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Electric Picnic traffic

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  • 02-09-2016 11:02am
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    HiGlo
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    I have to drive to Cork after work this evening :eek: how long can I expect to be crawling along in EP traffic?? :(:(

    Is there a "peak" time when it'll be busiest? If I left at 4:30 would I avoid the mix of EP and rush hour traffic??


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    _Kaiser_
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    HiGlo wrote: »
    I have to drive to Cork after work this evening :eek: how long can I expect to be crawling along in EP traffic?? :(:(

    Is there a "peak" time when it'll be busiest? If I left at 4:30 would I avoid the mix of EP and rush hour traffic??

    4:30 onwards (or anytime after about 4 nowadays) is probably the worst time to be hitting the M50/7 on a Friday. With EP traffic it'll be worse again (it was already heavy enough at 9am this morning)

    Either leave at lunchtime or wait till 6:30/7 (or later) would be my advice


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    Thoie
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    Update from someone on facebook about half an hour ago (going from Dublin to EP):

    Exit 15 is closed, you can only use exit 16. It's already backed up a long way down the N7.

    :(

    Similarly I need to drive Dublin-Cork tomorrow around lunchtime. Is it too much to hope most of the traffic will be gone by then? Or do people saunter down Saturday afternoon?


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    schemingbohemia
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    You'll be fine tomorrow, virtually everyone will be down there tonight. To OP i'd wait until 630/7 as advised.


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    Thoie
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    OP - if you have a passenger with you who can read Twitter, tell them to keep an eye on https://twitter.com/aaroadwatch . It may not help much, but it will give you an idea of how things are doing.


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    HiGlo
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    I'll be driving alone.... I was considering driving down later alright but its been a hectic week so I'm pretty tired and didn't want to be driving late. Also, I have to be up at 5am tomorrow so figured it'd be better to try get there a little earlier

    Thanks for the help. :)


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    Amirani
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    Just come to a standstill on the N7 at Johnstown, pretty bad right now.


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    HiGlo
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    Amirani wrote: »
    Just come to a standstill on the N7 at Johnstown, pretty bad right now.

    Guess I better make sure I've a full tank and bring some snacks!! haha :D


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    Thoie
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    HiGlo wrote: »
    Guess I better make sure I've a full tank and bring some snacks!! haha :D

    And a bottle of water. And some nappies... :D


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    Amirani
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    Bus has decided to go with the M9 over the M7, still slow but moving.


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    _Kaiser_
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    HiGlo wrote: »
    Guess I better make sure I've a full tank and bring some snacks!! haha :D

    Or do what I'm gonna do.. go out for a few hours (company leaving do), get free food and (soft) drinks, and then hit the road later tonight and have a straight run :)


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