Minor schemes & realignments

roadmaster

An article below from the meath chronicle about proposed new link road between dunshauglin and the M3

https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/02/22/4169865-moves-underway-to-build-link-road-from-dublin-side-of-dunshaughlin-to-m3/

marno21

N70 Kilderry bends finishing up now, the roundabout on the Milltown side is open and the new road up the hill is now lined.

Just the Killorglin side tie in to complete - which won't be a massive job

The new road looks fantastic - seeing the current joke of a road signed as L7704 Kilderry is superb

Donegal Storm

Anyone who commutes to Letterkenny from the Kilmacrennan side will be delighted to hear the realignment on the N56 set to open next month

Upgrade works at Kilmacrenan are said to be on course to finish ahead of schedule.

Minister Joe McHugh says the €19 million works on the N56 along the Blue Banks has been a big success for the county and its hoped works will be complete by Easter.

http://www.highlandradio.com/2019/03/07/upgrade-works-at-kilmacrenan-set-to-finish-ahead-of-schedule/


Going to be a huge improvement on the old twisty alignment

Fr Tod Umptious

marno21 wrote: »

N70 Kilderry bends finishing up now, the roundabout on the Milltown side is open and the new road up the hill is now lined.

Just the Killorglin side tie in to complete - which won't be a massive job

The new road looks fantastic - seeing the current joke of a road signed as L7704 Kilderry is superb

This is will be open today or Monday.

Access to Callinffercy will be via the old road until they finish the tie in at Kennedy's.

Kevwoody

Fr Tod Umptious wrote:

This is will be open today or Monday.

Great news, they were washing the new road with tankers when I passed yesterday.
Fantastic looking piece of road, looking forward to the views from the top of the climbing lane.

riddlinrussell

Kildare County Council have made an announcement regarding their upcoming decision to proceed with the Naas inner relief road
http://www.kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/NaasInnerReliefRoad.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Part 8 for the relief road can be found here

L1011

Leaving Naas with the least joined up ringroad possible - the existing arcs meet the Limerick Road in different places already!

riddlinrussell

L1011 wrote: »

Leaving Naas with the least joined up ringroad possible - the existing arcs meet the Limerick Road in different places already!

It really is quite maddening to drive around, especially with this section I don't know why they didn't hold a corridor from development...

Heartbreak Hank

Is this in partnership with the racecourse or will this be a land acquisition? I presume it will increase the access to the racecourse so maybe they are onboard with it

Fr Tod Umptious

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

This is will be open today or Monday.

Access to Callinffercy will be via the old road until they finish the tie in at Kennedy's.

Opened this morning

marno21

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Opened this morning

Fantastic. Looking forward to test driving it.

marno21

Kevwoody wrote: »

Great news, they were washing the new road with tankers when I passed yesterday.
Fantastic looking piece of road, looking forward to the views from the top of the climbing lane.

Open now as per post above. It really is a fantastic road. The views from the top on both sides are absolutely stunning, especially southbound towards Killorglin.

Superb job by Sorensen. There really is no comparison with the existing road.

Roll on the next N70 improvement now which is the Milltown bypass - hopefully the longer route option is picked which also removes some of the twisty mess towards Castlemaine.

marno21

Latest from Clare:

N85 Kilnamona Realignment Scheme – Ground Investigation works commenced on site last week, the outcome of which will inform the detailed design. This work is continuing and it is hoped to be in a position to brief the Ennis MD Councillors and the affected landowners later this month on the detail of the final route within the safeguard corridor.

N19 Shannon Airport Access Road – The Steering Group, comprising of CCC, TII and the Midwest Regional Design Office (MWRDO), met last week where we were advised that approval was imminent for the appointment of Consultants for Phases 1 – 4. This allows us now to seek tenders for this work over the coming weeks and have Consultants appointed in May 2019.

spacetweek

marno21 wrote: »

N19 Shannon Airport Access Road – The Steering Group, comprising of CCC, TII and the Midwest Regional Design Office (MWRDO), met last week where we were advised that approval was imminent for the appointment of Consultants for Phases 1 – 4. This allows us now to seek tenders for this work over the coming weeks and have Consultants appointed in May 2019.

What changes are they making to the N19?

marno21

spacetweek wrote: »

What changes are they making to the N19?

I believe it's upgrading the N19 from the end of the current DC to the airport entrance.

marno21

Consultants to be appointed shortly for the N60 Manulla project

http://www.regdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/N60-Manulls-Project-Leaflet-March-2019.pdf

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/03/22/4171389-manulla-bypass-consultations-imminent/

irishgeo

marno21 wrote: »

Consultants to be appointed shortly for the N60 Manulla project

http://www.regdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/N60-Manulls-Project-Leaflet-March-2019.pdf

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/03/22/4171389-manulla-bypass-consultations-imminent/

tie in nicely with the new section that work has started on.

elchupanebrey

Can't find a thread specifically for it so i said I'd put it in here.

Has anyone any idea why work in the N59 at Kilmeena has been at a standstill the last few weeks?

All machinery from the original contractor is gone off site. There seems to be a couple of machines from Careys moved in now, working on tidying up the realigned greenway more than anything I'd say. Which it looks like has to bw donw before they can continue with the road works on that section.

m17

The n63 at athleauge co roscommon it's finally getting a new surface and footpaths

marno21

N70 Kilderry bends now fully open to traffic, including the Callinafercy junction.

The new scheme has been updated on Google maps for anyone who wants to see the new alignment. Type in "Kilderry" and it should come up

yannakis

marno21 wrote: »

N70 Kilderry bends now fully open to traffic, including the Callinafercy junction.

The new scheme has been updated on Google maps for anyone who wants to see the new alignment. Type in "Kilderry" and it should come up

Is the alignment of the tie-ins on Google Maps correct or is there a roundabout on the north end of the new stretch?

marno21

N60 Oran realignment awarded to Wills Bros

https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders/ViewNotice/214521

marno21

The N67 Ballinderreen-Kinvara Phase 2 has finally gone to tender: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=145850&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

Also, structural consultants required for the N60 Manulla scheme: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=146115&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

DumbBrunette

marno21 wrote: »

The N67 Ballinderreen-Kinvara Phase 2 has finally gone to tender: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=145850&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

Also, structural consultants required for the N60 Manulla scheme: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=146115&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders

Interesting that the N60 Manulla scheme will be Type 1, as the Lagnamuck upgrade which it will link to, and is currently u/c, is only Type 2.

Bit sloppy as a consistent cross section is generally preferred by the RDOs and ABP inspectors.

No consistency at all on the N60 actually - Oran realignment and Manulla type 1, Lagnamuck and approved Heathlawn schemes type 2.

It's certainly not based on traffic figures as far as I can tell, it's probably just bad planning. What do you think Marno?

spacetweek

Does it really matter? Both single carriageways.

marno21

DumbBrunette wrote: »

Interesting that the N60 Manulla scheme will be Type 1, as the Lagnamuck upgrade which it will link to, and is currently u/c, is only Type 2.

Bit sloppy as a consistent cross section is generally preferred by the RDOs and ABP inspectors.

No consistency at all on the N60 actually - Oran realignment and Manulla type 1, Lagnamuck and approved Heathlawn schemes type 2.

It's certainly not based on traffic figures as far as I can tell, it's probably just bad planning. What do you think Marno?

I think the N60 Castlebar-Claremorris scheme should have been progressed rather than these realignments. The route was selected in 2001, and now looks like it will never be built: http://www.regdesign.com/?page_id=455

The way they are proceeding with the N60 now will be an improvement but you still have all the safety issues associated with junctions, accesses etc.

But yes, they should have picked one cross section for the route and built it that way.

DumbBrunette

marno21 wrote: »

I think the N60 Castlebar-Claremorris scheme should have been progressed rather than these realignments. The route was selected in 2001, and now looks like it will never be built: http://www.regdesign.com/?page_id=455

The way they are proceeding with the N60 now will be an improvement but you still have all the safety issues associated with junctions, accesses etc.

But yes, they should have picked one cross section for the route and built it that way.

Agreed. On the upside it now seems the Manulla scheme will be grade separated, which sets it apart from the other minor realignment jobs discussed in this thread. Good news

marno21

N70 Kilderry scheme officially opened today

https://www.radiokerry.ie/n70-milltown-killorglin-road-officially-opened-today/

marno21

Sligo County Council recently sent the N16 Lugatober (2.5km) to An Bord Pleanala

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/plan-to-remove-bad-bends-on-n16-37826812.html

DumbBrunette

The N60 Heathlawn realignment won't now go to tender until Q1 2020, a year later than originally planned. This means they probably won't be on site until second half of next year.