[OSM-talk-ie] Hi (second attempt)

[Andrew McCarthy]

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On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 07:49:55PM +0100, Dermot McNally wrote:
> I'm not being all that specific, since I haven't seen this too
> recently. All I know is that there are a lot of openings, realignments
> and corresponding reclassifications going on. You'll see that I was
> similarly vague about Cork :)

Ah, okay! No, I don't think any of the N7 works are near completion.
They all look like they're still in the heavy-digger stage, I think.

> It won't be the N7. Standard practice in such cases is to make it a
> regional road. R445 is what most other downgraded stretches of N7
> became (through Nenagh etc.). My Limerich knowledge is sketchy, but
> the SI defining R445 has the following:
> 
> between its junction with N7 at Carrowkeel in the county of
> Limerick and its junction with N18 at Knock in the county of
> Limerick via Garraunykee and Groody Bridge in the county of
> Limerick; Parkway Roundabout, Dublin Road, Clare Street, Lock
> Quay, Abbey River Bridge, Northern Relief Road, Castle
> Street, Thomond Bridge, High Street, Sexton Street North and
> Northern Ring Road in the city of Limerick; Northern Ring
> Road, Caherdavin Cross and Ennis Road in the county of
> Limerick.
> 
> But this might be related to an earlier realignment. Any use?

I think that's it. The best I've managed is to find a daft.ie listing
for Carrowkeel as Lisnagry, which is where the new ring road starts.
Parkway roundabout is definitely on the old N7.

> It's expected open in early May. It's a motorway alright - the first
> to open under the retrospective-motorway-declaration legislation:
> 
> http://www.uk-roads.org.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=150&pos=39

Grand stuff.

Andrew
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