The magic roundabout to be....well ahem to lose its magic.

finisklin

See this from Mid West. Can't believe that there is an actual admission of inconsistency. Agggghhhh well it only took +10 years.

Work Gets Underway Next Week to Standardise Roundabouts in Castlebar

Created on Thursday, 26 September 2013 09:57

Work will get underway next week to standardise roundabouts in Castlebar.
Local Sinn Fein councillor Therese Ruane says the development is very welcome as she has lobbied Castlebar town council for over two years now to change the roundabout system in the county town.
The Mayor of Castlebar Noreen Heston told Midwest News this morning that she’s delighted with the change, and said she had also lobbied extensively for the development and had invited driving instructors into the council chamber in the past to outline to councillors the confusion the present roundabout system was causing.
The present system doesn’t conform with the national standardised format for roundabouts.
Cllr Ruane claims that it’s a road safety issue and the changes will make Castlebar a safer location for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

Damien360

About time

The dublin road one does my nut with straight on on the right hand side.

But the next one on towards westport with the road sign in your line of sight as you enter it is just silly. Again with right hand side being straight on. Much worse every time there is an election and all the councillors/TD's decide to place their mugs high on that sign post and block all view of the road just when you need it.

I predict many accidents as Castlebar older residents try to get to grips with correct roundabout use.

tomdempsey200

someone's woken up.........

i can supply some white paint free if they'll supply the labour for proper lane markings at these roundabouts!

irishgeo

About time indeed my one and only road rage incident was at a castlebar roundabout.

Lets hope the sort out the slippery surface at the cathal duffy roundabout as well. The oil spin signs have been up for weeks!

oscarBravo

Hallelujah.

My strangest experience in Castlebar was coming in from the Dublin road - one of the few roundabout approaches that's done correctly - the car that had been following me went into the right-hand lane, and tried to go straight. He had to brake to avoid me when I went straight, then proceeded to honk and gesticulate angrily at me all the way to the next roundabout. Muppet.

irishgeo

oscarBravo wrote: »

Hallelujah.

My strangest experience in Castlebar was coming in from the Dublin road - one of the few roundabout approaches that's done correctly - the car that had been following me went into the right-hand lane, and tried to go straight. He had to brake to avoid me when I went straight, then proceeded to honk and gesticulate angrily at me all the way to the next roundabout. Muppet.

Pretty the same as my incident. The fact no one bothers to indicate at roundabouts in Castlebar doesn't help matters.

Arist

irishgeo wrote: »

Lets hope the sort out the slippery surface at the cathal duffy roundabout as well. The oil spin signs have been up for weeks!

Living in Castlebar for 4 years and that roundabout has always been a problem. I think they put up oil spill signs in response to every accident while the problem is not oil its the road surface as you said.

Alpha Dog 1

Arist wrote: »

Living in Castlebar for 4 years and that roundabout has always been a problem. I think they put up oil spill signs in response to every accident while the problem is not oil its the road surface as you said.

Station Road is due to be resurfaced week after next, can't quiet remember if this includes the roundabout, will look into it further and report back.

ron jambo

Only one magic round a bout Walkinstown, be in right lane for exit, head down, fukit.

dollybird2

Great news!! I hate the roundabouts in Castlebar, so many drivers are confused with the conflicting rules and so many others use the left lane on to go straight on at the roundabout where you are supposed to be in the right lane to go straight - and not by accident, I regularly see cars getting impatient in the queue in the right lane and slipping lanes to take their chances.

irishgeo

starting tomorrow , its going to traffic carnage, think ill nip in through town it might be quicker.

Alpha Dog 1

irishgeo wrote: »

starting tomorrow , its going to traffic carnage, think ill nip in through town it might be quicker.

Yes, but alot of the work will be carried out during the nights, can't wait...

and the roundabouts are definitively getting sorted.

irishgeo

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Yes, but alot of the work will be carried out during the nights, can't wait...

and the roundabouts are definitively getting sorted.

mayo co co working at night. :eek:

Alpha Dog 1

irishgeo wrote: »

mayo co co working at night. :eek:

Mayo co.co. not directly involved.

irishgeo

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Mayo co.co. not directly involved.

Traffic chaos this morning. Traffic backed up to Harvey Norman.

finisklin

irishgeo wrote: »

Traffic chaos this morning. Traffic backed up to Harvey Norman.

Quelle Surpris....

TopTec

Ahhhh come on now.... Was on the M4 near Reading in the UK a couple of weeks ago, long term roadworks... tailback of 11 miles!! Took over an hour to get through...... Few hundred metres to Harvey Norman is bearable if they sort the roundabouts out.

TT

irishgeo

TopTec wrote: »

Ahhhh come on now.... Was on the M4 near Reading in the UK a couple of weeks ago, long term roadworks... tailback of 11 miles!! Took over an hour to get through...... Few hundred metres to Harvey Norman is bearable if they sort the roundabouts out.

TT

it didnt bother me as i was going out of town.:D

Alpha Dog 1

irishgeo wrote: »

Traffic chaos this morning. Traffic backed up to Harvey Norman.

Necessary evil I suppose!
Luckily the rouadabout itself will be night time only.

irishgeo

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Necessary evil I suppose!
Luckily the rouadabout itself will be night time only.

Surely they are making the roundabout smaller. It's massive at the moment.

PLUG71

If you think driving is bad at roundabouts in Castlebar come into Ballina!

Its real eye opener:eek:

Arist

They are killing Cathal Duffy's roundabout right now! Come and look. I might sell tickets on my balcony.....

irishgeo

Arist wrote: »

They are killing Cathal Duffy's roundabout right now! Come and look. I might sell tickets on my balcony.....

get a webcam up:D

diversion and road closures in place.

yop

Are them diversions there during the day? 100% chaos there tonight, truck trying to go down spencer street and blocks all traffic going both ways... wish they thought that out!!!

Alpha Dog 1

yop wrote: »

Are them diversions there during the day? 100% chaos there tonight, truck trying to go down spencer street and blocks all traffic going both ways... wish they thought that out!!!

Was just down there and it's not too bad, big work going on though. Road reopens at 7 in the morning but expect closures Thursday and Friday night also.

irishgeo

I thought they would be pulling out the brick work part but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Irishgoatman

In Castlebar they finally get the roundabouts correct and in Claremorris they screw things up at the traffic lights at the junction of Main street and Kilcolman Rd.

They have, in the last week or so, put arrows on the road so that now if you're coming out of town and you want to go straight ahead, up the old Knock Road, you go in the outside lane behind traffic that's waiting to turn right for Aldi or the McWilliam Park hotel ! whilst traffic wanting to turn left for Castlebar has the inside lane all to itself.
And, likewise, if you're coming down the old Knock Rd and want to go straight ahead into town you have to be in the outside lane behind traffic turning right for Castlebar.

What is wrong with these people!! I can only assume that the person/people that made this decision has/have never driven a car.

Mr Cumulonimbus

How's this progressing, especially at Cathal Duffys and up at the Topaz/Mulroys filling station?

irishgeo

Mr Cumulonimbus wrote: »

How's this progressing, especially at Cathal Duffys and up at the Topaz/Mulroys filling station?

they seemed to have remarked all the roundabouts with standard road layout but it be careful out there. some drivers seem to be a little confused and are all over the place trying to change lanes.

ureds

irishgeo wrote: »

they seemed to have remarked all the roundabouts with standard road layout but it be careful out there. some drivers seem to be a little confused and are all over the place trying to change lanes.

As bad as it was before its like Wacky Races today :eek:

nicol

It would be nice if they put up some signs warning that the layout had changed, was nearly caught out in the old right / new wrong lane at Cathal Duffys roundabout this evening.

irishgeo wrote: »

they seemed to have remarked all the roundabouts with standard road layout but it be careful out there. some drivers seem to be a little confused and are all over the place trying to change lanes.

irishgeo

nicol wrote: »

It would be nice if they put up some signs warning that the layout had changed, was nearly caught out in the old right / new wrong lane at Cathal Duffys roundabout this evening.

i seen a new road layout ahead sign. i have to watch it myself. looking at the wrong lane for the traffic.

have they changed the n5 one?

yop

Signs are up for the change on Cathal Duffys.

nicol

They have coming from Cathal Duffys so I'd say they've done all the junctions

irishgeo wrote: »

i seen a new road layout ahead sign. i have to watch it myself. looking at the wrong lane for the traffic.

have they changed the n5 one?

irishgeo

nicol wrote: »

They have coming from Cathal Duffys so I'd say they've done all the junctions

Someone should inform the aa before the holiday weekend.

yop

irishgeo wrote: »

Someone should inform the aa before the holiday weekend.

It might be no harm at all. I expect MANY will be driven to drink due to those new layouts.

Mr Cumulonimbus

Work on roundabouts mentioned in Mayo County Council's road works news section.

CASTLEBAR TOWN:

NEW ROAD MARKINGS – Castlebar Roundabouts ~ Road markings on all the main Roundabouts in Castlebar are to be altered during week commencing 21st October.
Motorists are requested to observe “Get in lane” signage

Irishgoatman

yop wrote: »

It might be no harm at all. I expect MANY will be driven to drink due to those new layouts.

Lucky people!.

I have to drive myself.:eek:

Defiler Of The Coffin

Bout time.

Some nice new signs along the N60 also.

StewartGriffin

Driven through them 6 times, 3 times had a confused driver on my outside wanting to move straight ahead. I understand that change takes effort, but can people not read the signs?