Traffic restrictions for Queenie and O'Bama

johnos1984

I thought I'd start a thread for folks to post traffic restrictions that they encounter and how bad they are affecting the flow of cars.

I got held up today for an hour between the red cow and citywest on the N7 and never saw anything reported about it.

From what I could see they were cutting the center verge but also the Gardaí were checking the roadside and bridges

freighter

What a waste of resources and money.

kikel

The N7 delays

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/n7-reopens-after-device-is-declared-a-hoax-505018.html

johnos1984

kikel wrote: »

The N7 delays

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/n7-reopens-after-device-is-declared-a-hoax-505018.html

Cheers for that but when I was leaving I never heard anything about it on the radio or TV.

It was a right pain though.

Hopefully the thread will be useful over the coming week for people

Jet Black

Press release yesterday.

Linky

kikel

We heard about it at 8.30 this morning on the radio. Heard that both lanes were closed. For both lanes to be closed taught it was one serious accident. It was only tonight I read that story about the bomb scare. We avoided the area and headed to wicklow over the mountain.

johnos1984

Jet Black wrote: »

Press release yesterday.

Linky

The problem with it is that it is subject to change at short notice

Reloc8

Have to say I think its ridiculous - and I was ambivalent but more or less passively in favour of the Queen of England's visit prior to now - I don't know if this level of disruption was flagged in advance but if it was I missed it.

Its more or less going to absolutely ruin my week next week.

TJJP

Indeed - and anyone hoping to follow the instructions with respect to bus transport to the UEFA Europa League Final at the Aviva Stadium (http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/Porto%20-V-%20%20Braga.pdf) might need to invest in a time machine so as to use the number 10 bus which no longer operates....

"Dublin Bus:
The General Dublin Arena area is serviced by the following routes:-
Ballsbridge Serviced by:-
- Routes 4, 5, 7, 7a, 7n, 8, 18, 27x, 45, 47
Donnybrook Serviced by:-
- Routes 7b, 7d, 10, 10a, 32x, 39b, 41x, 46a, 46e, 77x, 84x, 116, 118, 145
Sandymount Serviced by:-
- Routes 2, 3, 18"

cullen5998

I'll be travelling to the red cow hotel in Dublin on tuesday from Galway. Will i be able to get there ok? I have no idea of the restrictions on dublin for that day

bladebrew

it seems like bloody madness, i didnt really care, but they seem to be taking it way to far, i dont know if obama will be the same,

they are reducing the m8 to one lane and reducing the speed limit to 100km/h from monday, but she dosent arrive till tuesday,
will the queen actually travel the m8 in a car, i assumed she would be in a helicopter to co. tipp

coylemj

cullen5998 wrote: »

I'll be travelling to the red cow hotel in Dublin on tuesday from Galway. Will i be able to get there ok? I have no idea of the restrictions on dublin for that day

Before you travel, check the special AA website covering restrictions due to the visit of QE2 and O'Bama.....

http://www.aaireland.ie/AA/AA-Roadwatch/Event-Guide/Visits-by-Queen-Elizabeth-II-and-President-Barack-Obama/Queen-Elizabeth-II.aspx

When you get near Dublin tune into Dublin City FM radio on 103.2 Mhz for live traffic updates. On Monday to Friday from 7 to 10 in the morning and 4 to 7 in the afternoon the DJ is located in the Dublin traffic control centre http://dublincityfm.ie/

Delancey

cullen5998 wrote: »

I'll be travelling to the red cow hotel in Dublin on tuesday from Galway. Will i be able to get there ok? I have no idea of the restrictions on dublin for that day

Every chance you will be disrupted given that her plane lands that day at Baldonnell which is but a few miles up the N7.

Agent_47

Nice to hear their cutting the grass, very unsightly, hasn't been cut since the roads were open

Sadly we are in for a week of woe on the roads, good for those of us on two wheel travel though.

YouTookMyName

The Queen isn't going to Cork because of the traffic. Her grandson's been stuck in Middleton for 2 weeks....

Shane732

YouTookMyName wrote: »

The Queen isn't going to Cork because of the traffic. Her grandson's been stuck in Middleton for 2 weeks....

Just leave....!

murphm45

cullen5998 wrote: »

I'll be travelling to the red cow hotel in Dublin on tuesday from Galway. Will i be able to get there ok? I have no idea of the restrictions on dublin for that day

It depends on the way you go and the time you go at. i don't mean for that to sound smart, so sorry if it comes across that way. If you are going though i'd advise against using the m50 (I assume you'll be coming on the N4), if you can go down the R136 (it's a relatively new road linking Lucan to Tallaght) and get onto the N7 that way. The reason i'm suggesting this is i'm 99% sure i've seen signs saying they're closing Juction 7 on the m50 (this is the n4 juction) for all of Tuesday. That said i'm probably mistaken as i can't find anything anywhere on the internet about it, but though i'd give the heads up in case.

As a few of the other posters have said though keep your eye on the aaroadwatch website and if you can't listen to the news, i'd be surprised if everything you need to know wasn't announced on it.

Gitb1

YouTookMyName wrote: »

The Queen isn't going to Cork because of the traffic. Her grandson's been stuck in Middleton for 2 weeks....

The longer I think about this the more I laugh. Gonna use this one on everyone during the week haha

Bumpstop

YouTookMyName wrote: »

The Queen isn't going to Cork because of the traffic. Her grandson's been stuck in Middleton for 2 weeks....

Absolutley rotflmao :D:D

YouTookMyName

Shane732 wrote: »

Just leave....!

No :pac::pac:

Gitb1 wrote: »

The longer I think about this the more I laugh. Gonna use this one on everyone during the week haha

Bumpstop wrote: »

Absolutley rotflmao :D:D

Thank you, thank you very much, Try the lamb. :p

-Chris-

There's already a pretty comprehensive thread maintained here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056265453


*just to note, it's a useful and factual thread. The "hilarity" will be snipped.