Дорога N21 - это главная национальная дорога в Ирландии . Маршрут проходит от автомагистрали M20 за пределами Лимерика до Трали и соединяет дороги с другими частями графства Керри . Это 84,37 км (52,43 мили) в длину. Она проходит через город Abbeyfeale , Ньюкасл-Уэст , Адэр и села Темплглентайна . До октября 2010 года N21 также проезжала через город Каслсленд . С тех пор город обошли. Раткил также был обойден в 1992 году.
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Длина | 84,37 км (52,43 миль) |
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Основные направления | (объездные маршруты выделены курсивом )
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Маршрут
Маршрут N21 начинается примерно в 8 км к юго-западу от города Лимерик, сразу за Патриксвеллом . На перекрестке, к которому ведет главная автомагистраль M20, автомагистраль N20 расходится на юг, в сторону Корка, и основная дорога с двусторонним движением становится западной автомагистралью N21.
До открытия в 2001 году новой дороги с двусторонним движением движение на Керри выезжало из города по старой N20 в юго-западном направлении по Баллинакурра-роуд через Рахин, а затем шло через Патриксвелл к началу N21.
The new 11 km (6.8 mi) M20/N21 dual-carriageway route begins at junction 1 on the Rosbrien Interchange as the M20 where it leaves the M7/N18 Limerick Southern Ring Road, and bypasses the Limerick suburbs of Dooradoyle, Raheen and Patrickswell, and continues, as the N21, almost to Adare. At this point the N21 becomes a standard two-lane road and flows through the main street of the scenic village.
The N21 then runs by Croagh and Rathkeale, which were bypassed in 1986 and 1992 respectively, before entering the main county town of Newcastle West and filtering through the town. Further along the route the N21 passes through Templeglantine, before going through the town of Abbeyfeale.
The road continues southwest, at the townland of Kilkinlea it crosses over the River Feale into County Kerry passing by Knocknagoshel and heading towards Castleisland. A new 7 km (4.3 mi) roadway from Abbeyfeale to Knocknagoshel, bypassing the accident-prone Headleys bridge near Knocknagoshel opened in July 2006. The remainder of the road to Castleisland was realigned in the 1980s. A 6 km (3.7 mi) section north of Casleisland was overlaid and brought up to standard in 1999.
At Castleisland, the N21 heads west to Tralee. The short N23 continues southwest to Farranfore, allowing traffic to continue south along the N22 to Killarney. A new 11 km (6.8 mi) road from Castleisland to Ballycarty near Tralee was opened in early 2001. This was followed by a new 3 km (1.9 mi) section into Tralee, opened in April 2005. The N21 terminates at Camp Roundabout on the N22/N69 Tralee Bypass which opened in August 2013.
Обновления
The Castleisland Bypass was a national road project which commenced in 2009 and for which construction work completed in October 2010. The new road was officially opened on Friday, 22 October 2010, by then Minister for Defence Tony Killeen. The route consists of 5.3 km of type 2 dual carriageway and connects the N21 to the N23 bypassing Castleisland to the west of the town.[1]
A section of the N21 west of Newcastle West was one of the more dangerous stretches of road in the country, known locally as Barnagh, between Newcastlewest and Templeglantine. At one point there were 4 deaths on the stretch within 4 weeks, with 5 total deaths there in 2010. A local group, known as the "N21 Barnagh Road Realignment Petition", campaigned to realign this section. The stretch of road was upgraded between 2011 and 2013.[2][3][4]
Заторы на дорогах
The N21 is also known as a notorious traffic bottleneck particularly in the County Limerick towns of Abbeyfeale, Newcastlewest and Adare. The towns (most notably Adare) feature regularly on morning and evening traffic reports where delays of up to 30 minutes can occur. Local traffic, commuters and tourist traffic all contribute to the congestion.
Предлагаемые обновления
The Adare bypass, a proposed development to carry the N21 around the village of Adare, Limerick, is in the design and consultation phase.[citation needed] Originally proposed as part of the Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme,[5][6] a 33 km (21 mi) bypass of Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale was at the planning stage in 2006. As of October 2008, this plan had not advanced beyond planning stage.[citation needed] Updated bypass plans were subject to additional inquiries by An Bord Pleanala in early 2021.[7]
Смотрите также
- Roads in Ireland
- Motorways in Ireland
- National secondary road
- Regional road
Рекомендации
- ^ http://www.nra.ie/News/PressReleases/htmltext,17348,en.html
- ^ http://www.lcc.ie/Roads/Temporary_Speed_Limits/Temporary+Speed+Limit+N21+Barnagh/
- ^ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/deadly-stretch-of-n21-work-to-begin-on-limerick-road-project-this-month-1-3600112
- ^ "Barnagh Scheme 2013".
- ^ https://www.foyneslimerick.ie/
- ^ "Design Update - September 2016". Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Oral hearing opens into the proposed new Adare bypass". adarevillage.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Внешние ссылки
- Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2006 – Department of Transport
- RTÉ News – July 2006: Opening of Headleys Bridge bypass
- Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme