Ballycoolin Rd Closure?

tibor

Noticed signs this morning saying that a sizeable section of Ballycoolin Rd will be closed for 6 months from June!

Anyone know what's planned?

gollyitsolly

Maybe something to do with the new metro line? Between Ballycoolin, Chapelizod, Knockmaroon, Glen Road, Coolmine station all closing its getting scary! Is someone trying to close down Dublin 15. HELP LEMMEE OUTTA HERE!

Jip

I'm guessing you're talking about the road from Rosemount Business Park as far as Cappagh ? They're already more or less completed the road the other side and are due to finish next month, originally August. They'll be completely reshaping the road to a proper size as opposed to the crappy rutted back road it is now.

Stark

Hmm, Janurary and still no sign of the road opening. It was scheduled for completion mid-December. I was on a bus through the road about a month ago and the road looked like it was nowhere near done.

tibor

Stark wrote: »

Hmm, Janurary and still no sign of the road opening. It was scheduled for completion mid-December. I was on a bus through the road about a month ago and the road looked like it was nowhere near done.

They seem to have abandoned work on the Ratoath Road beside Cappagh Hospital since October/November too.

Given the efficiency of other recent road works in the area - Snugborough Road, 2 years in the making, I won't be holding my breath for completion of these...

Jip

You're talking about the same road Tibor. One side has been opened for quite a while at this stage and I have seen guys working on the Cappagh end of the other side in December but haven't been that way this year yet.

Murt10

Still closed.

Ireland is getting just like the old days, just when we had become used to having things opened when they were suppost to be opened and on budget.

Probably some clause in the contract that allows the contractor to delay the work and charge the State extra for the delay.

Murt.

Sparky

I think the OP is talking about the new signs that have been stuck up all throughout the the area from Tyrellstown along Cruiserath Road etc etc.
I noticed them myself driving to work in the mornings, but cannot see any roadworks going on yet.

gurramok

Sparky wrote: »

I think the OP is talking about the new signs that have been stuck up all throughout the the area from Tyrellstown along Cruiserath Road etc etc.
I noticed them myself driving to work in the mornings, but cannot see any roadworks going on yet.

Nope and yes, its actually the Ballycoolin Rd going from just outside Rosemount Ind Estate to Cappagh.

The signs said it would by finished by Jan '09, its only half-done by now.

Outside the Cappagh Hospital, the road is still not finished.

It really is disastrous Irish style, an embarrassment in how long it takes to upgrade a secondary road.

January

There's one thing that I noticed about this road that may have a reason to why it's not looking finished yet... I was passing through on a bus last week and it seems that they are building a whole new road branching off from where the roundabout at Stadium Business Park used to be heading towards the National Aquatic Centre...

gurramok

Yeh, they only did half the Ballycoolin Road road so far.

They put up new signs leading to it now. New date for completion is Oct '09, a joke.

MicS

Does anyone know if this road is open now?

ntlbell

MicS wrote: »

Does anyone know if this road is open now?

nope much later this year.

MicS

ntlbell wrote: »

nope much later this year.

Thanks for quick answer But is there any way at all to get to Finglas from Ballycoolin via Cappagh Rd. bridge?

Jip

Just go the other side, i.e. as you come over the bridge take the route on the right as opposed to the one on the left and around either by the Texaco garage or cut through the business park, follow the Dublin Bus signs if you're unsure as they've been put there to help the bus drivers as the route changes due to the works.

ntlbell

MicS wrote: »

Thanks for quick answer But is there any way at all to get to Finglas from Ballycoolin via Cappagh Rd. bridge?

if you go up the ballycoolin rd heading for blanch buisness park

last exit of the round about

down to the next

first exit of follow the narrow rd down to the next round about

second exit and that will bring you back down to the cappagh rd and head to finglas

LostinBlanch

ntlbell wrote: »

nope much later this year.

More likely "early" next year. And they'll probably still have a lane closed for roadworks by Cappagh hospital, despite the fact that noone is "working" on the road.