Oscar Traynor Road

johnnyrotten

The current road widening is now over 10 months in operation and they still havent managed to open a 1.5 km stretch. This is gone beyond a F**king joke at this stage. The traffic is crazy there very day.
Then last week they closed access to the N32/M50 at the clonshaugh road sending more traffic onto the Oscar Traynor

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

marmajam

johnnyrotten wrote: »

The current road widening is now over 10 months in operation and they still havent managed to open a 1.5 km stretch. This is gone beyond a F**king joke at this stage. The traffic is crazy there very day.
Then last week they closed access to the N32/M50 at the clonshaugh road sending more traffic onto the Oscar Traynor

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

To be fair to the con-tractor they normally have 1 man and his dog working flat out.
But seems the dog is out sick.

markpb

I live on that road (oh the joy!). We got a letter from John Bruton just before Christmas saying they'd started work on the bus lane when they decided to upgrade the water and sewage lines to support the two new developments (northside and lawrence lands) so they had to dig up most of it and start again.

cor

I thought the road works have been going on for over a year.

DWCommuter

At least Oscar Traynor road is still dug up. What about the Cruiserath - Damastown link road. Brand new, finished and still not actually open to traffic. The area is choked worse than ever since christmas.

Explain that oh wise ones! Pleeeeasssee.

johnnyrotten

Ambulances seem to be having difficulty getting to Beaumont because of this

marmajam

This road was a bottle neck virtually back in the days of horse and carts.
Years before present gridlock. How can they dig it up for over a year? If there was anybody in DCC with sense this road would have been 24 hr working and an army of workers to get it done fast.

johnnyrotten

marmajam wrote: »

This road was a bottle neck virtually back in the days of horse and carts.
Years before present gridlock. How can they dig it up for over a year? If there was anybody in DCC with sense this road would have been 24 hr working and an army of workers to get it done fast.

Agreed, This widening is to run all the way to the Malahide ROad on both sides AFAIK. Should be completed by 2035 :rolleyes:

Saruman

I remember years ago, back when i Worked at Gateway that they dug up all that road, we assumed they were widening it then... In the end all they did was put in some grass hill or something like that. Im not sure what was going on.

ThatBloke

marmajam wrote: »

This road was a bottle neck virtually back in the days of horse and carts.
Years before present gridlock. How can they dig it up for over a year? If there was anybody in DCC with sense this road would have been 24 hr working and an army of workers to get it done fast.

Don't think they're allowed work 24 hours in residential areas are they?

markpb

ThatBloke wrote: »

Don't think they're allowed work 24 hours in residential areas are they?

At this stage, I think the residents would agree to anything to make it go away

The finished the first section yesterday, only a short 200m strip outside Astropark, but at least it's progress.

johnnyrotten

markpb wrote: »

At this stage, I think the residents would agree to anything to make it go away

The finished the first section yesterday, only a short 200m strip outside Astropark, but at least it's progress.

Thats to allow the buses to pull in only

artvandelay

I live on the road as well. Bit ridiculous, they've been working on the road since January 07. Seems now its nearly finished, fences gone down and the road is nearly completely tarmaced.

markpb

There's stil the other side to go. And then the at least part of the road from Dundaniel eastwards.

johnnyrotten

Well its 20 months since this Joke started. Seriously the thing is a joke. You would think they would have taken their fingers out of their AR$€$ and got it sorted before the back to school gridlock begins tomorrow

darkman2

Why do I have a suspicion some councillor might be getting a pay off for this to have his machinery kept on site?......nah, those sort of things dont happen in Ireland...........oh wait......


Something is rotten about this tbh. Dont care what anyone says - there is a whiff of sulphur regarding this fiasco on the OT road.

Amtmann

darkman2 wrote: »

Why do I have a suspicion some councillor might be getting a pay off for this to have his machinery kept on site?......nah, those sort of things dont happen in Ireland...........oh wait......


Something is rotten about this tbh. Dont care what anyone says - there is a whiff of sulphur regarding this fiasco on the OT road.

While I don't know anything about the works or the OT road (never heard of it prior to reading this), I offer a suggestion: write a letter to the Irish Times/Independent/Examiner lambasting the NRA (assuming they're responsible), and contact RTE radio to again give it to the NRA. That'll embarrass the buggers into making some sort of a statement at any rate...

markpb

The last I heard from QBN was that they were optimistic about a finish date in October but if they missed that, they'd definitely have to be finished in time for Operation Freeflow in November.

johnnyrotten

Could'nt believe my eyes yesterday ( Tuesday 2nd Sept 2008 ) at 2.50pm.
The driver of the mini digger on the Oscar Traynor Road roadworks asleep.
Can you believe it - 20 months of traffic chaos for a 1.2 km widening and the workers are having a kip on the Job:mad:

BTW i was stopped in traffic ( not difficult on this road ) whilst taking pic.

trout

Saruman wrote: »

I remember years ago, back when i Worked at Gateway that they dug up all that road, we assumed they were widening it then... In the end all they did was put in some grass hill or something like that. Im not sure what was going on.

I worked in Gateway around the same time ... the story doing the rounds was some kid cut his leg badly on the football pitch, as there was building rubble & porcelain coming to the surface ... apparently the site was a landfill.

To make it safe for public pitches, drains were rerouted and the landfill site was reworked.

Don't know how true it is ... heard it from a drunken skinhead in the Sheaf O'Wheat one night ... and subsequently heard the same story from the trolly boys in Superquinn ... highly credible sources

Maldini2706

I used to play on those pitches but they had to stop using a couple of them, I was told at the time it was because of syringes and broken glass on the pitches, your story could be true though.

johnnyrotten

Saruman wrote: »

I remember years ago, back when i Worked at Gateway that they dug up all that road, we assumed they were widening it then... In the end all they did was put in some grass hill or something like that. Im not sure what was going on.

That was for the laying of a new Gas main. Anyway the topic is about the delay in the job. I surprised nobody posted a comment about the pic of the lazy F****R in the digger

wallyina

The only problem with OT Rd is that when the upgrade is finally finished in 2250 the motor car will be obsolete and everybody will be going around in personal jetpacks. Provided free by our glorious Chinese masters.

johnnyrotten

wallyina wrote: »

The only problem with OT Rd is that when the upgrade is finally finished in 2250 the motor car will be obsolete and everybody will be going around in personal jetpacks. Provided free by our glorious Chinese masters.

LOL:D

wallyina

johnnyrotten wrote: »

LOL:D

jiohnnyrotten, think I'm joking?

the way they're going by the time they've inched their way to the end of the road, the 1st part will need redoing. 2250 is being optimistic. more like to last forever.

johnnyrotten

wallyina wrote: »

jiohnnyrotten, think I'm joking?

the way they're going by the time they've inched their way to the end of the road, the 1st part will need redoing. 2250 is being optimistic. more like to last forever.

Yeah, no work done since 4.30 pm last Thursday:rolleyes:

shenanigans1982

Is this just going to be a bus lane on either side when its finished or will there be two lanes of traffic in both directions?

Also something has to be done about Dundaniel road, if I leave my house any time between 16:30 and 20:00 it takes at least half an hour to get from out of the estate onto the Oscar Traynor road.

Maldini2706

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Is this just going to be a bus lane on either side when its finished or will there be two lanes of traffic in both directions?

Also something has to be done about Dundaniel road, if I leave my house any time between 16:30 and 20:00 it takes at least half an hour to get from out of the estate onto the Oscar Traynor road.

Yeah, it's the lights at Dundaniel Road that are the main problem, the traffic eases significantly in both directions once you get past them, I know it's a big estate, but the weighting of the lights is ridiculous.

johnnyrotten

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Is this just going to be a bus lane on either side when its finished or will there be two lanes of traffic in both directions?

Also something has to be done about Dundaniel road, if I leave my house any time between 16:30 and 20:00 it takes at least half an hour to get from out of the estate onto the Oscar Traynor road.

I avoid this road and junction like the plague. I'd rather go down to Shantalla Road , over the bridge and past the Omni Park that use that mess of a junction. Yes the road will be a bus lane when finished, but buses will probably be obselete by then .
Was speaking to a Dublin City COunciller today and he said that theres a motion to discuss the whole thing at the next meeting ( next Monday 15th Sept) .
He confirmed to me that the contractor is doing job for a fixed price. Hard to see how they are making any money at this stage!

Jimmy2000

I am also a resident of the area and live quite close to the ongoing works on the oscar traynor road. Unlike some residents concerned about the ongoing road works I took it upon myself to go down to the site and speak with someone to find out the story instead of just moaning about it!
I managed to speak with a Dublin City Council Rep and he explained that the project was infact supposed to finish months ago but due to unforseen problems (ie. eircom, ESB, gas etc) some of the sevices already in place also had to have work carried out on them and this is the number 1 cause for the delay on road works. I also asked specifically asked about the traffic situation and as the Rep from DCC correctly pointed out there is in fact the same number of lanes in operation on the road as there was to begin with and this is not the cause of traffic problems. He pointed out two major contributing factors which is causing the hassel, 1. The Clonshaugh Road was closed for some time and all traffic was diverted to the OT Road and 2. the traffic lights sequence outside Centra shop & Dundaniel Junction are not allowing enough time on each turn (and if you want to look into this further to have it rectified you will need to speak with Traffic Dept in DCC). The contractor is only fulfilling there duties on site and therefore any complaints should be directed elsewhere.

Finally on a good note they expect to be finished before Xmas!!

markpb

Good call agreeing with what I said back in post 3

The main problem for over a year was narrowing the road at the Centra junction. Whenever a car needed to cross the road to get to to centra or astropark, no-one could get past them until the lights cycled. The entire lane ground to a halt. When they fixed that, the school opened and, like you said, someone in ITS screwed up the timing.

Mylow

Jimmy2000 wrote: »

Finally on a good note they expect to be finished before Xmas!!

2050

johnnyrotten

Jimmy2000 wrote: »

I am also a resident of the area and live quite close to the ongoing works on the oscar traynor road. Unlike some residents concerned about the ongoing road works I took it upon myself to go down to the site and speak with someone to find out the story instead of just moaning about it!
I managed to speak with a Dublin City Council Rep and he explained that the project was infact supposed to finish months ago but due to unforseen problems (ie. eircom, ESB, gas etc) some of the sevices already in place also had to have work carried out on them and this is the number 1 cause for the delay on road works. I also asked specifically asked about the traffic situation and as the Rep from DCC correctly pointed out there is in fact the same number of lanes in operation on the road as there was to begin with and this is not the cause of traffic problems. He pointed out two major contributing factors which is causing the hassel, 1. The Clonshaugh Road was closed for some time and all traffic was diverted to the OT Road and 2. the traffic lights sequence outside Centra shop & Dundaniel Junction are not allowing enough time on each turn (and if you want to look into this further to have it rectified you will need to speak with Traffic Dept in DCC). The contractor is only fulfilling there duties on site and therefore any complaints should be directed elsewhere.

Finally on a good note they expect to be finished before Xmas!!

Have to disagree about the road being the same and not contributing to traffic problems. The junctions are still getting clogged as MARKPB said 2 posts ago. 21 months later still prick*ng around. Just get it finished FFS :mad:

Irish and Proud

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Have to disagree about the road being the same and not contributing to traffic problems. The junctions are still getting clogged as MARKPB said 2 posts ago. 21 months later still prick*ng around. Just get it finished FFS :mad:

Here's a possible solution:

I saw a Top Gear program and one of the features involved getting a rural road resurfaced in as little time as possible. They employed a team as construction workers to do the job which was done within two days if I remember correctly. Top Gear used incentives, one which included the playing of a CD containing famous quotes from Margaret Thatcher, and yes, indeed the work pace did seem to gather momentum.

If anyone could hire a powerful PA system and source the CD in question, maybe the Oscar Traynor Road would be the perfect place to try that Top Gear innovation out!!! Who knows, the road could be done by next week!!!

Regards!

johnnyrotten

So much for being finished in Autumn 2008. Its looking more like the 2 year mark now in January

Irish and Proud

Irish and Proud wrote: »

Here's a possible solution:

I saw a Top Gear program and one of the features involved getting a rural road resurfaced in as little time as possible. They employed a team as construction workers to do the job which was done within two days if I remember correctly. Top Gear used incentives, one which included the playing of a CD containing famous quotes from Margaret Thatcher, and yes, indeed the work pace did seem to gather momentum.

If anyone could hire a powerful PA system and source the CD in question, maybe the Oscar Traynor Road would be the perfect place to try that Top Gear innovation out!!! Who knows, the road could be done by next week!!!

Regards!

Now that I think of it, Top Gear is coming to Dublin this month, so maybe the Oscar Traynor Road would be a good port of call! -

Better email them at the BBC and ask them to bring the said ghastly CD along with their PA equipment!!!

Who knows, the Coolock/Santry area might be in for an early (or ultra late depending which year we're talking about! :rolleyes:) Christmas present after such a long period of penance and suffering!

Regards!

wayne2107

Anyone else spot the new bus stop in the middle of the road? Im still trying to figure this one out. There are 3 bus stops all oppsite ech other, one on the left hand side of the road, one in the centre and one on the right! The mind boggles..

flogen

wayne2107 wrote: »

Anyone else spot the new bus stop in the middle of the road? Im still trying to figure this one out. There are 3 bus stops all oppsite ech other, one on the left hand side of the road, one in the centre and one on the right! The mind boggles..

I think it's the former stop for that bit of road that just hasn't been removed yet.

It's madness how long this is taking although I don't see the finished road being that much better for private vehicles (unless they resolve some of the traffic light issues).

Should make the bus journeys a little more tolerable, though, which suits me fine!

johnnyrotten

wayne2107 wrote: »

Anyone else spot the new bus stop in the middle of the road? Im still trying to figure this one out. There are 3 bus stops all oppsite ech other, one on the left hand side of the road, one in the centre and one on the right! The mind boggles..

Yeah thats the old bus stop before they opened the new lane.

johnnyrotten

The metal barriers were removed over the weekend for a lot of the works. MAybe we are nearing the final surfacing stage *crosses fingers*

cathkc

just got backed into by a dumper truck on the Oscor Traynor Road today and am up this late (it's late for me!) as the sound of the jack hammer is just too much.
Will these road works ever end!:mad:

johnnyrotten

Well, into the 3rd year now and still not finished

Smokey Bear

Drove by at 23:30 all the cones gone ,road marking done looks finished to me .All that has to be done is the traffic lights at one junction and the ones on the taller poles.
Smokey Bear

markpb

We've been told they'll be finished by the end of this month. I'm not holding my breath but it does look like they're finishing up, ever so slowly.