It now looks like it will be at least four years before consideration is again given to a bypass for Claregalway—and even then there is no guarantee it will get the green light. A Department of Transport source has revealed that there will be no movement on the €20 million project any time before 2020…. Read more »
A senior Council official has confirmed that the Claregalway bypass is not off the agenda. In fact Director of Roads Liam Gavin said that the local authority was putting pressure on the Department of Transport to advance the project to the next stage. The route for the Claregalway Bypass has been selected and now it has… Read more »
Any suggestion that the bypass for Claregalway is off the agenda is unfounded, according to a local TD who was once promised the project under a different Government. But Deputy Noel Grealish is adamant that the €21 million project will be provided despite a recent statement by the Transport Minister to the contrary. The Department of… Read more »
Despite committing to spending almost €800,000 already, the Department of Transport has abandoned plans to provide an inner relief road for traffic-choked Claregalway. In a written response the Minister said that he was not in a position to commit any further expenditure to this project—the announcement will come as a major disappointment to local residents. It… Read more »
Dear Editor, I am writing to you in response to a recent article regarding the appointment of consultants with a view to determining traffic calming measures for Claregalway village. It would appear from this article that any proposed traffic calming measures would meet with some resistance from local councillors and business interests. There is no… Read more »
Council vows to pull out all the stops for Claregalway funding Strenuous efforts to provide a bypass for the village of Claregalway are being undertaken by Galway County Council. A Senior official has informed the Connacht Tribune that every effort is being made to secure the funding for the inner relief road. Director of Services… Read more »
Figures showing the projected usage of the new motorway from Tuam to Gort have prompted renewed calls for the Claregalway bypass. There are up to 30,000 vehicle movements through Claregalway each day which has made it into one of the country’s worst bottlenecks. But there were raised eyebrows this week with projections that just 7,200 vehicles… Read more »
The operators of he new motorway between Gort and Tuam may have no choice but to introduce toll charges as projections of traffic using the route are dismal. While the public have been told there will be no toll plazas along the 57km route, the lack of usage may prompt the developers to introduce charges. It… Read more »
The Government have reneged on a promise to provide a bypass for the village of Claregalway. A million euro was allocated the design and route selection process but it has been confirmed that no further funding will be provided. It was understood by local residents that once the Gort–Tuam motorway got the go-ahead, that funding… Read more »
Extension of M18 from Gort–Tuam is a major boost for Galway jobs and tourism. Fine Gael Local Election Candidate in Athenry–Oranmore, Josette Farrell has today (Friday) welcomed the turning of the sod by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD on the extension of the M18 motorway from Gort–Tuam. “Today’s turning of the sod on the Gort–Tuam Motorway… Read more »
Over 1,000 direct jobs and many others in allied services are expected to be created, many of them local and others for returning emigrants, when the contract is signed tomorrow (Thursday) for the new 57-kilometre M17–18 Gort–Tuam motorway. While “minor logistical issues” have resulted in some delays in the signing, according to source close to the… Read more »
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has effectively ruled out the prospect of a bypass of Claregalway being built any time soon, if at all. The Minister said that his department doesn’t have any money to build the €21 million road around the traffic-jammed village. He also intimated that even if his department had the money, there… Read more »
