What's going on at Quinn's Cross Roundabout?

juneg

dashoonage wrote: »

Thats finished sure...pending the addition of the plastic ducks to the water feature

Twould be easy enough to do it too. Drive slowly around the roundabout, have the window down and then toss out a few plastic ducks to float around... road workers would never notice as far as I can see..

http://www.mothercare.ie/toys-gifts/baby-toddler/bath-toys/elc-bath-time-baby-ducks.html

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dashoonage

so i came out the n69 after training again and the kerbing is down for the islands in the middle of the n69 for the traffic lights.....for a road with a lot of hgv traffic its gonna be a bit tight!

Harambe

I saw one person working with cabling under the footpath as you turn up Fr. Russel road on Monday.
Still no sign of anyone sorting out the road surface though, absolute disgrace!

The Specialist

Harambe wrote: »

I saw one person working with cabling under the footpath as you turn up Fr. Russel road on Monday.
Still no sign of anyone sorting out the road surface though, absolute disgrace!

Have to say I'm kind of fond of the road surface now, it's like being momentarily transported to Baghdad when you come off or enter the Fr Russell Road

Uncle Mclovin

When did these works start? Was it June?

Mc Love

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I've seen the LED streetlights since they were mentioned here. I'm a big fan of the light they give compared to the horrible yellow murk of traditional streetlights. So that's positive for the development at least.

That "fr Russel road on to roundabout" surface is a joke though.

They have in some parts of the city, would love if they rolled them out across the board. They give off way more light than the yellow ones.

dashoonage

Uncle Mclovin wrote: »

When did these works start? Was it June?

Mc Love wrote: »

They have in some parts of the city, would love if they rolled them out across the board. They give off way more light than the yellow ones.

Are you really his uncle?

Mc Love

dashoonage wrote: »

Are you really his uncle?

He's a distant relation, he's not a McLove

zulutango

Mc Love wrote: »

They have in some parts of the city, would love if they rolled them out across the board. They give off way more light than the yellow ones.

They will be quickly enough. They use a lot less electrical power.

transylman

Any idea when this thing is going to be finished? I pass through this roundabout twice a day, 9am and 6pm, and haven't seen anyone work on it in months.

Whole thing is a mess. 2 lane roundabout reduced to 1.5 lanes, a traffic cone convering some obstacle at the side of the road on the inside of the roundabout, zero attempt to level the join between the existing road and the new roundabout, and someone realising late in the day that the high curbs might be a problem so they dumped piles of tarmac to create little ramps. And this after around 6 months of "work".

thesimpsons

passed through here at weekend for first time since early October - how did they get away with leaving the job so unfinished ? Totally shoddy connections from existing roads to the new road surface. I was driving but would regularly cycle that area in the summer - I have no optimism it'll be any better by summer

seachto7

What's it like during school pickup time?

who_ru

thesimpsons wrote: »

passed through here at weekend for first time since early October - how did they get away with leaving the job so unfinished ? Totally shoddy connections from existing roads to the new road surface. I was driving but would regularly cycle that area in the summer - I have no optimism it'll be any better by summer

The council, on behalf of John Q Taxpayer, is the customer here.

If the contractor feels they are ok in leaving the roundabout in the state it's in the the council are 100% responsible.

Instead of posting here we should be giving our local councillors an earful over this.

bazz26

Normally a contract of this sort would ensue penalties if the job is not completed within the agreed time frame. I wouldn't be surprised if this hold up is funding related. Would not be the first time where money wasn't fully available to finish a job like this.

who_ru

Wasn't it posted elsewhere in this thread that the agreed contract duration was 1 year?

LB6

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dunworth1

passed this morning and two builders were standing around pointing fingers toward the dock road

MrJones2013

So we can expect 3 weeks of long delays according to the digital display sign that has been missing for the last 7-8 months of random, unexpected and seriously uncoordinated long delays......lovely.

dashoonage

MrJones2013 wrote: »

So we can expect 3 weeks of long delays according to the digital display sign that has been missing for the last 7-8 months of random, unexpected and seriously uncoordinated long delays......lovely.

Eye got stuck there the other morning while i was taking the mother to the regional. Tis some crack now, installing drains..i assume they are going to raise the roads to meet them eventually. Also the footpaths and cycle lanes over by the cement factory are huge!

I'm interested to see how much of a tail back the lights on the cement factory side will make in the mornings when they are turned on.

davo2001

Was on to the council and they said final resurfacing it due to start and should be complete by March. I won't hold my breath though.

dashoonage

davo2001 wrote: »

Was on to the council and they said final resurfacing it due to start and should be complete by March. I won't hold my breath though.

you got a response.


I asked them would there be any chance of them fixing the road crossings on the N69 which have sunk and got no response.

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MrJones2013 wrote: »

So we can expect 3 weeks of long delays according to the digital display sign that has been missing for the last 7-8 months of random, unexpected and seriously uncoordinated long delays......lovely.

Good to know. I saw the digital signage but didn't spot just how long they were going to be working there.

Tim76

dashoonage wrote: »

the footpaths and cycle lanes over by the cement factory are huge!

Would you fit a mid-sized family car on them? Seeing as the road itself hasn't been designed to take one!

dashoonage

Tim76 wrote: »

Would you fit a mid-sized family car on them? Seeing as the road itself hasn't been designed to take one!

You would fit a mid sized car in both directions on them.

The seem to have completely forgotten what transits the N69. I cant wait to see a few lads transporting wind turbines from foynes try and fit through the lights at the cement factory.

bazz26

davo2001 wrote: »

Was on to the council and they said final resurfacing it due to start and should be complete by March. I won't hold my breath though.

Did they which March?

Special Circumstances

This is a good one!

I heard they had traffic lights in place yesterday on the quins cross to mungret village road. One light either side of the entrance up to the new Park and where the existing school is, and I guess the crèche was caught up in it too... no extra control of this traffic so it was all backing up in there until somebody would get frustrated and just bull their way out against the lights.

Cue Mexican stand off as one side or another finally gets green and goes and then meets a load of frustrated parents desperately trying to get out of the college driveway.

Amateurish. Negligent. How would you NOT take the school traffic into account when doing something like this? Gonna be a lot of craziness there if this will a be a feature for 3 weeks!

phog

They're putting lights on the N69 & Moore's Rd junction. Needless in my view but will cause terrible traffic congestion at peak times. Thankfully, I generally only use it off peak.

Jimbob1977

The road from Quinn's Cross roundabout to Mungret has become far too narrow. Two average-sized cars can barely pass without yielding or slowing down.

The footpaths and cycle lanes are enormous. It's great that cyclists and pedestrians have facilities; however the width is excessive.

juneg

The mayhem this morning was unreal, roads closed, 40 minute tailbacks,
Relentless.