N6 Galway bypass
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Re: Irl: M6 Galway bypass (18 km)
About bloody time! Now they need to get on with the construction work ASAP.
But Galway’s traffic nightmare won’t be solved by this road alone. The legacy of poor planning and car dependency is obvious to anyone who lives and works in the city.
But Galway’s traffic nightmare won’t be solved by this road alone. The legacy of poor planning and car dependency is obvious to anyone who lives and works in the city.
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Re: Irl: M6 Galway bypass (18 km)
Presumably the western single carriageway section with at-grade junctions won't be motorway?
PS - I'd suggest use of the search function before making a new thread about a long running scheme: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34348&p=981282&hilit=Galway#p981282
PS - I'd suggest use of the search function before making a new thread about a long running scheme: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34348&p=981282&hilit=Galway#p981282
Re: Irl: Galway Bypass
It's grade separated as far as I know.jackal wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 08:38It's an at-grade signalized junction: http://www.n6galwaycity.ie/wp-content/u ... Sheets.pdfTruvelo wrote:The junction at Coolagh looks interesting but I'm not sure if the N67/R446 crosses below the current line of the N6 or whether it's an at-grade crossroads.
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Re: Irl: M6 Galway bypass (18 km)
Sorryjackal wrote: ↑Sat Oct 06, 2018 09:40 Presumably the western single carriageway section with at-grade junctions won't be motorway?
PS - I'd suggest use of the search function before making a new thread about a long running scheme: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34348&p=981282&hilit=Galway#p981282
Re: Irl: M6 Galway bypass (18 km)
That maybe came off a bit harsh - I do appreciate the updateodlum wrote: ↑Sat Oct 06, 2018 09:50Sorryjackal wrote: ↑Sat Oct 06, 2018 09:40 Presumably the western single carriageway section with at-grade junctions won't be motorway?
PS - I'd suggest use of the search function before making a new thread about a long running scheme: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34348&p=981282&hilit=Galway#p981282
Re: Irl: Galway Bypass
The N67/R446 meets the existing A6 at an at-grade crossroads. That is however connected to the new grade-separated route with a pair of forks.odlum wrote: ↑Sat Oct 06, 2018 09:49It's grade separated as far as I know.jackal wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 08:38It's an at-grade signalized junction: http://www.n6galwaycity.ie/wp-content/u ... Sheets.pdfTruvelo wrote:The junction at Coolagh looks interesting but I'm not sure if the N67/R446 crosses below the current line of the N6 or whether it's an at-grade crossroads.
Image is not accurate or you have to squint your eyes.
Re: N6 Galway bypass
Interesting. Again there is the trend of removing roundabouts in urban areas and replacing with cross junctions. In Dublin and Cork same thing. Must be national policy. Quite pronounced in Dublin at the moment. Having said that we don't have the same volume/density of them that the UK or France have for example.
NIRS mentioned in another thread removing them is better for pedestrians which I absolutely agree with.
NIRS mentioned in another thread removing them is better for pedestrians which I absolutely agree with.
Re: N6 Galway bypass
Motorway order applied for today. The interesting characteristics of the scheme are the bridge over the River Corrib, the viaduct and the tunnels.
Full EIS
http://www.n6galwaycityringroad.ie/
Non technical summary
http://www.n6galwaycityringroad.ie/medi ... %20NTS.pdf
Full EIS
http://www.n6galwaycityringroad.ie/
Non technical summary
http://www.n6galwaycityringroad.ie/medi ... %20NTS.pdf
Re: N6 Galway bypass
Project receives planning approval with a few conditions
All that is needed now is €600m and away we go.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2021/1 ... d-project/
All that is needed now is €600m and away we go.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2021/1 ... d-project/
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Re: N6 Galway bypass
About time indeed, however it'll be years before there are shovels in the ground. It still has to clear government hoops and also there are sizable NIMBY challenges piling up against it, as well as green-agenda legal challenges.
Re: N6 Galway bypass
Oh, that was unexpected https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2022/1 ... ring-road/
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Re: N6 Galway bypass
That's a shame, given how it could've relieved the dang city.
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Re: N6 Galway bypass
Not dissimilar to the Stonehenge and A38 Derby schemes in England. Has the Planning Board re-examined the scheme yet, and is there any indication how it’s likely to go??