M17 motorway (Ireland)

The M17 motorway (Irish: Mótarbhealach M17) is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, forming part of the Sligo to Galway national primary road.

This motorway forms part of the N17 road.

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M17 motorway
Mótarbhealach M17
Route information
Part of
Length25.5 km (15.8 mi)
Existed27 September 2017–present
HistoryOpened on 27 September 2017[1]
Major junctions
FromTuam
Major intersections


ToJunction 18, east of Galway.
Location
CountryIreland
Primary
destinations		M6, Roscommon, Tuam
Highway system

Route

The motorway runs between the Kilmore Roundabout in Tuam and Junction 18 on the M6 motorway. There is one Junction (19) which is an exit for Roscommon and Baile Chláir.

Junctions
Northbound exit Junction Southbound exit
Sligo (N17), Claremorris (N17), Baile Chláir (N83), Headford (R333)
No exit
Roscommon (N63), Baile Chláir (R354)
Roscommon (N63), Baile Chláir (R354)
No exit
Dublin (M6), Athenry (M6), Galway (M6), Oranmore (M6),
Motorway continues as M18

History

A number of upgrade projects were planned for the N17, which forms part of the Atlantic Corridor under Transport 21, along with the N18 and N20. Prior to the 2017 upgrade, the Southern Section N17 was the state's busiest single-carriageway inter-urban road with over 25,000 vehicles using the road at Claregalway daily of which over 20,000 travel on the Claregalway-Galway section south of Claregalway.[2]

In April 2014, this project was given the go-ahead by the Government and was opened to the public by Minister Shane Ross on the 27th of September 2017, many months ahead of schedule.

The motorway is not tolled.[3]

References
  1. "Galway's new M17/M18 motorway to open ahead of schedule". The AA. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. "National Roads Authority". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. "ConnachtTribune.ie – Tender process for M17 to start next year". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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