Condition of dual carriage way at Bunratty

brian2me

Are the council going to do anything with the sinking road in bunratty?

phill106

Start of the 2020 tunnel?

Seriously though. hasn't that dip always been there?

brian2me

phill106 wrote: »

Start of the 2020 tunnel?

Seriously though. hasn't that dip always been there?

Not as bad and boths sides of the road are affected now, is the blasting in the Quarry a contributing factor?

Hawk Wing 2

Yeah, it is like a roller coaster, especially right pass the overpass going towards Ennis

MyKeyG

Didn't they do loads of work on it a few years back? Is it still sinking or did they just stabilise it but leave it dipped?

RedorDead

Its not dangerous at the moment, just good craic when you drive through it fast. That road is built on bog though and is no doubt sinking. It will become an issue at some point.

MarkR

I like to pretend I'm Bo from the Dukes of Hazard while I drive there.

brian2me

MarkR wrote: »

I like to pretend I'm Bo from the Dukes of Hazard while I drive there.

Could be dangerous to someone who is not aware of the condition with that section of the road, if they didn't have full control of the steering they could panic and veer into someone.

Also the the additional wear to our cars.

Travel that road everyday and it has got worse, there is a section of the bumps which are directly above the underpass when your heading Ennis bound, hopefully there isn't a cave in.

MyKeyG

Can someone tell me where exactly this piece of road is because I drove in and out it Sunday and I can't say there's any part that struck me as particularly off.

Johnboy1951

brian2me wrote: »

Could be dangerous to someone who is not aware of the condition with that section of the road, if they didn't have full control of the steering they could panic and veer into someone.

Also the the additional wear to our cars.

Travel that road everyday and it has got worse, there is a section of the bumps which are directly above the underpass when your heading Ennis bound, hopefully there isn't a cave in.

I was unaware I was driving over an underpass in that section of road .....

Twin-go

Saw sparks from a car there a few weeks ago when iit bottomed out. any bit of extra weight in the car will cause this.

Needs to be fixed but do CCC have the budget?

phill106

Twin-go wrote: »

Saw sparks from a car there a few weeks ago when iit bottomed out. any bit of extra weight in the car will cause this.

Needs to be fixed but do CCC have the budget?

My car is lowered a silly amount (passat, and the sumps on them are low), and i can do 100kph(*cough*) on either side of the carriageway without any issue.
Always have car seats, and maybe a buggy in the boot.
Its kind of like an anti-speedbump, but not those horrible brick ones, more like those long wide ones.
Actually....If they popped in a speedbump, would nearly even it out :P

Shapey Fiend

Drove galway-limerick with 4 passangers and lots of heavy equipment last weekend. The motorways in much worse condition round galway. Car was rocking all over the place.

MarkR

I nearly spilled my beer!

counterlock

brian2me wrote: »

Could be dangerous to someone who is not aware of the condition with that section of the road, if they didn't have full control of the steering they could panic and veer into someone.

Ah, lighten up. If you are within the speed limit (:P) there is no way that you'd have to swerve on this. I drive a shameful car that has suspension as soft as a water bed and i've no problem there.

Nothing wrong with a little danger folks, reminds us we are alive

Melion

My daughter screams in pain anytime i have to drive this road. She has hip dysplasia and it causes her a lot of pain going over the bumps. Its ridiculous that i have to cause my daughter pain anytime im on that road.

phill106

Is it all bumps (like speed bumps etc) that would cause her pain? Would be a nightmare. Roads will never be perfect everywhere, so is there a different type of car or carseat that may help her more? inflatable pillow perhaps?
Not being flippant, im serious!

Melion

Nope, its just that section of road. Its really strange. She screams for me to slow down and stop as soon as i go over the first one. Ive often slowed down to 30mph and it didnt make any difference.

highlydebased

It's quite bad from a little bit after setrights until around the Shannon turnoff. They did tonnes of work a few years ago to little avail it seems. Some of it is not even lined....

Melion

highlydebased wrote: »

It's quite bad from a little bit after setrights until around the Shannon turnoff. They did tonnes of work a few years ago to little avail it seems. Some of it is not even lined....

Ive only noticed it from the Bunratty bridge until just before the turn-off for Shannon.

Hawk Wing 2

Melion wrote: »

Ive only noticed it from the Bunratty bridge until just before the turn-off for Shannon.

yeah, from exit 6 just before the bridge to exit 7 going toawrds Ennis is the worst, not too bad on the other side

phill106

Now that it has been mentioned, I have been looking out for it as i drive, tis some dip alright just after bunratty turn off, and for a few miles ahead it happens a few times.