N76 Kilkenny Callan Clonmel Road realignment scheme

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Just see here the N76 road out of Kilkenny is to get some badly needed works, allegedly starting in the New Year. I gather it will realign the awful series of bends around Tennypark, the location of numerous serious accidents over the years. As well as safety improvements.
Quite a busy route that links the M9/N10 down to Clonmel. Hopefully it will happen as it's been mooted and talked about for decades.

http://kclr96fm.com/e8-5-million-wor...road-kilkenny/

I wish they'd also look at the N77 Portlaoise/Ballyragget road. It's insufferably poor for almost all between Ballyragget and Kilkenny with very high traffic levels- nearly 11,000 vehicles per day in parts.

catbear

There were works going on in the fields on both sides earlier in the year so I reckon it will happen. Great to see the stretch finally made safe.

Dymo

Here are the council plans.. I think
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Roads/Roads_General/Maps-of-Proposed-N76-Callan-Road-Realignment-Scheme.html

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Dymo wrote: »

Here are the council plans.. I think
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Roads/Roads_General/Maps-of-Proposed-N76-Callan-Road-Realignment-Scheme.html

Excellent, looks right the way to/from the Car boot sale cross.

Autosport

But where will the speed van go :eek: I'd hate for him to be out of a job

highgiant1985

Autosport wrote: »

But where will the speed van go :eek: I'd hate for him to be out of a job

Don't worry... they've already found a new spot... just near cuffesgrange.

Autosport

highgiant1985 wrote: »

Don't worry... they've already found a new spot... just near cuffesgrange.

Also just up from Seville lodge

Odyssey 2005

Saw the bollix at Hogans Bark Mulch place the other day

Cabaal

Say what you want about the speed van on the bad bends but there's a lot less accidents with him there in recent years,

catbear

Cabaal wrote: »

Say what you want about the speed van on the bad bends but there's a lot less accidents with him there in recent years,

you can be doing the speed limit on those bends and you could still come of in the frost.

Odyssey 2005

As a by the way there is no speed camera signs on the road from at least Kilbride Cemetery to their new patch in Tullamain. That's a distance of probably 4/5 miles Will look to see exactly where the sign is next time I go to clonmel.

barneygumble99

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

As a by the way there is no speed camera signs on the road from at least Kilbride Cemetery to their new patch in Tullamain. That's a distance of probably 4/5 miles Will look to see exactly where the sign is next time I go to clonmel.

Think there is one near Brett's on the kilkenny side. I could be completely wrong but it's there a while. I've never seen a sped van there though. Where does it be??

Odyssey 2005

I'll look today but don't think there's one near Brett's. Have seen them where Pat Hogan sells the bark Mulch.

road_high

Cabaal wrote: »

Say what you want about the speed van on the bad bends but there's a lot less accidents with him there in recent years,

Yea that and better traffic management made a huge difference.

Dymo

barneygumble99 wrote: »

Think there is one near Brett's on the kilkenny side. I could be completely wrong but it's there a while. I've never seen a sped van there though. Where does it be??

That sign has been there for a long time, I've seen the van just once past Holdens big house on the left, pulled on the left.

Here: https://goo.gl/maps/37ctVbgu27p

marno21

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/315904/kilkenny-road-used-by-9-000-vehicles-each-day-officially-opened-after-9-5m-investement.html

This scheme has now opened to traffic.

Dymo

marno21 wrote: »

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/315904/kilkenny-road-used-by-9-000-vehicles-each-day-officially-opened-after-9-5m-investement.html

This scheme has now opened to traffic.

It's been opened since last November

hi5

A nice Road, but the surface in general doesn't seem very level.

Odyssey 2005

Official opening yesterday, suits all over the kip. All work seems to have stopped now. Place looks unfinished

Captain Havoc

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Official opening yesterday, suits all over the kip. All work seems to have stopped now. Place looks unfinished

There's more to be done, I spoke to someone working there.

Cabaal

Captain Havoc wrote: »

There's more to be done, I spoke to someone working there.

Very little to be done surely, paths done, fencing, planting, paths, grass is seeded, road painted etc.

OK there's a big pile of soil and one or two houses are due to get their gates still but it's basically done from what I can see

Captain Havoc

Cabaal wrote: »

Very little to be done surely, paths done, fencing, planting, paths, grass is seeded, road painted etc.

OK there's a big pile of soil and one or two houses are due to get their gates still but it's basically done from what I can see

It's the aesthetic things.