Crater on road near Rotunda

pprendeville

For anyone cycling up past The Rotunda watch out for the crater that Dublin City Council left behind today. It goes 3/4 of the way across the road and is fairly deep. Lots of drivers cringing going over it. Worst bit of resurfacing I've ever seen. I think they must have a deal going with car garages who are short of business. I've found the roads in Dublin have deteriorated a lot the last year or 2.

Ole Rodrigo

Its been there a while ( unless theres another one I missed ) - disgraceful

Dotsie~tmp

There was a massive deep one at the edge of a speed bump on Cappagh road, at the top of my road for a while there. I was walking home 3 months ago in the evening and there was an ambulance parked by it, lights flashing, with someone being worked on in the back. The next day it was filled with a rough blob of tarmac (which has already come to pieces). No prizes for guessing what happened.

Wishbone Ash

ror_74 wrote: »

Its been there a while ( unless theres another one I missed ) - disgraceful

No, it has seriously deteriorated (subsised) in the past few days. I hit it yesterday afternoon and thought I did serious damage to the wheels. I was actually going to post about it here.

Darkglasses

Pics?

Ole Rodrigo

Darkglasses Pics?

Just kidding

I've send an email to roadmaintenance@dublincity.ie

Harrybelafonte

Funny, I thought things were improving whenthey filled in that horrible crack at the left turn beside the Aul Triangle. Clearly not.

Beasty

ror_74 wrote: »

I dont know how they manage it, but repair jobs are often worse

They certainly can be for cyclists as they often make a smooth surface where you can see the hazards a lot rougher and make it impossible to navigate without going over the rough surface

The current state of the Malahide Road is a good example of this. Not sure if they will go back to finish the job properly when everything has settled, but there's a lot of weaving required at present to avoid some very uneven surfaces

The good news is it helps protect some of my KOMs...

Ole Rodrigo

Thats really the issue - the repairs don't take bicycles into consideration and the temporary patchwork can make things dangerous

Unless you take the opportunity to sharpen your bike handling skills, of course

On a broader note, how hard can it be? Spain does a great jobs with its roads

Wishbone Ash

Just to clarify - the OP described the one at the Rotunda as a "crater". It's actually a trench approx 30cm wide across the road. Presumably it was excavated to install a pipe/cables etc. but it has seriously subsided after being refilled - 10-15 cms deep now and unless you know it's there you'll be on top of it before you notice it.

Dotsie~tmp

ror_74 wrote: »

Thats really the issue - the repairs don't take bicycles into consideration and the temporary patchwork can make things dangerous

Unless you take the opportunity to sharpen your bike handling skills, of course

On a broader note, how hard can it be? Spain does a great jobs with its roads

Spain doesnt have frost action attacking the road surface every winter. Its very destructive and not just to roads.

Ole Rodrigo

Spain might not be a good comparison, but other countries with similar climates have better roads ( like Belgium )

Anyway, I found a thread on the subject :

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055802911

Wishbone Ash

That problem at the Rotunda has been rectified - I passed there tonight. I was thinking it deserved emergency repairs or every taxi driver in Dublin would have had a claim in.

Jocry

Beasty wrote: »

They certainly can be for cyclists as they often make a smooth surface where you can see the hazards a lot rougher and make it impossible to navigate without going over the rough surface

The current state of the Malahide Road is a good example of this. Not sure if they will go back to finish the job properly when everything has settled, but there's a lot of weaving required at present to avoid some very uneven surfaces

The good news is it helps protect some of my KOMs...

I ran this yesterday and the section before kinsealy pet shop is a pure joke, nearly managed to come off the bike after hitting one of the botched road "repairs" That section didnt work out too well for me, a w@nker in a Barton Coach decided it would be a good idea to pull out in front of me just at the church too, good idea in the wet