N4 - Mullingar to Rooskey [route options published]

The idea that it'll fail to go anywhere. Once he's gone; that won't be an issue. And hopefully the missing bits of the C-O-S scheme can then go to planning - they need to keep pushing with the existing amputated scheme though.

Bypasses + online upgrades are not the answer here, and the only reason they would be seen as the way to do it is to get around Ryan.

It will never meet the AADT requirements to be a motorway, and indeed the M4 ends significantly before it.

It needs to be a T2DC and hopefully that is what we get, the entire way to Sligo.

The man is nothing if not consistent. And unrealistic

I see it from both sides I really do. Does traffic levels justify Motorway between Gort and Rathmorrissey? I don't think so. Or Rathmorrissey and Annagh Hill, or Tuam for that matter. Don't think so. But we're going into a different era where spending everywhere is under the microscope as well as environment super-consciousness.

I honestly believe the 2+2 Collooney to Castlebaldwin, the Rooskey bypass and this 2+2 scheme (if it's built) will be sufficient for 50 years. Now if Ireland begins to plan for the next 50 years we are doing well, we've never done this before. Learn to walk before you can run.

There is a substantial saving to be made between choosing 2+2 over Motorway. I just think for 2+2s to work you will need very regular laybys for cars breaking down/EVs running out of juice.

I know a strictly speaking drivers don’t have to do this (and I know you’re not permitted drive that hard shoulder) but on a road like this with much very generous hard shoulders it would really help traffic flow if slow moochers courteously and safely just moved in briefly and let people off. I don’t see why it’s such a big problem- I’d much prefer do that and safer than 1/2 km of frustrated cars up my car if I was them. It’s quite noticeable in the N4 due to the big traffic volumes and decent quality of much of the sections

I expect no new Type 1 DC, with Type 2 DC for the rest. I am hoping that "Side Road treatments" means the creation of parallel access roads for existing entrances: the high number of entrances is what makes the current road dangerous - in terms of width, sightlines and curves alone, it wouldn't be so bad. (the Carrick-on-Shannon project has far more problems in terms of alignment).

Upgrading the Mullingar bypass to blue signs just creates problems for non-permitted traffic (e.g. tractors - this is a rural town after all).

The person I spoke to at the Mullingar consultation earlier in the week said that where the side roads were marked on the map is where the roads will continue to be accessible from either side but they would not connect with the new N4. Access to/from the new N4 will only be at the purple coloured junctions. He also said the dual carriageway build will be similar to the Rooskey bypass and the speed limit will be 100 km/h, stating that the aim of the road is to Improve safety with any faster journey times being incidental.