What's the drainage like on the M50?

Motorist

Was just wondering how it is riding on the m50 in heavy rain. Thanks

Wonda-Boy

Its grand, just need to watch out for the usual diesel etc.....the off ramps on the other hand are ****in lethal all year round!!!

Please Kill Me

It's really bad in some places! Between the M3 and M1 is the worst, with little or no drainage and you could find yourself riding in a wall of spray! Just be careful.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Please Kill Me wrote: »

It's really bad in some places! Between the M3 and M1 is the worst, with little or no drainage and you could find yourself riding in a wall of spray! Just be careful.

South bound from the N3 (Blanch) exit to the N4 can gather a lot of surface water too.

SaoriseBiker

Please Kill Me wrote: »

It's really bad in some places! Between the M3 and M1 is the worst, with little or no drainage and you could find yourself riding in a wall of spray! Just be careful.

Agreed, you cann't be careful enough in this weather.

Paparazzo

Julien Thundering Bearded wrote: »

South bound from the N3 (Blanch) exit to the N4 can gather a lot of surface water too.

I remember going up the hill northbound between the n3 exit and entrance in heavy rain and it was like a river going across the road.

paddy147

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Its grand, just need to watch out for the usual diesel etc.....the off ramps on the other hand are ****in lethal all year round!!!

What M50 do you ride on then???

Even in a car the drainage and visibilty in rain is dreadfull.:mad:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Paparazzo wrote: »

I remember going up the hill northbound between the n3 exit and entrance in heavy rain and it was like a river going across the road.

I've had rain/surface water scrub off 15-20kph from my clock on some sections, but it does seem particularly bad between the N4 and N1 (Lucan & Ballymun) sections.

Pataman

Its also crap where the M50 joins the M11 before Bray. They seem to use a different road surface.

Motorist

M50 was awful tonight, I know the rain is heavy but the drainage is bad. (Incidentally, I noticed a truck overturned on the *northbound carriageway between Tallaght and Ballymount lying across several lanes).

Is it the design that is poor that leads to accumulation of so much water? Or are 3 lane motorways more susceptible to flooding because of more surface area of tarmac?

Please Kill Me

Motorist wrote: »

M50 was awful tonight, I know the rain is heavy but the drainage is bad. (Incidentally, I noticed a truck overturned on the southbound carriageway between Tallaght and Ballymount lying across several lanes).

FFS! As if traffic isn't bad enough out that way.

Motorist wrote: »

Is it the design that is poor that leads to accumulation of so much water? Or are 3 lane motorways more susceptible to flooding because of more surface area of tarmac?

No, it's bad design. It's typical of the shoddy haphazard workmanship of Irish builders!!! There are 3 and 4 lane motorways in the UK and US and THEY don't have the problem!

paddy147

Please Kill Me wrote: »

No, it's bad design. It's typical of the shoddy haphazard workmanship of Irish builders!!! !

The M50 upgrade was actually subbed out to various UK and European contractors.;)

Bearcat

South bound past the Dundrum exit in heavy rain is aqua planning heaven.....water does not disapate. I'll ploughs through there in m landie in bf goodridges but with two wheels I'd be very very careful.

Wonda-Boy

paddy147 wrote: »

The M50 upgrade was actually subbed out to various UK and European contractors.;)

LMAO....yeah that know the Irish had not got a clue and lashed it down any owl' way paddy.

paddy147

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

LMAO....yeah that know the Irish had not got a clue and lashed it down any owl' way paddy.

It was more to do with the original tender process and the tender costings from various companies and contractors that determined who actually got the work subbed out to them.;)

The entire M50 upgrade project was a very messy affair from the very 1st day.


As the saying goes..........."too many cooks spoil the broth"....:(




Anyway thats a whole different story for another thread.

End result of the M50 upgrade is that any rain on the M50 leads to massive spray from the road,very poor drainage,aquaplaning and very bad visibility.

Im pretty sure that all those exact same misstakes will be made with the current M1 upgrade too.

Wonda-Boy

True....still I suppose its better then sitting in the traffic the way it used to be.

Please Kill Me

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

True....still I suppose its better then sitting in the traffic the way it used to be.

ANYTHING is better than that!!!