[what_traffic]

Originally Posted by dloob

Ignoring the no lane closures promise again, Coffey have now closed the inside lane on the ballybrit roundabout.

Can a contractor be barred from tendering for contracts due to past gross incompetence?

Good luck arguing that point with the GTU in City Hall.

[wes31]

All i can say is its coffey what were ye expecting.

[Sponge Bob]

I would forgive them closing a lane for an hour or two around mid morning as long as it fully opened for the rush hour.

[antoobrien]

Originally Posted by Sponge Bob

I would forgive them closing a lane for an hour or two around mid morning as long as it fully opened for the rush hour.

I wouldn't like to see it closed any time 7am-7pm on a friday, the traffic routine is vastly different from other the days with factories & offices getting out earlier etc.

[biko]

Drove past at 9 and again at 11, all lanes open.

[Mrs OBumble]

Originally Posted by what_traffic

Email sent yesterday evening @ 17h19 from Galway City Council's Transportation Unit to employers in the vicinity of the Roadworks
...
remove the existing islands at the roundabouts.
The removal of these islands will enable the contractor to maintain the traffic flows.

IMHO they've done good:

On the south side of the Morris RAB, not only have they build an alternative set of (temporary) ramps to the footpath for pedestrians, they've also make it safer by moving the crossing point further down the road, which gives a better view of cars coming off the RAB.

[dloob]

Looks like it was only temporary they have moved the cones back and it's two lanes again now.

[snubbleste]

Why are they chopping down the trees along this route? The place looks very bare without that foliage.
Is the road being widened?

[antoobrien]

Originally Posted by snubbleste

Why are they chopping down the trees along this route? The place looks very bare without that foliage.
Is the road being widened?

The footprint of the new junction on both will be slightly wide than the current RABs

[liam12989]

Does anyone know what the number 3 bus.( Ballybrit) will do now with no roundabout there?

[McTigs]

Originally Posted by snubbleste

Why are they chopping down the trees along this route? The place looks very bare without that foliage.
Is the road being widened?

Michael Crowe insisted.

[sentient_6]

Originally Posted by liam12989

Does anyone know what the number 3 bus.( Ballybrit) will do now with no roundabout there?

That route is certainly taking a hammering! I'm struggling to think of an answer........they way things are set up there is no (legal) way to cross over straight across the road the continue along the monivea.

[what_traffic]

Originally Posted by liam12989

Does anyone know what the number 3 bus.( Ballybrit) will do now with no roundabout there?

There will be a bus stop and a turning facility provided to the North of the junction.
See:
http://www.galwaycity.ie/GeneralNews/180711_02.pdf

Can also get a good idea of the footprint of the junction compared with the roundabout as this is also marked in this document as well.

[antoobrien]

Originally Posted by liam12989

Does anyone know what the number 3 bus.( Ballybrit) will do now with no roundabout there?

Originally Posted by what_traffic

There will be a bus stop and a turning facility provided to the North of the junction.
See:
http://www.galwaycity.ie/GeneralNews/180711_02.pdf

Can also get a good idea of the footprint of the junction compared with the roundabout as this is also marked in this document as well.

Isn't there some kind of "bus gate" on the Monivea Rd to allow the #3/403 buses (and just the buses) across the road here. All other traffic trying to get from Mervue to the Monivea Rd will have to use this turning facility.

Afaik the #5/405 will be the one using the turning facility - but that's being discussed on the bus routes thread.

[what_traffic]

Originally Posted by antoobrien

Isn't there some kind of "bus gate" on the Monivea Rd to allow the #3/403 buses (and just the buses) across the road here. All other traffic trying to get from Mervue to the Monivea Rd will have to use this turning facility.

Afaik the #5/405 will be the one using the turning facility - but that's being discussed on the bus routes thread.

Your right re BUS Gate - its not traffic light controlled though so not sure about the transponders theory or perhaps they are future proofing? I say the #3/403 bus may use the turning facility until then? Even though once the junction is traffic light controlled - should make it easier for a bus driver to cross both yellow boxes. Anyhow based on changes made to the recent Briarhill junction from the original plans not 100% sure will the Morris be done exactly to these plans anyhow as shown in the link http://www.galwaycity.ie/GeneralNews/180711_02.pdf

Will believe it when I see it.