Clontarf to City Centre Cycle & Bus Priority Project discussion (renamed)

I'm an unusual case in that I have driven that route before and after, cycled that route before and after, and got the bus that route, before and after.

At peak times it has always been a frustrating locale to drive through, it was never great, but yes the road works did increase drive times because all the inbound traffic has been going down Fairview Strand into Ballbough rather than half or more going over Annesly Bridge. What I tend to do is actually cross across the Malahide Road and go through Marino and come down Addison Road, I think most locals use this rat-run. It's not great as at peak times on Addison Road there's a lot of people trying to bring their children to school and it can be quite tight with bikes and scooters, as residents also park cars up on the footpath here. I've seen kids and buggies out of the road trying to get through.

When there are a lot of commuters in cars (Heavy rain, or times when it seems like people aren't opting to work from home) there can be a tailback / slow moving traffic that goes back from Fairview up the Howth Road and down past Westwood. I think there's slower traffic on the sea front through Clontarf in general, not certain why.

Buses through Fairview are quicker than driving, for obvious reasons, although when it's busy I've been in buses that can't move out from the bottom of the Howth Road, because of cars filling up the junction and yellow box.

Cycling is pretty much the same as it was before, to be honest, the only thing is at some points during the works it has felt quite hazardous / unclear what's going on.

If cycling or getting the bus outbound from town I haven't noticed a time difference from when before the works were there, but that makes sense.

If you're driving outbound from town coming through Fairview or going over the Alfie Byrne Bridge it is a lot slower than it was before. Again, some people would tend to go up through Marino and cut across that way rather than queuing.

Overall if travelling at peak times I expect to be delayed no matter what I'm doing, so I don't care. I like cycling and would cycle more in the future, but sometimes it's not possible.

My only observation regarding the new cycle lane is that it seems quite narrow and although I've not cycled it yet my prediction is that many cyclists will still opt to be on the road through Fairview for that reason, especially if, like me, they might be going up Fairview Strand to Ballybough anyway.