Road conditions-Report here please

Supercell

.243 wrote: »

anyone know what the long hill is like (kilmac to roundwood rd in wicklow)preferred reports from people who know and drive it not radio reports please,(i need to get up to ballinstoe cross rds)

Forget about it, its impassable even in a tractor.
Take the R755 to Roundwood and double back to Ballinstoe. Even at that you'll need a 4x4 to get there. The roads around the area are challenging to say the least.

DeVore

DeVore wrote: »

I have to go to the Airport from Rathmines....

I dont drive.

I'll taxi it but how long realistically should I allow to get there? How bad is the motorway out that direction??


DeV.

Anyone been out that direction? Hows the city centre even??

Worried Dev.

DeVore

According to a Taxi mate of mine, he has been out all morning and thinks that the trip from Rathmines to the Airport will take 40 minutes as "the roads are pretty clear"!

So, thats a relief!

DeV.

pvt.joker

yeah dev you should be ok on that route.
a lot of the city centre is still compacted ice though once you get off the main roads

pvt.joker

DeVore wrote: »

According to a Taxi mate of mine, he has been out all morning and thinks that the trip from Rathmines to the Airport will take 40 minutes as "the roads are pretty clear"!

So, thats a relief!

DeV.

Id allow an hour and a half at least to be honest. Just drove from the navan road to city centre, took an hour

Yes but the taxi's can use the bus lanes where available.
I would budget an hour for the airport though from there as ,whatever about the road conditions,you are at the mercy of people who with the slightest bit of ice will drive such to delay you.

Ice_Box

Thickning fog in Finglas, North Dublin

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ciaran67

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes but the taxi's can use the bus lanes where available.

My favourite part of the job

Jip

Ice_Box wrote: »

Thickning fog in Finglas, North Dublin

It's drifting in and out here in Dublin 15, you can actually see the particles floating around, looks quite cool.

Winger_PL

Be careful on the estate roads people, it's seriously bad. I've skidded in my estate this morning (Maynooth) and crashed into a low garden wall knocking it over, and that's despite the fact that I have years of winter driving experience from Poland. The new year's eve snow has compatced into ice and the yesterday's snow fell on that. Add a freezing night and it's mad there!

Heroditas

I'd like to reiterate what Winger_PL said.
I went for a walk last night and stuck a key into the ice/snow on a lot of the backroads in Lucan.
There is half an inch of compacted snow/ice on many of these roads with at least an inch of frozen snow sitting on top of this.

Absolutely lethal!

jenzz

We can get out even on foot.... No gritting on our surrounding roads, nothing on paths & 20 min walk to nearest "main" road. ( we live in a town just on a side road) It hasnt been gritted since 2nd. Cars cant get in or out due to a big big glassy hill. Paths are glass. 2 vans on the main road did major spins earlier so doubt that was gritted. & if Dublin co co are down to their last day of salt lord help us if that does come in on Sunday - its the weekend so the usual no emergency phone numbers etc.

Last night it was taking an hour and half to get from seafront to Killarney rd that normally takes 2 min literly...... The town no longer has a gritter as it was sold... ( like you can just go down to Samhire & rent one when you need NOTT!)

jenzz

jenzz wrote: »

We can get out even on foot.... No gritting on our surrounding roads, nothing on paths & 20 min walk to nearest "main" road. ( we live in a town just on a side road) It hasnt been gritted since 2nd. Cars cant get in or out due to a big big glassy hill. Paths are glass.

Same here, main roads in the town aren't too bad but the majority of roads in estates are iced up and the pavements (even the pavements on the main street of the town) are lethal, where I live has been icy for a week now, it's a disgrace. All the county council are doing round town at the minute is trimming trees :rolleyes:

scrubber72

Got to go to airport to pick up friend flying in at 10.35 tomorrow morning. I reckon the m6 will be fine as long as i take it easy. but how long will it take to get to the airport from m50 entrance and then into ballsbrigde?
Any help greatly appreciated

metrovelvet

Why wasnt the army deployed two weeks ago using sand from the beaches to grit the roads. It's embarrassing.

DonnieBrasco

scrubber72 wrote: »

Got to go to airport to pick up friend flying in at 10.35 tomorrow morning. I reckon the m6 will be fine as long as i take it easy. but how long will it take to get to the airport from m50 entrance and then into ballsbrigde?
Any help greatly appreciated

dont know what the trip from galway would be like but the m50 might be ok at that time, and main routes to ballsbridge too.

dublin temps havnt been above 0 all day today. thick fog in many parts of dublin + dublin airport so make sure your mate is actually arriving at the given time. check departures from the city he is leaving too. some flights were diverted to shannon yesterday.

also.. heard some MORE horror stories about grit levels so tomorrow could be a different story again.
pack the right supplies because you never know...
not a trip i'd fancy myself

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red_bairn

artvandelay48 wrote: »

hey read_bairn, did you make it to work yet? what was the route like? Thankfully I could get the dart, but the walk to a from the stations was very treacherous...

I heard. My brother was on the way down this morning. I rang him to ask him aobut the road conditions, he told me not to leave the house, and to tell my mum not to go for a walk as the paths were lethal.

However I dared the route and went via Kilcoole/Delgany exit to N11 and the roads were much better after I past the Enniskerry exit. From there I was able to make it to Carrickmines within about 10mins.

Went to Tesco there, car park is lethal (most of it is in some shade) the compact ice is gonna stay there until somebody starts a cleanup! - Reckon It'll freeze more tonight.

Saw some people walking about with hiking poles or some other items (probably brushes for the house - pole taken off)...

Anyways, not going on the roads for the next few days while this freeze is still here...I think we're due heavy waether Sat/Sun...when I've gotta go to Dublin for TEFL training...bah

DonnieBrasco

metrovelvet wrote: »

Why wasnt the army deployed two weeks ago using sand from the beaches to grit the roads. It's embarrassing.

get the prisons to do it. get the army to keep 'em in line !

DeVore

The trip from Rathmines to the Airport took 40 minutes in the end. The main motor way is slushy but gritted and not slippy. Very little traffic and all moving well, could have been any day of the year!! Very surprised...

Back roads from Swords to Malahide is ok too, but tonight its going to be bad as its not gritted and its quite wet and slushy...

DeV.

Darwin

Darwin wrote: »

Hi folks anyone know what the M7/N7 is like from Dublin and onto Roscrea?

In case this is of interest to anyone, I've just driven this route from the airport and the roads were fine.

Fingers Mcginty

Supposed to be going from Bettystown to Leixlip tonight via kilmoon cross, N2 to roatoath and onto N3...any feedback on road conditions folks?

keano12

anyone know how killarney road in bray is doing now? and also at hills garage roundabout? trying to plan ahead

Sparkleby

N81 Blessington to Tallaght - slush & ice, no sign of overnight gritting. Passable with caution - alot of black ice around the embankment and 4 abandonned cars to watch out for.

Laskeshore drive - Lacken to Ballyknockan not gritted, passable only in 4x4 preferably with chains/snow tyres. Have just had to tow a Micra (!) off the road. Valleymount - gritted 3 days ago, still slush/ice and passable with extreme caution

Sierra Oscar

17:00 Motorists on the M1 northbound are reporting extremely heavy traffic, with visibility reduced to less than four metres.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0107/weathertransportupdates.html

Sierra Oscar

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

17:00 Motorists on the M1 northbound are reporting extremely heavy traffic, with visibility reduced to less than four metres.

Just after looking at the traffic cams, looks really bad alright:

http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/

smodgley

freezing very hard in Co Wexford atm roads slippy

silent1

Anyone know what Naas town is like. Will be travelling from Saggart along the naas road and just need to go to a shop in the south main street.

Thanks

.243

metrovelvet wrote: »

Why wasnt the army deployed two weeks ago using sand from the beaches to grit the roads. It's embarrassing.

on the sand issue there is law in place from the enviroment minister preventing the removal of sand from beaches even by local councils

itsallaboutme!!

anyone know what the roads from dublin to newry are like? ment to be going up first thing in the morning.

k123456

Folks we're in good hands, Minister for transport back from holidays soon

terenc

-6.1 in Adee at the moment and going down fast. I work in Dublin and didn't make it up this morning. The roads had not been gritted and looks like more of the same for tomorrow.
Took me 5 hours to get home yesterday. Made a snowman with the children .

Bandit12

-5.2 here in Goatstown. Freezing fog

embee

Rural roads outside of Ardee, Co Louth are terrible and really at this stage are virtually impassable. I live 6 miles northwest of Ardee and it took almost an hour to make a normally 10 minute trip. There are a lot of steep hills and even the 4x4's are struggling to get up the hill, particularly one at Glack/Mountrush. I believe it is similar in Collon and Smarmore.



This road is one of the ones in better condition :rolleyes:

(apologies for the size of the picture!)

#15

Just wondering what conditions are like getting to Dame street from the M4? And then from Dame street to Morehampton road?
Need to make that trip tomorrow. Thanks.

Slogger Jogger

No mention of Rathdrum or Glenealy in aaroadwatch update. Need to travel through there to get to Dublin tomorrow from Aughrim. Anyone any info? Cheers.

Mc Love

Aa roadwatch isnt that good.

Whippersnapper

Anyone know what the N11 is like today in Co. Wicklow?

quarryman

Drove from Dundrum, onto the M50, off at the Red Cow, down the Nangor Road and into Parkwest.

Was fine all the way. Very little traffic at 8.30.

ciaran67

Whippersnapper wrote: »

Anyone know what the N11 is like today in Co. Wicklow?

Not good now around Greystones. V heavy snow and roads like rinks. The ice is now hidden under a white blanket. Took some very long slides before stopping. Coming home will be a mare if you do go to work i would say.

G-Money

Anyone been driving around Dundrum shopping centre to Dublin 18, or vice versa? I was thinking about heading there in an hour or so but I'm not sure what the conditions are like.

I assume it's best not to take any roads that are hilly!

Bandit12

grandmaster wrote: »

Anyone been driving around Dundrum shopping centre to Dublin 18, or vice versa? I was thinking about heading there in an hour or so but I'm not sure what the conditions are like.

I assume it's best not to take any roads that are hilly!

Just back from Taney road and some cars can't get up due to havy snowfall in last half hour. Stay put imo.

keano12

anyone know how the roads are gettin out of bray? goin to be a struggle gettin out of the estate!!!

G-Money

Bandit12 wrote: »

Just back from Taney road and some cars can't get up due to havy snowfall in last half hour. Stay put imo.

How about the Sandyford road down into Dundrum? Any idea what its like?

burly

Hi all,

Im planning on travelling to Dublin tonight for a Christy Moore concert in Vicar Street.
Can anyone tell me what the N9/M9 is like from Waterford to Kilcullen??
And also, what is the M7 like from Kilcullen into Dublin??

Cheers

Bandit12

grandmaster wrote: »

How about the Sandyford road down into Dundrum? Any idea what its like?

No. Did'nt come back that way. Take it handy whatever you do.

uturnin6weeks

Current view from Nutgrove Avu Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Morgase

ciaran67 wrote: »

Not good now around Greystones. V heavy snow and roads like rinks. The ice is now hidden under a white blanket. Took some very long slides before stopping. Coming home will be a mare if you do go to work i would say.

Thanks for posting that. I was going to drive from Wicklow to Greystones and get the DART in as usual but thought the roads would have gotten worse after last night.

aidan_mc

anyone have a current status on the M50

spockety

M50 between Firhouse and Dundrum was 100% perfect at 11am. Wet but not icy.

Rabidlamb

burly wrote: »

Hi all,

Im planning on travelling to Dublin tonight for a Christy Moore concert in Vicar Street.
Can anyone tell me what the N9/M9 is like from Waterford to Kilcullen??
And also, what is the M7 like from Kilcullen into Dublin??

Cheers

I drove the same route this morning.
Slow lane on M9 is clear & safe, most people doing 40mph.
Overtaking lane is mainly compacted snow/slush.
The M7 was perfect in both lanes, cars were doing 60mph no bother.