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Marlborough Street Public Transport Priority Bridge

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    #182
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    I'm not sure about others but I always refer to the bridge between Capel St and Parliament St as Capel Street Bridge even though I know it's called something else officially. I wouldn't be surprised if some will refer to this new bridge as Marlborough St or Hawkins St bridge. The Luas bridge might be confusing as I think the distinctive one out near Dundrum is commonly referred to as that already.


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    #183
    donvito99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    I shall call it the Marlborough Street Public Transport Priority Bridge.

    - Hey where are you now?

    - I'm just crossing the Marlborough Street Public Transport Bridge.

    Perfect.


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    #184
    SeanW
    Registered Users Posts: 8,744 ✭✭✭SeanW


    Or the Marlborough Street Bridge?


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    #185
    BonkeyDonker
    Registered Users Posts: 571 ✭✭✭BonkeyDonker


    donvito99 wrote: »
    I shall call it the Marlborough Street Public Transport Priority Bridge.

    - Hey where are you now?

    - I'm just crossing the Marlborough Street Public Transport Bridge.

    Perfect.
    SeanW wrote: »
    Or the Marlborough Street Bridge?

    I imagine it will just end up being the Luas bridge.


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    #186
    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,250 ✭✭✭markpb


    BonkeyDonker wrote: »
    I imagine it will just end up being the Luas bridge.

    With buses? And no Luas for another 4-5 years? I reckon it'll just be the new bridge for a while.


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    #187
    chinchin
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭chinchin


    Will always be the Father Ted bridge for me now.


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    #188
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    markpb wrote: »
    With buses? And no Luas for another 4-5 years? I reckon it'll just be the new bridge for a while.

    "Just passing the new Bridge."

    "Jaysus... yer in Newbridge?!"


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    #189
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    Hawkins St.


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    #190
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    South Side


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    #191
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    North Side


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    #192
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    North Side 2


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    #193
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


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    #194
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


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    #195
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,245 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Passed it today. It seems nearly ready to accept the track.


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    #196
    grimbergen
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭grimbergen


    Victor wrote: »
    Passed it today. It seems nearly ready to accept the track.

    are they putting the track down now?


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    #197
    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    grimbergen wrote: »
    are they putting the track down now?
    I don't know where I heard this from but I thought they weren't. Just covering up the trackbed part with asphalt until the time comes to lay tracks.


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    #198
    NuMarvel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭NuMarvel


    To_be_confirmed wrote: »
    I don't know where I heard this from but I thought they weren't. Just covering up the trackbed part with asphalt until the time comes to lay tracks.

    I read somewhere that they were putting down track, on the bridge itself as well as across the roads to minimise disruption later. I'll be damned if I can find the link though. It was an interview with someone in DCC, and they mentioned the bridge was delayed in opening because of trouble with the quay wall foundations, if that jogs anyone's memory.


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    #199
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Rails are in place now


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    #200
    Poxyshamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 4,826 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    When is the bridge due for completion?


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    #201
    NuMarvel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭NuMarvel


    The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Oisin Quinn, tweeted yesterday that he would be officially opening the bridge on 20th May 2014.

    https://twitter.com/CllrOisinQuinn/status/438689213912199168


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    #202
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Small amount of rail in place on Marlborough Street the opposite side of the quay - I suspect that the tie-in is going to have the track across there in place but it looks like it won't for the South quays.


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    #203
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,245 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    6 February 2014 and 25 February 2014


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    #204
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    Why doesn't the boardwalk run into the new bridge parapets?


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    #205
    AngryLips
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    Why doesn't the boardwalk run into the new bridge parapets?


    I imagine it's because the bridge is a far more permanent structure than the broadwalk. I'm not saying the broadwalk isn't permanent but, let's face it, with future developments of the city it's not something DCC might want to have there forever so why build a bridge whose design is dependant on it?


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    #206
    Telchak
    Registered Users Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Telchak


    AngryLips wrote: »
    I imagine it's because the bridge is a far more permanent structure than the broadwalk. I'm not saying the broadwalk isn't permanent but, let's face it, with future developments of the city it's not something DCC might want to have there forever so why build a bridge whose design is dependant on it?

    Could easily be fit in the way it was on Grattan Bridge. All you'd have to do is build a wall if the boardwalk was removed.


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    #207
    AngryLips
    Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭AngryLips


    err... doesn't it taper back into the quays before it reaches Grattan Bridge?


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    #208
    Telchak
    Registered Users Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Telchak


    AngryLips wrote: »
    err... doesn't it taper back into the quays before it reaches Grattan Bridge?

    Nope :)


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    #209
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,245 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    Why doesn't the boardwalk run into the new bridge parapets?
    Flood control.


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    #210
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The rail over the quay seems to be in place now, at least there's an almighty hump covered over with metal sheets at the moment.


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    #211
    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    MYOB wrote: »
    The rail over the quay seems to be in place now, at least there's an almighty hump covered over with metal sheets at the moment.

    They are in place crossing the road and up towards the abbey 3 or 4meters.


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