N20/N72 - Mallow Roundabout Upgrade

marno21

Mod: can we please discuss roundabout design elsewhere as it has no relevance to this project. The Annabella roundabout has been designed and built and won't be changing.

Isambard

I came down from Cork this evening about 4.30, long queue in left hand lane, right hand lane empty, I guess it will take a while for people to get used to it, although the works have been going on for months, you would have thought people would have copped on to what was afoot. In fairness the markings further back have yet to be altered so strangers wouldn't know about the changes.

Re the stop sign, it's still there but the northbound signs are temporary YIELD so I'm assuming signage has yet to be sorted,

Thank you Marno21

Truckermal

They have made a total balls of this for traffic especially truck's coming from Limerick going to Cork and towards Killarney! I can foresee plenty of collision's here as truck's cannot use the roundabout and keep to the lanes..

Quackster

Truckermal wrote: »

They have made a total balls of this for traffic especially truck's coming from Limerick going to Cork and towards Killarney! I can foresee plenty of collision's here as truck's cannot use the roundabout and keep to the lanes..

All the truck has to do is straddle both lanes on approach to the roundabout. Standard practice.

Isambard

Quackster wrote: »

All the truck has to do is straddle both lanes on approach to the roundabout. Standard practice.

and there isnt room for anything bigger without knocking down the Roundabout Tavern and the footbridge

Isambard

today in the rain. I'd have preferred the two naked horsemen personally.

Isambard

note the YIELD sign

Kevwoody

Sorry to go off topic here, but the roundabout inn is currently engulfed in flames!

Isambard

oh no, that sounds disasterous

AA roadwatch confimring this "a building fire" they say.

Copper_pipe

The Roundabout Inn beside the Roundabout

Copper_pipe

https://twitter.com/jonnyert/status/916342636704911360

Isambard

the fire aftermath and a good view of the roundabout itself

kurtainsider

So the statue of the horseman isn't going to be reinstated? They've replaced with huge plastic signs. How is that an improvement? I think that it's criminal. That statue was lovely and I'm sure held in more affection by the locals than that stupid red plastic whateveritis will be. Disgraceful vandalism by the planners. Just wait till the grime and moss get going on it - it'll be horrible.

Isambard

the two naked horsemen symbolised to me a meeting at the Crossroads of North Cork. I fully agree with you.