Parkway Roundabout - New Road Open

Mr E · 01-11-2002 8:34am #1

The new road by the parkway shopping center is open today. Seems pretty good.... there is still a bottleneck at the Groudy bridge (surprise surprise), but once the whole lot is opened, it should definitely help the traffic flow problems on the Dublin Road.

- Dave.

yop · 01-11-2002 8:52am

Class alright, 7 minates from town to work!! unreal, then again it is Friday and the sprogs are still off school.

Wait until Monday.

If they got grudy bridge sorted, but they seem to be a long way off

sceptre · 01-11-2002 9:12am

Silly technical question about the new road:

As you leave the groody roundabout and approach the parkway roundabout it seeme to indicate that "town" is straight on hence a driver should be in the middle lane (left lane for zipping left). WTF is the right lane for then?

(OT: I've the same query about the roundabout outside the Crescent shopping centre - when you leave the Cresent there are three lanes for two exits, unless you regard the right lane as being for a 360 degree turn there's no apparent reason for it being there)

Mr E · 01-11-2002 9:41am

I've only gone from Childers Rd. to Castletroy, so I can't comment on the road markings, sceptre.

I do agree with you about the Crescent roundabout. No idea what the extra lane is for.....

- Dave.

yop · 01-11-2002 10:05am

What the middle lane should be for is going straight ahead, now is straight ahead parkway or town, then right lane should be to go down the old road!!

But I was totally confused last nite when I went in the middle land and then some hero jumped me in the right lane!! But then again maybe he thought I was the hero!!!

John2002 · 01-11-2002 11:26am

It opened last night and the traffic was awful coming from town out at around 530. This morning it was great though, will be interesting to see what it's like next week with all the kids back to school. I think they should be forced to get public transport!

yop · 01-11-2002 11:35am

John

I have to agree mate, next week will tell the tale.

I pisses me off to see mammy and child in big car, hundreds of the ****es with parent and child in one car.

if they had two 55 seater coaches it could take roughly 100 cars off the roads. What would this do for the traffic.

I noticed kids no longer walk or cycle to school, is it that dangerous for them now??

John2002 · 01-11-2002 12:23pm

It's probably too dangerous for them to walk or cylce because they'd get knocked down by the shear volume of traffic!

yankinlk · 13-11-2002 10:14pm

good point. is there no bussing in ireland at all?

John2002 · 15-11-2002 10:26am

Dublin is the only place where you can find a semi-decent bus service. Even there though it's bloody awful.

yankinlk · 16-11-2002 6:56am

just to clarify... i meant school bussing...like the big yellow jobbies in the states

sceptre · 16-11-2002 7:06pm

Nice to see the thing I was moaning about above has been sorted (left lane for parkway, right for town, extreme left for Childers Road). People still seem a bit confused until they actually reach the roundabout but nothing that a nice sign wouldn't solve.

(still wondering about the Crescent roundabout but I don't think there's a rational answer to that one)

Parkway Roundabout - New Road Open

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