Bodkin roundabout roadworks

McTigs

Vote 4 Pedro wrote: »

Briarhill is much better now the roundabout has gone,
Before the work was done I was one of those saying that "It will never work and a total waist of money"
But now it's finished I have to admit i was wrong because they seem to be working and doing a great job.

Well fair play to you for admitting it.

How many of the "this is madness!" brigade will do the same?

antoobrien

McTigs wrote: »

Well fair play to you for admitting it.

How many of the "this is madness!" brigade will do the same?

Well we can quote mr tansey around the moneen - one week of normal operations isn't enough to judge.

I'll give my opinion on it the next time I've to use it.

KevR

I understand why they wouldn't do the Menlo Park roundabout at the same time as the Bodkin roundabout - too much disruption in one area. But are they at least planning to do it as soon as possible after work on Bodkin has completed? There is no point in increasing throughput at Bodkin if the Menlo Park RAB isn't done because the Menlo Park RAB can't cope with current levels of traffic being pushed through from the Bodkin RAB...

Leonard Hofstadter

They should definitely remove the Joyce roundabout while they're busy on their getting rid of roundabouts spree.

Coming from the Shopping Centre side it is quite literally impossible to join the roundabout if you approach it in the inside lane, as you have to if you are taking the exit for Wellpark/Renmore/Limerick etc and to head back into town.

Of course, what makes matters even worse is if you take the correct exit for Wellpark/Limerick/Cork etc you will often find that someone in the left lane will try and cut across you to take that exit too, even though if you're taking the third exit you're supposed to be in the right lane:mad:!

I ****ing hate that roundabout because of the incompetance of Galway drivers. People don't understand the concept of yielding to traffic that's on a roundabout either - they just pull out straight in front of you as if you weren't there! Irish people in general are not good drivers, but for some reason Galway drivers seem to be even worse than the rest of the country.

Liberal Irishman

It's sooooo... dangerous!!! Fix it before someone gets hurt!!!

Sponge Bob

Sandyvale and Corrib Park roundabouts will be removed after the summer, sometime.

Iwannahurl

captainspeed wrote: »

They should definitely remove the Joyce roundabout while they're busy on their getting rid of roundabouts spree.

Coming from the Shopping Centre side it is quite literally impossible to join the roundabout if you approach it in the inside lane, as you have to if you are taking the exit for Wellpark/Renmore/Limerick etc and to head back into town.

Of course, what makes matters even worse is if you take the correct exit for Wellpark/Limerick/Cork etc you will often find that someone in the left lane will try and cut across you to take that exit too, even though if you're taking the third exit you're supposed to be in the right lane:mad:!

I ****ing hate that roundabout because of the incompetance of Galway drivers. People don't understand the concept of yielding to traffic that's on a roundabout either - they just pull out straight in front of you as if you weren't there! Irish people in general are not good drivers, but for some reason Galway drivers seem to be even worse than the rest of the country.

If that's the experience of some motorists, imagine how pedestrians, cyclists, people pushing buggies, children, disabled people and senior citizens must feel.

Most if not all Galway's roundabouts should be removed/replaced or seriously modified, IMO.

what_traffic

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Sandyvale and Corrib Park roundabouts will be removed after the summer, sometime.

May even be 2013 - does it also depend on the Local Area Plans been developed(as part of the City Dev Plan 2011 -2017) and adopted at City council before the plans for the traffic lights at these two roundabout junctions can be submitted to the Cllr's?