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Beckett Bridge

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  • 24-02-2010 1:42am
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    hunter164
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭


    What's the story with it? Drove over it about half 6 tonight not a bother, went to go back over it about 11 and it was closed off. No signs mentioning anything about it being closed earlier on. Anybody know what's going on?


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    WindSock
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    Closed for maintenance. Not sure how long.


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    not even wrong
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭not even wrong


    Beckett bridge shut for safety checks
    The bridge is being shut between 8pm and 6am for the rest of the week, up until Sunday night/Monday morning.


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    enda1
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    I wonder if this was a planned shutdown since the bridges conception looking for fatigue cracks, corrosion etc. or else something came to light?


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    seeing_ie
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    Could it be that they've realised it's unsafe for cyclists?

    some info here http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?p=103190


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    Twenty10
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭Twenty10


    From www.dublincity.ie

    Please note The Samuel Beckett Bridge will close nightly from 8pm to 6am until Monday 1st March.The closure is required to complete outstanding works on the bridge.


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    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    seeing_ie wrote: »
    Could it be that they've realised it's unsafe for cyclists?

    some info here http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?p=103190

    I cycled over it for the first time today. I was on the cycle lane on Sir John Rogersons Quay heading towards the bridge. With about 30 metres before the bridge the lane becomes a footpath with no signage of the end of the lane and nowhere for the bike to go. How can an engineer get a job of designing a simple road layout and f*ck it up so badly?


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