TII Motorway Service Areas (MSA) Progress Thread

ongarboy · 12-03-2019 5:01pm

secman wrote: »

Still being frantically worked on, McDonald's won't be open until a later date, they do their own shopfitting and install, not part of the current fitout package.

I think a similar McDonalds that was in partnership with Circle K in Fermoy also didn't open until ages ( a year?) after the actual the service station opened.

Impressed that the Gorey MSS is opening in Q1 after all. I thought it was going to be much later.

spacetweek · 12-03-2019 11:03pm

BIGT4464 wrote: »

Many car Chargers?

I'm getting an electric car so am interested to know the answer to this?

serfboard · 13-03-2019 7:17pm

ongarboy wrote: »

Impressed that the Gorey MSS is opening in Q1

Just about!

freshpopcorn · 13-03-2019 7:20pm

ongarboy wrote: »

I think a similar McDonalds that was in partnership with Circle K in Fermoy also didn't open until ages ( a year?) after the actual the service station opened.

Impressed that the Gorey MSS is opening in Q1 after all. I thought it was going to be much later.

In Fermoy it opened in March and McDonalds opened in December!

vicwatson · 14-03-2019 12:24am

Mortelaro wrote: »

Its known as the Gorey motorway service centre,yet its nearer to Arklow

Gorey by pass so Gorey Services

Mortelaro · 14-03-2019 10:50am

vicwatson wrote: »

Gorey by pass so Gorey Services

Aye geography
1 mile south of the arklow town boundary your address is Gorey co wexford(8 miles away)
The biggest casualty of this might be pierces now canavans shop in Inch,though I think it'll be ok it has a strong local clientele

L1011 · 26-03-2019 12:43pm

spacetweek wrote: »

I'm getting an electric car so am interested to know the answer to this?

4, according to the promo email today. No indication of which technologies.

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-03-2019 9:00am

Cones are gone at Gorey so it must be open now or very soon.

Edit - billboard on the road in to Gorey saying open 28th alright.

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Kevtherev1 · 28-03-2019 10:06am

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

Cones are gone at Gorey so it must be open now or very soon.

Edit - billboard on the road in to Gorey saying open 28th alright.

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Cool so the Infamous Gorey Motorway Services Area is now OPEN, people who go there write up a short review and maybe a photo here.

badgerbroc11 · 28-03-2019 10:51am

Kevtherev1 wrote: »

Cool so the Infamous Gorey Motorway Services Area is now OPEN, people who go there write up a short review and maybe a photo here.

Has to say that it is an impressive premises. The McDonald's still has boarding around it and not open yet. As you would expect on day 1 a few glitches this morning with card payments and fuel at the pump

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-03-2019 11:06am

Looks impressive. Bigger than I thought it was going to be but apparently the Wicklow people said it was biggest Circle K in the country or something?

josip · 28-03-2019 11:15am

Was there a discount on fuel or something today?
How did all those drivers in photo 4& 5 make it up and down the coast before it was open?
Yer wan behind the counter in Photo 2 wasn't happy about the pic either.

stesaurus · 28-03-2019 11:54am

josip wrote: »

Was there a discount on fuel or something today?
How did all those drivers in photo 4& 5 make it up and down the coast before it was open?
Yer wan behind the counter in Photo 2 wasn't happy about the pic either.

10c off all fuels for the day. Although it looks like I got free fuel. My fuel card declined twice at the pay at pump so went in store to pay. Manager at the till said it wasn't showing up so to head off and say nothing. Be grand until the guards show up at my door!
Another lad had €300 worth of fuel and inside wouldn't take his fuel card either. Wonder will he get away with that?

I've heard McDonald's is another few months away but should be open by the summer. I'm just glad there's other choices than Applegreen with their BK and Subways.

Kevtherev1 · 28-03-2019 1:29pm

badgerbroc11 wrote: »

Has to say that it is an impressive premises. The McDonald's still has boarding around it and not open yet. As you would expect on day 1 a few glitches this morning with card payments and fuel at the pump

Fabulous pictures badger, thank you for posting them. The place looks great, lots of food selection and massive space for the convenience store.

I saw on facebook a post a person said summer for Mcdonalds to open at Gorey. At least it open now for commuters to use. And Gorey MSA essential for servicing traffic on the new M11 Enniscorthy section in July.

I will check the place out myself in a few months.

vicwatson · 29-03-2019 8:03am

I imagine plenty of truck parking spaces here?

Silent Running · 29-03-2019 9:03am

It's up on Google Earth. The overhead image has been slotted in, but it's not on street view.

OldMrBrennan83 · 29-03-2019 9:12am

Silent Running wrote: »

It's up on Google Earth. The overhead image has been slotted in, but it's not on street view.

Huge site.

Alkers · 29-03-2019 10:13am

OldMrBrennan83 wrote:

Huge site.

It doesn't look to be twice the size of the T1 MSA sites, considering they're separate facilities on each side of the carriageway?

L1011 · 29-03-2019 10:33am

Simona1986 wrote: »

It doesn't look to be twice the size of the T1 MSA sites, considering they're separate facilities on each side of the carriageway?

Less traffic. If it had the traffic to be twice the size it would have met the requirements to have a two sided site.

OldMrBrennan83 · 29-03-2019 10:52am

Last decent stop before Wexico/Rosslare, I'd say it'll be busy and do Coynes Cross harm.

Davy · 29-03-2019 8:52pm

Simona1986 wrote: »

It doesn't look to be twice the size of the T1 MSA sites, considering they're separate facilities on each side of the carriageway?

It is fairly big inside and out. The seating area is much more comfortable than the warehouse style of Applegreen/coynes cross.

I thought the layout to drive around it though is very poor. It doesn't flow like most other service areas. Some cars were in the HGV section. Most of the cars at the car pumps were facing the wrong way which seemed telling. Their is practically no car spaces near the entrance so people parking in non designated spaces anywhere or over wheelchair spaces despite hundreds of spaces around it.

Then leaving to head southbound, the traffic coming from northbound carriageway comes onto the roundabout blind. I'm pretty sure it wont be long before an incident happens on the roundabout.

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-03-2019 12:02am

If there's people in non designated spaces then I hope they clamp down hard.

loyatemu · 03-04-2019 11:21am

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

Last decent stop before Wexico/Rosslare, I'd say it'll be busy and do Coynes Cross harm.

Coynes Cross could really do with better signage. Although it has improved in recent months (it's now listed as a full service area at the start of the M11 in Bray) it's still not clear as you approach it that it's a MSA and not just a petrol station in a nearby town. It should have a full list of facilites and fuel prices on the approaches.

The Spider · 03-04-2019 4:36pm

loyatemu wrote: »

Coynes Cross could really do with better signage. Although it has improved in recent months (it's now listed as a full service area at the start of the M11 in Bray) it's still not clear as you approach it that it's a MSA and not just a petrol station in a nearby town. It should have a full list of facilites and fuel prices on the approaches.

Ah Coynes Cross, do that drive almost everyday and it’s the one petrol station I avoid like the plague, especially southbound Gards are always down there checking tax nct etc, because you can’t see them from the motorway. Even though everything is in order on the car I avoid it, I reckon gards hiding down there has probably done more harm than circle K will.

OldMrBrennan83 · 03-04-2019 5:55pm

Stopped at it hundreds of times and never seen them at it checking, but then again it wouldn't bother me as I'd rather anyone on the dodge was caught.

I know though if I was going to Wexford/Enniscorthy/New Ross I'd always be inclined to stop at the later stop, so it'll be Gorey now. Unless it's for a coffee because as much as people give out about Costa, the stuff in Circle K's is atrocious.

fricatus · 10-05-2019 2:19pm

Passed the M9 Kilcullen MSA a few days ago and construction seems to be in full swing. Anyone got any estimate of when it's likely to open?

sidcon · 10-05-2019 3:36pm

fricatus wrote: »

Passed the M9 Kilcullen MSA a few days ago and construction seems to be in full swing. Anyone got any estimate of when it's likely to open?

Heard August/sept

OldMrBrennan83 · 30-05-2019 8:24am

Lots of work going on this morning on the McDonald's in the M11 station so I'd say it won't be too long til it's open. By the layout I can't see there being a drive through though.

serfboard · 30-05-2019 6:39pm

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

By the layout I can't see there being a drive through though.

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose though - to stop for a break? I presume that they don't want to be encouraging people to eat and drive on a motorway ...

veryangryman · 30-05-2019 7:28pm

serfboard wrote: »

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose though - to stop for a break? I presume that they don't want to be encouraging people to eat and drive on a motorway ...

Passengers could eat i guess?

As its offline, you also have locals who might fancy a smacs

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