Road works main st, wats going on and for how long?

Stan90

does anyone know whats it all for and for how long? dont think it will look too good at Christmas and the traffic lights are going to be a lot of hassel for xmas shoppers!!! i heard its going to be until the end of January!

littlemaxi

On the same subject.. does anyone know how long more they will be digging up Killincarrig Crossroads? Its a nightmare morning and evening and am getting madder and madder :mad::mad::D

Jammyc

I have no idea whats actually going on but it doesnt look as though its about to clear up any time soon. With all the mess left there too, its pretty much impossible to see what work is actually being done. All I know is my bus stop is about 2ft. taller than it used to be!

tc20

i understand its for an "interchange", a fancy name for a crossing. I think some overhead cables are also being routed underground.

I agree with Stan90 re the timing of it, crazy scheduling the works coming up to christmas.

Joliegood

It's scheduled to finish a week before Christmas. So should be some time around late January then :rolleyes:

loyatemu

"public transport interchange" with pedestrian crossings etc. no details on the wicklow co co website even though they have drawings of the much smaller project planned for Park Lane. I presume it involves removing some parking to make more space for buses to pull in.

sagat

Putting the cables underground would be huge, the overhead cables look very shabby and most town centres did away with them years ago.

Charlie-Bravo

I remember seeing a map on Wicklow.ie somewhere but can't find it...but on etenders the description of the work is:

The works generally consist of the following :-
Construction of granite paved pedestrian areas
Public lighting
removal of existing ESB and light poles, bus shelter, road signs, street furniture
Construction of underground ESB ducting
Construction of one raised cobbled surfaced signal controlled pedestrian crossing, three raised cobble surfaced uncontrolled pedestrian crossing all with tactile paving, road pavement planning and overlay
Construction of cobbled bus bays, cobbled taxi bay and cobbled parking bays
Installation of a bus shelter and a bicycle shelter
Planning semi mature trees
Associates road and footpath drainage works

Pigwidgeon

Jammyc wrote: »

All I know is my bus stop is about 2ft. taller than it used to be!

Reading the timetable is slightly tricky all right!

mjmorrisroe

Why does a small project like this take so bloody long...? They're taking the piss with our hard earned taxes again... Out, out, out...!!

girlypantz

god can you people stop moaning.who cares how long they take..
yeah its a couple of extra minutes in traffic but get over it..
moaniest nation ever

LEIN

girlypantz wrote: »

god can you people stop moaning.who cares how long they take..
yeah its a couple of extra minutes in traffic but get over it..
moaniest nation ever

Please dont troll.

Everyone can voice an opinion.

jasonbourme.cs

its a standard greystones thing ,it seems every year around christmas they find some reason to dig up some part of the main street

ciaran67

girlypantz wrote: »

.who cares how long they take..

Us with business interests can moan. Its not all about the traffic.

scoile

jasonbourme.cs wrote: »

its a standard greystones thing ,it seems every year around christmas they find some reason to dig up some part of the main street

They have to spend the budget before the year end, otherwise the money goes back.;)

girlypantz

ciaran67 wrote: »

Us with business interests can moan. Its not all about the traffic.

true true.. i understand the annoyance of those whos business is being disrupted.. but u gotta agree we do moan an awful lot for such a small country!!!!!

The Guide

Think its Irish nature to find fault at all costs
Its a big pain but in the big frame at least its not under water too.