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roundabout on dock road after topaz

  • 21-05-2013 5:26pm
    #1
    cottager83
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    just wondering if there was ever any plans for a roundabout at the turnoff for Mary I, there seems to be plenty of room and it would keep the traffic flowing and get rid of the huge tailbacks on the dock road! just an idea!


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    [Deleted User]
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    cottager83 wrote: »
    just wondering if there was ever any plans for a roundabout at the turnoff for Mary I, there seems to be plenty of room and it would keep the traffic flowing and get rid of the huge tailbacks on the dock road! just an idea!

    At the traffic lights or summerville avenue? I'd say it will take a lot more than another roundabout to ease the traffic on the dock road. To be honest, I don't think the room is there for it


  • #3
    mgbgt1978
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    I think you will find they need even more traffic lights along there......to force a few more people to use the Tunnel ;)


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    bazz26
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    A roundabout would be useless there as there is too much traffic flowing both ways through from the dock road to allow traffic from the secondary road to enter a roundabout.


  • #5
    audidiesel
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    I think a roundabout would probably help there alright but id say its intentionally designed to heighten the attraction of the tunnel. most of the changes made in the last year or two would seem to be made with the intention of reducing traffic in and out of the city hurting local business's even further :confused:


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    source
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    audidiesel wrote: »
    I think a roundabout would probably help there alright but id say its intentionally designed to heighten the attraction of the tunnel. most of the changes made in the last year or two would seem to be made with the intention of reducing traffic in and out of the city hurting local business's even further :confused:

    Those lights have been there since before they put in the second outbound lane on the dock road.

    Those lights have nothing to do with the tunnel!!!


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  • #7
    audidiesel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭audidiesel


    yes those lights were there before the tunnel. but I don't believe they will put in a roundabout to potentially free up traffic as there does seem to be efforts to slow all traffic into and out of the city. look at the other new lights on the dock road. plus the plans to put lights along the ennis road near clareview motors.

    I genuinely think the council is doing everything it possibly can to make limerick car unfriendly. so freeing up this traffic with a roundabout would go against that


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