JohnK wrote: » I don't know, with crappy weather the next few months they'd have a real edge with the carpark over Douglas Court & Wilton for shoppers. With all the other shops in there closed they'd have plenty of space for a socially distanced queue into both shops.
funnydoggy wrote: » I'd imagine it'll be postponed. A large opening on November 12th just wouldn't work esp. as it's indoors. January 2021?
lilmissprincess wrote: » Any news on the opening being pushed or is it still set for November 12th? With Church St closed for another 4 weeks, the road in front of the centre would be good to have open...
undertaker fan 88 wrote: » Friend of mine works there they started back this week stocking it and are open on the 12th
beer enigma wrote: » I presume it will just be Tesco & Dunnes food only? Starbucks, Eir and maybe the euro shop.
undertaker fan 88 wrote: » Havent a notion I know tesco is opening. Theres no dunnes there?
Augeo wrote: » M&S I reckon he means.
dulpit wrote: » There's a pharmacist there too, or was?
beer enigma wrote: » Yep sorry, meant M&S. Can't see any other coffee shops opening, Bresnans probably, pet shop has gone so nothing else essential I can think of, but will be great to have even some of it open
snotboogie wrote: » Starbucks are gone? Or not opening during phase 5?
Retail giant Tesco and “luxury retail brand” (!!!) Marks & Spencer are currently restocking and will reopen on 12th November Some of the smaller units not considered “essential retail” will remain closed "Those permitted to open under Level 5 include the two supermarkets, the butcher shop, bank and pharmacy" (Whether that is a statement of what will happen or the Examiner projecting based on the lockdown rules is unclear and in any event apart from the anchors no timeline is provided) TK Maxx is due to make a return to the centre, but its stores are currently closed under the lockdown Cork City Council are aiming to have the library open during the third week of December.
kub wrote: » The traffic lights on the Village side are back up and running, I expect to hear mention of Douglas on AA road watch from Monday morning on.
[Deleted User] wrote: » It will be a disaster opening that road as a thoroughfare again. Surely a rethink is needed. Will the main entrance to aldi be by mcdonalds. Thats opening in November too isn't it?
beer enigma wrote: » Why a disaster? There's no right turn off the Well Road so channel all traffic to the airport and town through Douglas via Church Road again.... Really Aldi entrance is already in place by McDs
[Deleted User] wrote: » It jams the road, and doesn't allow a free flow. Before the redevelopment it was a car park if I remember correctly. Coming from the well road you could go up boreenmanna Road or go to the rochestown Road and go east at Broomfield. Its no different than living in the lough and having to go to caseys Cross to get on the carriageway. Opening up that section will cause chaos again
beer enigma wrote: » Totaly confused Boreenmanna is the other end of the Well Road totally away from Douglas, Rochestown Road is other side of Douglas neither relevant to the lights in Douglas by the village
[Deleted User] wrote: » Right I am trying to remember how those lights worked. I remember always getting stuck there with the yellow boxes, its far more streamlined now
TheChizler wrote: » The problem is you have two sets of lights very close together meaning you have a very small buffer, if the lights aren't green in sync the number of vehicles that fit into that small buffer is all that gets through each light cycle limiting the throughout. If they are green in sync it means vehicles coming from the red side never get a chance to go as the buffer is already full when they get a green.
grogi wrote: » If only there were math theories and software tools build on top to ease the design process... Church street and the "Tesco street" should be one way only (former westbound, latter eastbound), Douglas E southbound only and part of Douglas W northbound.
kub wrote: » As i sat on the Well Road heading for the Village earlier, i wondered what was delaying the traffic. The traffic lights on the Village side are back up and running, I expect to hear mention of Douglas on AA road watch from Monday morning on.
ofcork wrote: » Those lights were still working whenever pedestrians pressed the button but as you say traffic will be mental again once the road opens,i assume the idea of that road was to take pressure off the road by barrys.
TheChizler wrote: » Mostly agree on the one way but I'd swap the directions, so you have the "rotating" one way traffic going left at junctions rather than right to minimize crossings.
grogi wrote: » Stricktly academic discussion here - but when turning from one-way to one-way streets, it is more beneficial to have right turns and clock-wise trafffic. The traffic from radial streets can then leave and join while maintaining free flow.
Treehelpplease wrote: » "Tesco Street" is called Riverwalk
s1ippy wrote: » Did they own the bloomin road, to say that it's been closed this entire time? It's been a massive pain if you need to nip around as a pedestrian or cyclist especially.
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