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

zulutango

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

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.

Maybe the intention is to get the cars to yield or slow down?

dunworth1

juneg wrote: »

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

indeed was there for 8:20 didn't move in over 5 minutes ended up doing
a u-turn and going out the moterway as did may people

dashoonage

I bet they will have the traffic lights turned on on the N69 next week...when there is no need for them....lads tis mad. when i was in UL in 2000 it took me 50 minutes with no motorway. I now do the same commute in 2017 and it takes 45 min in the evening with safety cars driving at 40km an hour and pointless traffic lights everywhere.

Special Circumstances

Haha "safety cars'"... I call them "dawdleballs"

dashoonage

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Haha "safety cars'"... I call them "dawdleballs"

Na man safety cars....deployed by the RSA to slow traffic.

Jimbob1977

I was pulling out of a creche beside Mungret College at 8.10am.

I was delayed on the approach to Quinn's Cross roundabout for ten minutes. That's about 300 metres.

You have to bear in mind that many schools are closed. Imagine the traffic when the schools return! Or a rainy day....

My predicament wasn't as bad as motorists coming from Dock Road or Ard Aulin Estate. There was a one-mile traffic jam inbound towards Raheen for them.

Special Circumstances

I hope you're well clear of that creche before the new schools open... nobody is gonna be able to get out of that creche or mungret college at school times.!

Special Circumstances

dashoonage wrote: »

Na man safety cars....deployed by the RSA to slow traffic.

Deployed by the RSA to create huge convoys of people with **** to be doing who go to overtake at the first safe opportunity... then they see the speed van.

dashoonage

Dam it i just remembered i need to be in by the regional for 9am tomorrow morning. whats the best way to approach this now? turn off the N69 and come in via patrickswell and hit raheen that way ?

bazz26

On the plus side, at least nobody will do done for speeding.

Harambe

I drove down here at lunch time today stupidly thinking I could access Fr. Russell Road, ended up sitting in traffic for 20 minutes only to find that exit is blocked.:mad:

The Specialist

Just home after being stuck outside Ard Aulinn for nearly 40 mins. An absolute shambles and completely unacceptable, especially for the volume of traffic that uses the roundabout. The sooner these cowboys finish up and **** off the better.

Jimbob1977

dashoonage wrote: »

Dam it i just remembered i need to be in by the regional for 9am tomorrow morning. whats the best way to approach this now? turn off the N69 and come in via patrickswell and hit raheen that way ?

Assuming you are coming from the Clarina/Kildimo direction...

If the South Court roundabout at Raheen Industrial Estate was also heavy (I have no idea whether it's affected.... someone might fill you in), the better option might be....

1. At Clarina traffic lights, turn right towards Patrickswell

2. At the Dark Horse Pub in Patrickswell, turn left

3. Join the M20 motorway for Limerick and Dublin

4. Take Exit 2 for Dooradoyle

5. Drive past the Crescent Shopping Centre

6. Left for the hospital

Just an idea... seems long, but should be moving.

If South Court roundabout is fine... then Clarina, Dark Horse, R526 Red House Hill, Raheen, South Court, Hospital

ShatterProof

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Assuming you are coming from the Clarina/Kildimo direction...

If the South Court roundabout at Raheen Industrial Estate was also heavy (I have no idea whether it's affected.... someone might fill you in), the better option might be....

1. At Clarina traffic lights, turn right towards Patrickswell

2. At the Dark Horse Pub in Patrickswell, turn left

3. Join the M20 motorway for Limerick and Dublin

4. Take Exit 2 for Dooradoyle

5. Drive past the Crescent Shopping Centre

6. Left for the hospital

Just an idea... seems long, but should be moving.

If South Court roundabout is fine... then Clarina, Dark Horse, R526 Red House Hill, Raheen, South Court, Hospital

I wonder is he still stuck there ?

dashoonage

No im good. Went via patrickswell and made it with no delays. Coming in via the N69 this am though and the roadcrossing on the side heading into town have all but washed away. Traffic stopping to decide which is the best way to go around them.

LB6

Crap - forgot about this nightmare today and got stuck coming back up from the Dock road, nearly backed up to the Dock road Roundabout. Back in the dock road and up blackberry lane.

Special Circumstances

LB6 wrote: »

Crap - forgot about this nightmare today and got stuck coming back up from the Dock road, nearly backed up to the Dock road Roundabout. Back in the dock road and up blackberry lane.

Still bad there now do ya think? ?
I have jobs in a different direction that I could be doing if it's chocka between concrete factory and south court

dashoonage

Laddddds!!! they put some tar and chip into the road crossings!!! my heros...all is forgiven!!! best friday ever!!!!

LB6

Dare I drive that way today and see how much progress there's been?

dashoonage

LB6 wrote: »

Dare I drive that way today and see how much progress there's been?

The mother set off the the hairdressers there a while ago...up by centra in raheen....ill have a full report on todays standings later!

Harambe

I'm walking by there in the next hour or so, full report to follow.

dashoonage

The mother says traffic is flowing grand...shes just glad she took the jeep as its a bit erm....uneven

Pikasso

Apparently the rain stopped work for two days when they were hoping the finish the roundabout.
Work on the roundabout itself will continue next week when the schools reopen but not until after 9am.
Expect delays though on the road to Mungret when surfacing starts there lasting at least another two weeks.
Imagine if the same crowd were contracted to build a motorway to Cork? They'd get at least two centuries out of it!

transylman

As mentioned above, avoid this roundabout like the plague for next few weeks if planning on going through it between 9 and 5. Traffic being stopped at all entrys onto it and each side getting a Go roughly every 15 minutes. Cars also slow getting through it as inadequate signage indicating how to get to correct exit. Traffic backed up as far as Centra on Raheen side just now and that is before the school run starts proper.

Whole thing is a s@$t show. Morons given this job should never be given a contract again.

dashoonage

I'm looking forward to see how they manage the resurfacing of the N69 part of this work. Rocking on and closing one of the busy routes into the city.

My bet is they close it completely and divert everyone down the mungret roads, which we all know is sufficiently wide enough to take HGV traffic.

MrJones2013

I passed this morning at around 9:30am and one of the digger operators was sound asleep in one of the diggers......they must do a ferocious amount of work between 9:00am and 9:30am.

LB6

slow down coming from the roundabout going up towards the hotel. They've dug it out but there's a sharp edge left on the original road surface. Could do nice damage to tyres and rims!

Tim76

Passed through there today after avoiding the area for the past 2 weeks. Looks like they are finally making progress, albeit at glacial pace.

I still can't figure out what the inner orbital section is for though...

The Specialist

Tim76 wrote: »

Passed through there today after avoiding the area for the past 2 weeks. Looks like they are finally making progress, albeit at glacial pace.

I still can't figure out what the inner orbital section is for though...

Legend says if a man in shorts with a very large branch in his left hand, circles that roundabout exactly 229 times, the sharp edges of the father russell road exit will sink in to a more driveable surface. Oh and Desmonds Off Licence will reopen too.

Pikasso

The Specialist wrote: »

Legend says if a man in shorts with a very large branch in his left hand, circles that roundabout exactly 229 times, the sharp edges of the father russell road exit will sink in to a more driveable surface. Oh and Desmonds Off Licence will reopen too.

... and the Westward Ho!