Ballina Traffic & Management

finisklin

The water maintenance work that is being carried out on Tolan Street is having a disastrous effect on both getting through the town and even around it. Given that this will be in place to Xmas and beyond, will the town centre recover from the lack of access?

It is also proposed that there will be major works done on the water mains between Paddy Jordans and Hollister in the new year. There will be a stop go system in place.

I nearly had an accident on O'Rahilly Street as a car pulled out of John Street towards Lidl last week. He sped across with no right of way and very little sign posts.

Signage around the works and traffic in general in Ballina is poor. This is evident around the river with signs such as maintain lane discipline and beware completely hidden and unclear as to the dangers.

Is this works necessary and is this the best way?

TopTec

I was told that they are replacing the rotten mains pipes that have been causing all the water stoppages over the past several years. I have had 5 over the past 12 months.

I do agree that the signage is pretty rotten. Just a few diversion signs here and there and warnings of closures on the approaches to the town. Its the Mart traffic that is causing many of the problems in the mornings. Tomorrow will be a bad morning.

TT

finisklin

Reports that access out of Lidl is difficult as many motorists won't let cars out onto Bury Street. Some reports of road rage as frustrated Lidl shoppers getting out of cars and venting at drivers on Bury St for not letting them out.

Water maintenance not helping centre of town and problems like this only heightening road frustrations with overworked traffic on towns streets.

It's going to be a long few months ahead.......

tracey1098

Omg the traffic is awful! How long is going on for? Why can't they do it at night? Makes getting in and out of town impossible!!

aunt aggie

AA roadwatch says the works will only be in place on Tolan Street until the end of the month. Not sure about other streets but I for one haven't been in town all week. Businesses must be suffering. It's ridiculous that all traffic into or out of Ballina is forced onto one road, but there's no other way of doing it.

farmchoice

in fairness to the contractor they are finished on tolan/bridge st a week ahead of schedule the road is now open and traffic back to normal.

monument

farmchoice wrote: »

in fairness to the contractor they are finished on tolan/bridge st a week ahead of schedule the road is now open and traffic back to normal.

Normal for Ballina...

tracey1098

Wonder what's the story for this week??