phog · 11-04-2010 10:26pm

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but I was on the back road recently and got caught on the level crossing waiting for a train and waiting I was, so if you clash with a train schedule this may not be a "short cut". With the new route to Galway opened recently this add an additional 10 trains to the track.

Twin-go · 13-04-2010 4:06pm

Still 2 lanes as of this morning c. 8.00am. No sign of them closing a lane either.

Berty · 13-04-2010 4:08pm

It's the only thing that makes me happy to be unemployed. Not having to drive on that road.

Roadend · 13-04-2010 4:27pm

But its still two lanes......

zuroph · 13-04-2010 4:49pm

Berty wrote: »

It's the only thing that makes me happy to be unemployed. Not having to drive on that road.

AND we don't have to listen to you moan about it, so it's win win!

Berty · 13-04-2010 4:55pm

zuroph wrote: »

AND we don't have to listen to you moan about it, so it's win win!

Nice

phill106 · 14-04-2010 7:37pm

phog wrote: »

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but I was on the back road recently and got caught on the level crossing waiting for a train and waiting I was, so if you clash with a train schedule this may not be a "short cut". With the new route to Galway opened recently this add an additional 10 trains to the track.

I will NEVER go down that way by the level crossing to avoid traffic. Got stuck there for an hour last year, busses and trucks trying to avoid traffic, were too big to get through junction with all the traffic.
Nightmare!

Vanhalla · 14-04-2010 11:06pm

how many piece of **** tolls are there goin to be? is there one for the nenagh limerick road aswell. ****in joke

Berty · 14-04-2010 11:09pm

Vanhalla wrote: »

how many piece of **** tolls are there goin to be? is there one for the nenagh limerick road aswell. ****in joke

Different roads you are talking about.

The tunnel will have a Toll and there will be a Toll on the way to Dublin at Portlaoise so you have a long way to go before you need to think about avoiding it.

Tip, when it opens in December of this year, exit at Mountrath to avoid the Toll and then rejoin at Portlaoise.

There will be no Toll at Nenagh.

showgirlrita · 04-05-2010 4:04pm

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/traffic/story.asp?id=110506

Limerick - Lane restrictions will operate on the N18 Limerick/Ennis Rd at the Cratloe Rd Jct until Mon 28th JuneUpdated: 04/05/2010 07:16:21Traffic on the N18 Limerick/Ennis Rd coming from the Limerick City direction will be reduced to one lane just before the Cratloemoyle R/A. From Wed 5th traffic will be reduced to one lane after the Sixmilebridge Bridge Interchange. Delays are to be expected as a result. These works will continue until Mon 28th June, when the Limerick Tunnel Project will open.

Theres been many false alarm about when this would begin, guess i will find out soon enough if it has been implemented.

phog · 04-05-2010 8:04pm

showgirlrita wrote: »

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/traffic/story.asp?id=110506

Limerick - Lane restrictions will operate on the N18 Limerick/Ennis Rd at the Cratloe Rd Jct until Mon 28th JuneUpdated: 04/05/2010 07:16:21Traffic on the N18 Limerick/Ennis Rd coming from the Limerick City direction will be reduced to one lane just before the Cratloemoyle R/A. From Wed 5th traffic will be reduced to one lane after the Sixmilebridge Bridge Interchange. Delays are to be expected as a result. These works will continue until Mon 28th June, when the Limerick Tunnel Project will open.

Theres been many false alarm about when this would begin, guess i will find out soon enough if it has been implemented.

Passed there last night and thought that they must be close to having to close the roads to beging the merge of new to old and complete the roundablout near the Radisson, I guess this time it's no false alarm.

Melion · 05-05-2010 12:11am

Just came through it. Its down to one lane

phill106 · 05-05-2010 8:37am

Melion wrote: »

Just came through it. Its down to one lane

Just went through, one lane but moving grand. Didn't see an actual lane closed ahead sign, just a hard shoulder closed sign. Did I miss it or what? As it is, I was expecting it for the last few days. Could be dodgy in the overtaking lane if you didn't know!

Berty · 05-05-2010 8:44am

Could be dodgy as it is the way people act on that section anyway.

Twin-go · 05-05-2010 9:04am

Melion wrote: »

Just came through it. Its down to one lane

Which direction and at what time Mel?

I went from the Shannon to Limerick Direction at about 8:10am and while it wasn't too bad, I think this could get tricky. It looks like both the right lane late mergers (Me Sometimes

) and the folks coming from the Sixmilebridge/Cratloe on ramp will be merging in the same place.

Just as an FYI. Its down to one lane from the Cratloe on ramp as far as Cratloe Castle where it returns to 2 lanes on the temporay section.

Melion · 05-05-2010 12:27pm

I dont think it will be as bad as it was the last time thank god. There is a lot more room for people to merge from the overtaking lane too.

phog · 05-05-2010 6:20pm

Melion wrote: »

I dont think it will be as bad as it was the last time thank god. There is a lot more room for people to merge from the overtaking lane too.

I think the problem the last time around was that the construction site was using traffic lights to allow trucks to draw filling for the temporary road that we are now using and each time the road users got the red light it caused tailbacks.

showgirlrita · 18-05-2010 11:04am

Melion wrote: »

I dont think it will be as bad as it was the last time thank god. There is a lot more room for people to merge from the overtaking lane too.

The delays arent as bad as the last time so no need to go home via back roads of Cratloe, but there are still some lunatics who are flying up the fast lane trying to squeeze in at the last minute even tho the majority of all the other drivers have already merged in to the slow lane.
You know who you are Mr. Navy Micra!!! :mad:

Berty · 18-05-2010 11:11am

showgirlrita wrote: »

The delays arent as bad as the last time so no need to go home via back roads of Cratloe, but there are still some lunatics who are flying up the fast lane trying to squeeze in at the last minute even tho the majority of all the other drivers have already merged in to the slow lane.
You know who you are Mr. Navy Micra!!! :mad:

Just to be pedantic for a moment. There is no such thing as a "fast lane" or a "slow lane". It's an overtaking lane and the left lane.

showgirlrita · 18-05-2010 11:19am

"Pedantic Pat, Pedantic Pat, Pedantic Pat and that is that"

Thanks for the correction Berty

Well Mr. Navy Micra must have thought it was both a FAST lane, judging by the speed he was doing and an Overtaking lane, since he managed to over take about 30 cars and still get in in front of a car before the merging in to 1 lane.

Berty · 18-05-2010 11:21am

showgirlrita wrote: »

"Pedantic Pat, Pedantic Pat, Pedantic Pat and that is that" Thanks for the correction Berty

Well Mr. Navy Micra must have thought it was both a FAST lane, judging by the speed he was doing and an Overtaking lane, since he managed to over take about 30 cars and still get in in front of a car before the merging in to 1 lane.

Other than his speed, what's wrong with that?

Try to provide an answer without using the word "queue".

showgirlrita · 18-05-2010 11:28am

Berty wrote: »

Try to provide an answer without using the word "queue".

IMPOSSIBLE!!! or maybe not!!

Well what about common courtesy!
If 29 out of 30 cars can "wait in line"

why cant that other 1 do the same.

Last week a guy behind me pulled out in to the Overtaking lane and drove at the same speed as the Left lane, thus stopping all the evil knievels from flying up the outside... it was a sight

My car would be rammed off the road however if i tried that i think :eek:

Berty · 18-05-2010 11:31am

showgirlrita wrote: »

Well what about common courtesy!

Meh'

showgirlrita · 18-05-2010 11:32am

Berty wrote: »

It's the only thing that makes me happy to be unemployed. Not having to drive on that road.

The only thing that makes me unhappy to be employed is to have to drive that road!!

Berty · 18-05-2010 11:35am

showgirlrita wrote: »

The only thing that makes me unhappy to be employed is to have to drive that road!!

I don't have a car either which makes it even more difficult to drive on that road.

showgirlrita · 18-05-2010 11:37am

It gives me Road Rage!! :eek:

TestTransmission · 18-05-2010 11:56am

People really have to learn what merging is.

phill106 · 18-05-2010 3:26pm

Terrible place for it to merge in fairness. Downramp from cratloe, left lane and right lane, all merging at the same spot.
100 metres either way would have made it alot safe. They fly down that down ramp!

Roadend · 19-05-2010 9:28am

Berty wrote: »

Other than his speed, what's wrong with that?

Try to provide an answer without using the word "queue".

He's slowing up the traffic as people have to slow to let him in. It doesn't take a genius to work that out.

N18 Hear we go again

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