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TII Motorway Service Areas (MSA) Progress Thread

BluntGuy · 2008-12-11 18:35:24

I think it's about time this issue had its own dedicated thread where updates can be provided on the situation with MSAs (Motorway Service Areas)... As of this month, we have 435 km of motorway. By this time in 2010, that will have increased to over 800 km (nearly triple what it was two years ago). The NRA have plans to…

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#902 05-03-2016 10:43am
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Don't count the J8 one, its an excuse of a thing, J3 is ok but could be much better.

I've always said if they want a massive cash cow, put one on the M50 where the unbuilt J8 would have been!

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#903 05-03-2016 10:43am
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#904 05-03-2016 11:12pm
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J14 used to be the best... is it just overloaded now?

It is a bit silly how they're doing this, but apart from all the private ones, official MSAs between Dublin and Galway... at Enfield, soon east of Athlone, then at Oranmore. A bit weird since the M7 and M8 corridors don't have ANY official ones. Daft order of doing things.

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#905 06-03-2016 6:59pm
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D Trent wrote: »

Listening to 2fm and Today fm nearly all day this week and one of the most prominent ads on then stations are one for Topaz/Supermac's Ballacolla J3

Obviously aren't doing as well as predicted or as they'd like

So if a company advertises heavily its business must be going badly?

Better tell that to Apple, Coca Cola and McDonald's...

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#906 07-03-2016 9:39pm
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marmurr1916 wrote: »

So if a company advertises heavily its business must be going badly?

Better tell that to Apple, Coca Cola and McDonald's...

I'd say there's something in what the OP is saying...I was in it a while back during the day and it was quiet, I reckon not many people know it's there, certainly not like the "Barack Obama Plaza" which has had a huge profile and everyone now knows where it is!

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#907 07-03-2016 9:41pm
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road_high wrote: »

I'd say there's something in what the OP is saying...I was in it a while back during the day and it was quiet, I reckon not many people know it's there, certainly not like the "Barack Obama Plaza" which has had a huge profile and everyone now knows where it is!

They should call the other one after Donald Trump.

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#908 09-03-2016 12:56am
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https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97267&PP=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=1

Tender has gone out for Ground Investigation for the new Tranche 4 MSAs on the M3 and the M6 .

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#909 09-03-2016 12:58am
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Any sign of that Service Area at Kilcullen opening? The overbridge is a year old now...

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#910 09-03-2016 9:46am
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Schadenfreudia wrote: »

Any sign of that Service Area at Kilcullen opening? The overbridge is a year old now...

It's linked to the high court action between Dennis O'Brien and Applegreen, just like the Gorey one!

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#911 09-03-2016 10:47am
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Reuben1210 wrote: »

It's linked to the high court action between Dennis O'Brien and Applegreen, just like the Gorey one!

O'Brien no longer owns Topaz.

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#912 09-03-2016 12:25pm
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L1011 wrote: »

O'Brien no longer owns Topaz.

True actually, but the point remains: These MSA's are still held up pending the legal action between the two entities.

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#913 15-03-2016 7:59pm
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Charles Babbage wrote: »

They should call the other one after Donald Trump.

Trump Dump?

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#914 16-03-2016 9:09am
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Thinking more like Dump Trump...............

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#915 16-03-2016 10:58pm
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I mustn't have been paying attention here....today started to get very low on fuel passing Carlow and was wondering what to do when I saw signs for a new "services" at Paulstown (J6....still not on openstreetmap).

Excellent location and a very good Applegreen - stark contrast to the rather pathetic effort at J3 on the M8.

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#917 17-03-2016 12:36am
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Schadenfreudia wrote: »

I mustn't have been paying attention here....today started to get very low on fuel passing Carlow and was wondering what to do when I saw signs for a new "services" at Paulstown (J6....still not on openstreetmap).

Excellent location and a very good Applegreen - stark contrast to the rather pathetic effort at J3 on the M8.

Is it as good as the "offline" Applegreen in Cullenmore in Wicklow? I was very impressed with that!

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#918 17-03-2016 4:54am
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Lads, please compare offline service areas in the offline thread here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056007577

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#919 18-03-2016 11:26pm
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Reuben1210 wrote: »

Is it as good as the "offline" Applegreen in Cullenmore in Wicklow? I was very impressed with that!

No - not that good.

But the Cullenmore setting is hard to beat!

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#920 18-03-2016 11:28pm
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marno21 wrote: »

Mod:

Lads, please compare offline service areas in the offline thread here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056007577

Apologies Mod - I didn't even realise Paulstown was "offline"

Now that I think of it.....

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#921 04-04-2016 2:21pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99280553&postcount=196

Confirmation that an MSA will be built on the new M28 from Cork to Ringaskiddy

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#922 04-04-2016 6:35pm
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has there been any judgement on the service stations which are the subject of court action ?

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#923 04-04-2016 10:07pm
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BoatMad wrote: »

has there been any judgement on the service stations which are the subject of court action ?

Not by the look of the tumbleweed blowing around the Kilcullen over-bridge :rolleyes:

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#924 18-04-2016 2:55pm
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Any update of the opening of the Gorey services on the m11? Cheers

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#925 18-04-2016 3:35pm
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vicwatson wrote: »

Any update of the opening of the Gorey services on the m11? Cheers

Stuck in court limbo.

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#926 18-04-2016 3:38pm
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vicwatson wrote: »

Any update of the opening of the Gorey services on the m11? Cheers

I dont believe the case has reached judgement. If apple green win, then TII will have to re tender the whole process again anyway.

2017 ?

appelgreen of course have a clear vested interest in not solving the case quickly

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#927 18-04-2016 5:59pm
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For anyone in the dark like me this is from January mind -

http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/empty-m11-rest-stop-costs-16k-a-month-34378667.html

€16,000.00 per month to the taxpayer while it carries on.

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#928 14-06-2016 1:57am
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Tender gone out today for M6/M17/M18 MSA ground investigation contract.

Can't understand why there's so much force behind getting this open. It's very close to Galway, and a major service area opened at J16 there not too long ago.

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#929 19-06-2016 8:21pm
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Any update on the M6/M9/M11 MSAs?

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#930 17-07-2016 1:19am
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MEMBERS of Clare County Council have questioned plans for a new online motorway service area, claiming it could have a negative impact on businesses in Newmarket and Shannon.

http://www.clarechampion.ie/concerns-over-motorway-service-area/

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#931 17-07-2016 1:30am
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...that nobody goes in to anyway. The MSAs generate new food business - all they can possibly take away is minuscule margin fuel business.

While the utter crapness of the MSA in question probably makes this unique, the franchiser in Mother Hubbards in Cashel told me that the fake-MSA opening there actually increased their trade - people tried to use the MSA and couldn't park!

In all my half a million km+ long distance driving I can give one single example of somewhere the motorway network stopped me going to - Mother Hubbards Oranmore N6 as it was so far offline - and none that the MSAs stopped. Whereas the Castlebellingham MSA probably had more of an impact on my local newsagent in Maynooth stopping me grabbing breakfast there!

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