N/M11 motorway (for discussing COMPLETED sections)

nordydan

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/planning/Part8/Wilford_Interchange.htm

COMHAIRLE CHONTAE DHUN LAOGHAIRE RATH AN DUIN

DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY LOCAL AUTHORITY

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000-2008

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001-2009

M11/N11 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES –

WILFORD INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

PC/05/10

In accordance with Part 8, Article 81 of the 2001 Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2009, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council hereby gives notice of a proposal to construct traffic management measures at the southbound on-ramp of the Wilford Interchange.

The National Roads Authority has identified improvements on the M11/N11 southbound at the Wilford Interchange, in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, and at the Fassaroe and Killarney Road Interchanges, in Wicklow County Council, with the following objectives:

· To improve merging conditions on the M11/N11 corridor on the southbound carriageway during PM peak period;
· To manage southbound merging traffic when there is sudden traffic flow disruption through the merging area;
· To reduce congestion and delays on the M11/N11 corridor on the southbound carriageway during PM peak period;
· To provide improved road safety on the M11/N11 corridor on the southbound carriageway and on-ramps;

This Part 8 Notice covers the proposed improvements at the Wilford Interchange. The proposed improvements at Fassaroe and Killarney Road Interchanges are covered by a separate Part 8 Notice to be published by Wicklow County Council.

The proposed measures at the Wilford Interchange consist of:
· Provision of traffic signals close to the nose (start) of the merging lane. These signals, when in operation, will control the traffic entering the M11 southbound carriageway when traffic on the southbound carriageway slows down suddenly or stops due to flow disruption. At normal motorway flows the traffic signals will switch off;
· Extension and widening of the acceleration lane on the M11 southbound on-ramp merging lane, from a 184 metres direct taper to a 230 metres parallel lane with a 75 metres taper;
· Localised removal of vegetation to provide for adequate forward visibility to the new traffic signals;
· Provision of detectors on the M11 southbound carriageway to measure traffic speed and flow in order that sudden flow disruption on the southbound carriageway can be detected;
· Reduction in speed limit on the southbound on-ramp up to the new traffic signals;
· The new traffic signals will give an automatic green light to the on-ramp traffic if the queue of traffic on the on-ramp extends to a preset distance back from the signals.

Plans and particulars of the proposed M11/N11 Traffic Management Measures – Wilford Interchange Improvements scheme are available for inspection from Friday 11th June 2010, up to and including Friday 23rd July 2010, at Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s Planning Department, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire between 10.00am and 4.00pm and at the Council Offices, Dundrum Office Park, Main Street, Dundrum, Dublin 14, between the hours 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.

A public information evening, where the proposals will be put on display, will be held on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th July 2010 at St Ann’s National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, between the hours of 4pm and 8pm.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, may be made in writing on or before Friday 6th August 2010 to:

Mr. Declan McCulloch
Senior Executive Officer,
Planning Department,
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council,
County Hall, Marine Road,
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.

11th June, 2010

Sponge Bob

Amazing how the Galway Bypass money is quietly going to the M1 and M11

Chris_5339762

Irelands first bit of ramp metering?

L1011

Isn't the M50 (ex M1) Jwhatever at Santry equipped with signals for ramp metering northbound? Have flashing orange and red only. Never seen them red, suspect they were part of the NRA's contingency plan for if trucks had serious problems getting out of the tunnel to the M50 ring SB.

ardmacha

An undesireable side effect of the traffic light roundabout type junctions formerly on the M50 and now at Lissenhall on the M1 is that traffic is batched before sending pulses of traffic down the ramp, which makes merging difficult. That is the exact opposite of ramp metering.

loyatemu

its congestion city at the M11/M50 merge whenever traffic is heavy. Not sure how lights can alleviate that though, it's 4 lanes into 2, something's got to give. It'll just move the congestion back to the roundabout at Loughlinstown Hospital. Ultimately they need an extra lane as far as Bray South (J7).

Wild Bill

Hey! About a year ago I wrote to DLCC pointing out how dangerous the southbound slip/merge was!

Now maybe they'll put some streetlights and redo the road markings on the 500m stretch between Wilford and Fassaroe. It is like a black hole in what is otherwise a 40 mile stretch of fully lit of urban motorway. :cool:

(Ironically at the very spot where kids regularly run across the motorway - one pedestrian fatality so far at this dark spot).

Wild Bill

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Amazing how the Galway Bypass money is quietly going to the M1 and M11

Blame the greenies for that! They delayed the M50 and N11 hereabouts for long enough. Led by a man resident in Galway, ironically.

Sponge Bob

name the bastid , I'll organise a draghunt

123easy

Now Now leave the veggies alone

Wild Bill

Sponge Bob wrote: »

name the bastid , I'll organise a draghunt

His name has been in the meeja in relation to (from memory) the Carrickmines M50, M3, Glen of the Downs, the M1 swans and the M7 Kildare snail. Busy man he was.

But I'm not sure I should name him here.....:cool:

Amtmann

Thread under construction; check back later.

Amtmann

All N/M11 threads now split. Over 500 posts in all. Some pain in the rear. Go to the appropriate thread from now on if you want to post on the M/N11. All threads dealing with this road are tagged here.

PoolDude

I was hoping after I created this thread to one day see a completed M11 - a well hopefully we can check back on in when it is all 'completed' :-)

Niles

The Wicklow People, 20th July 2011.

Wednesday July 20 2011
HARD-PRESSED Co. Wicklow commuters could face further costs in the near future as the National Roads Authority (NRA) seeks advice on how to raise additional revenue, with both the Arklow and Carlow bypasses believed to under consideration for new tolls.

As well as a potential toll on the Carlow bypass, the many hardpressed South Eastbased motorists using the N11 on a daily basis will concerned to hear that the Arklow bypass is also understood to be foremost among the stretches of road under review for a new toll.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said this week that new tolls to fund road projects or public transport cannot be ruled out.

However, he said such a move was likely to be years away.Wednesday July 20 2011
HARD-PRESSED Co. Wicklow commuters could face further costs in the near future as the National Roads Authority (NRA) seeks advice on how to raise additional revenue, with both the Arklow and Carlow bypasses believed to under consideration for new tolls.

As well as a potential toll on the Carlow bypass, the many hardpressed South Eastbased motorists using the N11 on a daily basis will concerned to hear that the Arklow bypass is also understood to be foremost among the stretches of road under review for a new toll.

Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said this week that new tolls to fund road projects or public transport cannot be ruled out.

However, he said such a move was likely to be years away.

Chris_5339762

Talk about pulling at the heartstrings. Good lord.

Amtmann

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Talk about pulling at the heartstrings. Good lord.

Agreed. Very slanted 'journalism'. Why the need to tell people that they *will* be concerned and that they *are* hardpressed? They might be neither. So why not instead just report the details of the story and let people make of it what they will.

dubhthach

Tremelo wrote: »

Agreed. Very slanted 'journalism'. Why the need to tell people that they *will* be concerned and that they *are* hardpressed? They might be neither. So why not instead just report the details of the story and let people make of it what they will.

Sensationalism leads to higher sales then just reporting the "Stone cold facts" ?

Deedsie

http://irishcycle.com/2014/04/11/further-n11-cycle-path-changes-planned/

I think this may have started already? Anyone know anything about this?