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remus808 · 2010-08-15 17:09:06

Says it should be done by the end of the year. I cycle the canal every day and I can't for the life of me figure out why they'd build two bridges at Rathmines? http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0201/transport.html

15-08-2010 5:09pm

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Says it should be done by the end of the year. I cycle the canal every day and I can't for the life of me figure out why they'd build two bridges at Rathmines?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0201/transport.html

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#2 15-08-2010 9:15pm

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I think the bridges are supposed to connect with some future cycle routes- the Grove Road one towards Heytesbury Street, the Harcourt Terrace one towards... Well, I have no idea where. TBH, I think they're both overkill, even in the context of a scheme that's gilding the lily already (except at the junctions, where there's actually a need for some cycle-specific improvements). The bridges on the northside make more sense.

Previous discussion here, which includes a link to another longer thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055816560&highlight=grand+canal

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#3 16-08-2010 6:45am

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While I would normally be in favour of such measures, the Rathmines one only really benefits people going to / from Grove Park, while the other one benfits the Dartmouth / Northbrook areas

http://www.dublincity.ie/Planning/DublinCityDevelopmentPlan/VariationstotheDevelopmentPlan/Pages/Variation4849.aspx

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Grove+Rd&daddr=Portobello+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FfK-LQMd9FKg_w%3BFee_LQMd6VKg_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=17&dirflg=w&sll=53.330732,-6.266531&sspn=0.004786,0.013937&ie=UTF8&ll=53.330489,-6.269588&spn=0.004786,0.013937&z=17

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.330995,-6.257132&daddr=Charlemont+Pl&hl=en&geocode=%3BFQLFLQMdeoSg_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=17&dirflg=w&sll=53.33157,-6.254995&sspn=0.004786,0.013937&ie=UTF8&z=17

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#4 16-08-2010 7:55am

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That seems very wasteful.

The bridges will take away the necessity to have to take two right turns across traffic, but surely there's a "nearly as good", more cost effective way?

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#5 16-08-2010 5:31pm

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Victor wrote: »

While I would normally be in favour of such measures, the Rathmines one only really benefits people going to / from Grove Park, while the other one benfits the Dartmouth / Northbrook areas

Cathal Brugha Barracks is likely to be developed at some point not a million years away.

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