Roadworks......roadworks everywhere......

buckfasterer

What's the story with the roadworks in the county at the minute? Did DCC win the Euromillions recently?

Ballybofey a no go at times, Mountcharles, just off the Lidl roundabout in Donegal Town, the coast road from Glenties to Dungloe, Letterkenny to Kilmacrennan and now Manorcunningham. There's probably more. How has everything been organised to be done at the same time?

muffler

a necessity obviously but the planning of same leaves a lot o be desired.

Works on the national primary routes would fall under the remit of TII with the council having little or no say on those works especially the funding

alchemist33

I'm going to have to negotiate Manorcunningham every day for the next few weeks and expect it to be a nightmare. At least Kilnacrennan is a project to improve the road. Is Manor, or is it just some servicing? If the latter there's really no point. Letterkenny to Lifford must be the worst N route in the country. It needs a brand new road, not tidying up the current road

ednwireland

Iron bridge in Donegal town closed for 4 months while its replaced

Donegal Storm

Manorcunningham and Donegal Town by the roundabout seem to just be resurfacing, I can't recall the surface being noticeably bad along either stretch so a bit strange to be spending money on them when theres other places badly in need of upgrading. The Glenties and Mountcharles sections will be a huge improvement though, the N56 was probably the worst N road in the country before the recent upgrades

There are plans underway at the minute for a new N14 and Ballybofey bypass, think the preferred route for both is to be announced in the next month or two

ednwireland

Donegal Storm wrote: »

There are plans underway at the minute for a new N14 and Ballybofey bypass, think the preferred route for both is to be announced in the next month or two

not before time - badly needed

Mint Sauce

Mountcharles has been spoken about for years, although they could do more work further out that road as well. The road into Dunkineely is a prime example of one that needs resurfacing.

Mint Sauce

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Manorcunningham and Donegal Town by the roundabout seem to just be resurfacing, I can't recall the surface being noticeably bad along either stretch so a bit strange to be spending money on them when theres other places badly in need of upgrading. The Glenties and Mountcharles sections will be a huge improvement though, the N56 was probably the worst N road in the country before the recent upgrades

There are plans underway at the minute for a new N14 and Ballybofey bypass, think the preferred route for both is to be announced in the next month or two

Is this the resurfacing on the Tullyearl/Clar bypass? Maybe trying the spend the budget, as didn't think much wrong with it my self.

NIMAN

Be thankful.

It's a little bit of inconvenience for better roads. I'll take that.

If there were no roadworks, we'd be complaining.

Donegal Storm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Mountcharles has been spoken about for years, although they could do more work further out that road as well. The road into Dunkineely is a prime example of one that needs resurfacing.

Its being done in stages, the next stage is from the Frosses turnoff out past Inver I think. Leitirmacaward to Dungloe also being done once the Gweebarra section is open.

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Is this the resurfacing on the Tullyearl/Clar bypass? Maybe trying the spend the budget, as didn't think much wrong with it my self.

Its at the roundabout where the new Supermacs is, heading towards Sligo theres a long stretch being resurfaced. Tarmac isn't cheap so don't know why they didn't put it towards something more worthwhile

Mint Sauce

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Its at the roundabout where the new Supermacs is, heading towards Sligo theres a long stretch being resurfaced. Tarmac isn't cheap so don't know why they didn't put it towards something more worthwhile

Yes, that was the part I was thinking. Has to be an end of year budget spend.

marno21

Donegal County Council got the biggest allocation of funding of any local authority in Ireland in 2018, hence all the works. However, as Donegal Storm pointed out, there is a lot more to come.

New Northern bypass for Letterkenny, upgrade of the Letterkenny-Manorcunningham DC, Ballybofey/Stranorlar bypass & new N14 from Letterkenny-Lifford all at route selection: www.donegal-ten-t.ie

The remainder of the N56 between the R262/Kilraine junction and Dungloe will be constructed over the next few years. The remaining stretch west of Mountcharles to Inver Bridge will begin next year, in addition to the N56 works at Kilmacrennan.

There are also several projects outside the county of interest going into planning, the new N2 from Ardee to the border, the N3 Virginia bypass, N4 Carrick-on-Shannon bypass and Mullingar-Longford, and Collooney-Tubercurry.

ednwireland

NIMAN wrote: »

If there were no roadworks, we'd be complaining.

jeez get out of here with your common sense talk

byte

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Is this the resurfacing on the Tullyearl/Clar bypass? Maybe trying the spend the budget, as didn't think much wrong with it my self.

I believe it's the TII (what used to be NRA) that's funding that as Muffler said, as opposed to the CoCo spending their budget. I'm not really au fait on these matters, but I guess that existing surface must be there 10-15 years now and due a resurface before it deteriorates like other roads?

marno21

byte wrote: »

I believe it's the TII (what used to be NRA) that's funding that as Muffler said, as opposed to the CoCo spending their budget. I'm not really au fait on these matters, but I guess that existing surface must be there 10-15 years now and due a resurface before it deteriorates like other roads?

Indeed, this is a TII driven scheme. TII's funding in Donegal for 2018 is outlined here: http://www.tii.ie/tii-library/reports-accounts/tii-allocations-2018/2018NAT_DonegalCoCo.pdf

Penfailed

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Donegal Town by the roundabout seem to just be resurfacing, I can't recall the surface being noticeably bad along either stretch so a bit strange to be spending money on them when theres other places badly in need of upgrading.

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Its at the roundabout where the new Supermacs is, heading towards Sligo theres a long stretch being resurfaced. Tarmac isn't cheap so don't know why they didn't put it towards something more worthwhile

byte wrote: »

I guess that existing surface must be there 10-15 years now and due a resurface before it deteriorates like other roads?

There's very little wrong with the existing surface apart from the fact that it doesn't meet skid resistance requirements. That's the only reason it's being done. There's about nine kilometres to do.

Donegal Storm

Does anyone know what the story is with the pipe laying works on Circular Road in Letterkenny? Are they planning on resurfacing the whole road when its finished or is the current surface they're laying the finish product? The part they've relaid is a bumpy and uneven mess so far