Chapelizod Bypass Work

MJohnston

Apologies for the blurry photo, but I'm wondering if anyone has full details of what they're doing to this section of the Chapelizod bypass:



From what I could see there's going to be a signal controlled on-ramp to the N4 here, would that be a first in Ireland?

pad199207

MJohnston wrote: »

Apologies for the blurry photo, but I'm wondering if anyone has full details of what they're doing to this section of the Chapelizod bypass:



From what I could see there's going to be a signal controlled on-ramp to the N4 here, would that be a first in Ireland?

Yes that's correct. Metered on ramp. Total waste of money. What they need to do is get rid of those sets of lights further along up the carriageway!

MJohnston

Well I agree with that for sure, but that bus lane/on ramp merge was always far too abrupt, so this was probably necessary too imo - it's just something I've never seen here before!

L1011

There is ramp metering on to the m50 at the port tunnel exit. Its rarely used. So not a first, as such

Chris_5339762

What they need to do is build a bridge at Palmerston to bypass all the lights there.

And this (apart from the eastern bypass) is the only big scheme inside of the M50 that I feel would be justified. Its such a shame that the Chapalizod bypass brings good road so far into the city, far further than the M1, N2, N3, N7 (or whatever they are all called now) but is hamstrung terribly by a few lights.

MJohnston

Why does Palmerston Avenue/Old Lucan Road need its own junction anyway?

BonnieSituation

MJohnston wrote: »

Why does Palmerston Avenue/Old Lucan Road need its own junction anyway?

It maintained access when the bypass was built for a route from Lower Ballyfermot to Palmerstown that was lost (See the Old Lucan Road at the West County Hotel.

It's also used by buses (66s/67s/26/25 [formerly 25A/25B as well]) to access Palmerstown so that people there can get a bus. And allows Leixlip and Lucan commuters to not have to go through the inevtiably blocked up ballyfermot Road and Kennelsfort Road to get home.

Would you get rid of it?

The worst part of traffic at this slip was always the lights at the Oval followed by the Kennelsfort junction so soon after.

Blocking access to the N4 from the Oval and that little wee road at Shaws Tree Services on the other side at the back of the garage would have done more for that traffic build up than this.

MJohnston

Wait, your last line is the junction I was referring to:



The lines in red I'd close off and divert traffic around to the more major junction. There's a lot of untouched land around the Kennelsfort junction, so presumably this has been reserved for a proper future upgrade.

BonnieSituation

My bad, I never read the word "Avenue".

I'm sure Dublin County Council might have had some foresight back in the day. Despite their crookedness.

A Newlands Cross type deal would be great and with the old Vincent L Byrne site for sale it would be ample time to try and do something.

However I think our suggestion for blocking off the Oval etc access would prove to be actually rather great and would negate any major work for years in the area at the Kfort junction.

lucernarian

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

What they need to do is build a bridge at Palmerston to bypass all the lights there.

And this (apart from the eastern bypass) is the only big scheme inside of the M50 that I feel would be justified. Its such a shame that the Chapalizod bypass brings good road so far into the city, far further than the M1, N2, N3, N7 (or whatever they are all called now) but is hamstrung terribly by a few lights.

The Merrion Gates scheme is more critical than this IMO.

cullenswood

Anyone know when the works on the Bypass are due to be finished?