New traffic lights below Grange Heights

fricatus

I see the Upper Grange road has been widened, and a right-turn lane put in. It looks like there are going to be traffic lights there. Is it true there's a link road going in right down to St John's Park? I tried looking for this development on the council website, but couldn't find anything.

Anyone got details?

shockwave

They're building a new primary care centre in there. I doubt the road will go all the way through to johns park thats too much traffic for a hospital grounds.

Max Powers

shockwave wrote: »

They're building a new primary care centre in there. I doubt the road will go all the way through to johns park thats too much traffic for a hospital grounds.

Someone probably saw some construction vehicles down by school in John's park and thought both works linking up.....completely unrelated to each other

beazee

Max Powers wrote: »

completely unrelated to each other

Wouldn't say so.

Planning Application: 13500109
Application Number 13500109
Received Date 12/11/2013
Application Status Application Finalised
Application Type PERMISSION
Applicant Name Health Service Executive

Description development which will consist of the construction of a new (part) two and (part) three storey Primary Care Centre, total area approximately 4,645 sq.m, with car-parking, unit substation, landscaping and external works. To facilitate this development, we are applying also for the following ancillary works: the construction of a new signalised junction at Upper Grange Road, localised widening of the footpath on the east side and an access road to the proposed Primary Care Centre, the construction of a new signalised junction at St. John's Villas and an access road serving St. Martin's School site and the west boundary of the proposed Primary Care Centre, the construction of a new unit substation within the red brick hospital building (constructed 1895) to replace the existing substation which is currently located in a building to be demolished, the conservation of the 19th century brick chimney, the demolition of a total of seven existing ancillary buildings in poor condition, these include a c.1958 former residential house and the c.1958 metal clad coal storage building, in addition to five late 19th cent./early 20th cent. buildings. St. Otterans Hospital and some associated buildings are listed as protected structures in the current city development plan and the proposed development is therefore within the curtilage of a protected structure

Location St. Otterans Hospital Precinct Upper Grange Road Johns Hill
Decision Granted (Conditional)
Decision Date 23/04/2014
Decision Due Date 24/04/2014
Appeal Decision Granted (Conditional)
Appeal Decision Date 23/09/2014
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Planning Authority Waterford City and County Council
Date Uploaded 20160810

reni10

fricatus wrote: »

I see the Upper Grange road has been widened, and a right-turn lane put in. It looks like there are going to be traffic lights there. Is it true there's a link road going in right down to St John's Park? I tried looking for this development on the council website, but couldn't find anything.

Anyone got details?

These new Traffic lights will lead to more congestion in the area especially around school/work drop off times.

They should have put a roundabout in there instead as the road is more than wide enough now but the traffic planning in the city is really atrocious!

StringerBell

Traffic planning in the city is absolutely headwrecking.

I think the lights up past St Annes will probably be pedestrian lights though will they? Like the very irritating ones by Super Valu (both sides of the roundabout) and at Aldi on the cork road

reni10

StringerBell wrote: »

Traffic planning in the city is absolutely headwrecking.

I think the lights up past St Annes will probably be pedestrian lights though will they? Like the very irritating ones by Super Valu (both sides of the roundabout) and at Aldi on the cork road

I don't think they will be only pedestrian lights as there is a right turn lane marked so I would see there being lights with a right turn arrow.

Also it is not just one set of lights it is 2 as both sides of the junction are marked so expect large delays using this road once the lights are active...

Max Powers

beazee wrote: »

Wouldn't say so.

So access to care centre from John's villas too? Am I reading that correctly...stand corrected if so.surprised also as previous poster said possibility of rat run thru hospital grounds

Add
On second read, yeah good spot..looks like works by John's villas was some sort of service entrance for the care centre but doubt road access.

Max Powers

A lot of whinging about providing safe cross points for pedestrians here already.

Max Powers

StringerBell wrote: »

Traffic planning in the city is absolutely headwrecking.

I think the lights up past St Annes will probably be pedestrian lights though will they? Like the very irritating ones by Super Valu (both sides of the roundabout) and at Aldi on the cork road

This is it isn't it....'irritating' pedestrians trying to cross busy roads safely.

StringerBell

Max Powers wrote: »

This is it isn't it....'irritating' pedestrians trying to cross busy roads safely.

Amen brother.

reni10

Max Powers wrote: »

This is it isn't it....'irritating' pedestrians trying to cross busy roads safely.

Eh, there are traffic lights just a 30 second walk away from these new proposed lights on the corner of Johns Hill so I don't think there is any need to cause more traffic congestion here with new lights when people can cross very safely at the lights located very close to it already!

StringerBell

Max Powers wrote: »

A lot of whinging about providing safe cross points for pedestrians here already.

If there is anything worse then whinging, it is whinging about whinging isn't it?

At least a whinge can be somewhat contributory to a thread when its on point, whining about whining is worse then the traffic management plan in this city though for sure

Taxburden carrier

StringerBell wrote: »

If there is anything worse then whinging, it is whinging about whinging isn't it?

At least a whinge can be somewhat contributory to a thread when its on point, whining about whining is worse then the traffic management plan in this city though for sure

You mean there's actually a plan ? :eek:

Dunmoreroader

Max Powers wrote: »

So access to care centre from John's villas too? Am I reading that correctly...stand corrected if so.surprised also as previous poster said possibility of rat run thru hospital grounds

Add
On second read, yeah good spot..looks like works by John's villas was some sort of service entrance for the care centre but doubt road access.

I'm reading it differently; new access to the care centre from Johns Hill, access to new St Martins school from Johns Villas/ St. Johns Park i.e. no through road, no?

beazee

Max Powers

beazee wrote: »

Good pic, I'm surprised if that happens, imagine all ursuline school traffic from dunmore and grange road cutting thru hospital grounds.

south

Dunmoreroader wrote: »

I'm reading it differently; new access to the care centre from Johns Hill, access to new St Martins school from Johns Villas/ St. Johns Park i.e. no through road, no?

This is how it will be. Two big metal gates have gone up on the Johnshill entrance and it will probably be the same at the other one.