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Dundalk

Approaching the new end of the M1

North of Dundalk at Ballymascanlan.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 25, 2005 by csd

M1 Dundalk bypass

With the Cooley mountains in the background

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 25, 2005 by csd

R934 Approaching the traffic lights

M1 Dundalk Bypass (1)

Looking north from overbridge at Dundalk South junction. The Dundalk Bypass will run to the west of the town from here to Ballymascanlon. Construction of the road is due to commence later in 2003

OP Clangy

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 20, 2005 by M4Simon

M1 Dundalk South (2)

Looking south towards the southern bridge of the Dundalk South interchange.

OP Clangy

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 20, 2005 by M4Simon

N1/A1 upgrade at the end of the M1

Clearance for the new road can be seen to the left of the picture. The first structure, a bridge carrying a local road, is nearing completion just north of this point. The roundabout which currently forms the end of the improved road is straight ahead. This roundabut will evemtually form part of the dumbbell interchange at this point.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 02, 2006 by csd

Along the R 173 (C) Robert Ashby
The R 173 is a busy road between Dundalk with frequent heavy lorries like this going to and from the port of Greenore, traffic which the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway, which closely follows alongside this road, would have transported in years gone by. Older buildings like the one shown must have their foundations well shaken nowadays

N53 West of Hackballscross

M1 approaching J17 northbound <a href='http://www.knorn.org/onblack.php'>View on black</a>.

Intermediate junction

Numbered 17, the N53 junction.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 25, 2005 by csd

If I'm not mistaken, here we just left Dundalk and Neill is driving towards Newry in Northern Ireland. The mountain range is called Cooley Mountains

Traffic Calming Ahead sign

Dundalk Gateway Sign - N52

Road narrows, near Dundalk Racecourse

Out on the marshes, near Dundalk

15 kmh sign, Dundalk Racecourse

No Entry Signs - Dundalk Racecourse

T Junction Sign - N52 Dundalk

Dundalk Stadium sign

N52 bridge over Castletown River, Dundalk / Cycle Lanes / Colourful Road surface

N52 Dundalk - Island Ahead

No Overtaking sign, N52 Dundalk

R178 junction outside Dundalk

R178 heading out of Dundalk, just past the M1 underbridge

R178 heading out of Dundalk

The M1/N1 at Ballymascanlan

A1 signed south of the border

This shows the approach to Ballymascanlon roundabout on the N52, which is receiving a lot of attention as construction of the M1 Dundalk Western Bypass progresses. This will be the temporary end of the improved road, as the N1 A1 Dundalk - Newry link only started construction this year. Note the A1 is signed, even though this is south of the border.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 17, 2005 by csd

This is at the northern end of Dundalk, where the motorway current ends. Note the patching on the M1 part still shows! I assume that the northern section continues as a motorway at least for some stage - so this roundabout will have M1 to belfast and M1 to dublin!. I wonder if it would be appropriate for those designing the sign to have M1 (A1) Belfast. Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 12, 2007 by michaelsa

N1 Border-Dundalk 15th June 2007

Southbound. Here's where we lose the non-motorway traffic. So the motorway starts at this point. Where are the chopsticks?

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 15, 2007 by mackerski

N1 Border-Dundalk 15th June 2007

Southbound. It's magic! A motorway starting casually a few hundred metres beyond the last exit for non-motorway traffic. Good to see Louth County Council living up to their usual high standards of signposting.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 15, 2007 by mackerski

N1 Border-Dundalk 15th June 2007

Southbound, approaching M1

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 15, 2007 by mackerski

N1 Border-Dundalk 15th June 2007

Southbound, approaching M1. Pay attention for some really sloppy signage. The first is already visible - 'M1' should not be in brackets, since this fork is the last exit before the motorway. But keep watching...

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jun 15, 2007 by mackerski

End of the M1 heading north

Traffic is now diverted off at the Ballymascanlon interchange. Previously it went straight through under the bridge in the distance. This slip road is newly completed as part of the N1/A1 project. Taken 29.04.07

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Apr 29, 2007 by csd

Northern terminus of the M1

New off-slip for the N52 interchange north of Dundalk (J18) under construction. The southbound carriageway will be constructed under the bridge in the background (currently the road comes down the SB sliproad out of shot to the right.

Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Sep 03, 2006 by csd