I wouldn't think so. The pipe route was only announced yesterday but I expect that it will be brought onshore there.
It's going to be a right jock! But that Leopardstown rd needs some re-work anyway, especially that section of what is probably the worst pair of cycle paths in Western Europe. Just as long as DLRCOCO don't see it as an opportunity to make as much of a mess as they did of Carysfort Ave with the massive cycle ramps and plastic poles everywhere; completely over the top. I'm a cyclist so I can say this without be accused of having a car-only agenda. Ha. 🚲️
Yes, I was down there on my bike just now, I'm not a big fan of the ramps either!
As far as I know these ducting pipes are big and involve fairly major ground works. It might involve restricting traffic on Carysfort or turning it one way for the duration.
No
Anything else you want to have a whinge about there while you're at it? You sound like that forum favourite Taximan who use to just keep moving the subject of his ire once enough holes were evident in his gripes.
I think most people would strongly disagree with you that Blackrock is worse off since becoming one way. All over Europe towns and cities operate on a one way basis and those towns and cities are not crumbling as a result.
On the topic on the proposed new underground powerlines, I note that it does not follow the route of abandoned section of the M50 ie from Sandyford thru UCD and St Helens. But interestingly it does take a circuit across the bay as the Eastern bypass was intended to do.
I must have read the map wrong. it looked to me that the Carrickmines- Poolbeg cable was coming down Newton Park avenue and eventually heading into the bay at Salthill/Monkstown Dart station via Seapoint Avenue.I must have another look but probably my map reading skills..
Edit...you are correct. don't know where I got my version from..
Oh well, wouldnt it be a boring old world if we all agreed.
I think Blackrock has been ruined with those apartment blocks at the shopping centre, the building work there went on and on and on and it sucked the life out of the shopping centre, still a big empty place where debenhams used to be and now McDonalds closed for months.
And then putting in a one way street as if thats going to make a whit of difference,trying to pretend we have a cafe culture when the village is full of pubs and fast food joints, spare me.
Rediculous hideous things, destroyed the elegance of the road, that lovely park and those beautiful buildings on Prince Edward Terrace.
Pure vandalism and its not as if there are more than three people an hour cycling downhill on it, even less cycling up as its a fair pull uphill.
Annoys me everyday.😡😡😡😡😡
Neither Debenhams nor McDonalds being closed has anything to do with the apartments being built, five guys was absolutely the wrong choice for that spot, Musashi seems to be doing quite well thankfully and is quite enjoyable to visit.
Every post you make has a bang of "I don't like change and will find or make up reasons to disagree with it wherever it happens"
Just dreadful,nearly came off my bike one day as the pedal caught on a broken one.
Took weeks to be repaired too.
Some car hater will now say it was broken by a bad driver.
Think that was supposed to be a temporary cycle lane, surely it should be made officially permanent now or removed.
I heard the space is bring reserved for future use as s bus lane, that is definitely a better use for it, it would be great to have a free mini bus to the Dart.
It didnt help that the apartment building went on and on, surprised any of the businesses survived.
Its a ghastly shopping centre now, all the restaurants on the top floor and the toilets too, what a layout.
And then renting out the space near vodafone to a motley crew of pop up shops.
I dont even know whats down past where Debenhams used to be, even Dunnes must think they cant make money in Blackrock, the size of the empty space in this glorious utopia my eyes are missing.
How is Blackrock ruined by some nice high end apartments above the Frascati shopping centre?
Blackrock needs more apartments, not less.
Population density helps make the village vibrant, throughout the day and night.
Its too many, way out of proportion and i dont recall any of them being offered for sale.
I suppose though the people who can afford the rent can also afford an expensive coffee take out habit and we need to keep all the coffee shops going for ambience sake.
How is this carry on tolerated, hundreds of apartments built to rent and none available for locals, same thing on Newtownpark Avenue,hundreds more being built at Temple Hill and Stillorgan.
sure why not concrete everywhere, just dont expect people who love Blackrock to like it.
Its 6 stories high. Its hardly Manhattan!
It would be good to see more apartments for sale, I agree. But rentals are needed also and there is nothing stopping locals renting them.
There is a development in Stillorgan that is for sale, although most other new builds in DLR are rental.
New one in Blackrock called Rockpoint opening this year and that will help bring more footfall into the village.
Will you just stop for goodness sake, there's at least 8 places I know where you get a coffee in Blackrock, if not more - in addition to restaurants. It's not just fast food and pubs.
The map is poor enough.
My god you must be a barrel of laughs at parties.... the never ending whinge out of you.
Well they did survive and seem to be doing quite well despite your insistence the world has ended anywhere anything has been changed slightly.
Its not too many and absolutely not out of proportion its simply different to what was and as we've learned, different to you = bad.
Like 90% of apartments in south Dublin are build to rent so criticising just this one development for this is pure ignorance on your part. The reason for this is banks wont lend to developers at the rates required to build these large scale developments so their only option to actually build these projects which are sorely needed is to sell off plans to investment funds.
They are necessary to allow safe passage off the bus to the path as step free access. There are only two of them on the road.
Your claim to the number of people cycling on it is also complete nonsense. It's really busy in the mornings with kids and parents going to school. It's been a great success replacing what was a dangerous cycling experience
I went through Myrtle sq today around 11am and at least half the square was bathing in sunshine, and that's in February, so yet another nonsense claim by you that it never gets the sun.
Who f*kin cares? Said plenty of times already.
I'm hugely surprised.
haha I blocked your one on DOF I swear she’s on the spectrum and just latched on to opposing living streets
Can we stop using 'on the spectrum' as an insult?
It wasn’t an insult it was on observation.
Any idea what's going in there at Booterstown where there used to be the circus? General construction items but not much going on
I think it's the storage site used by the contractors who are doing work elsewhere in the park. There's a lot of construction activity on the steps and paths at the southern end of the park closest to Blackrock
Heard something about a high voltage cable being installed from Poolbeg to Sandyford so perhaps it's got something to do with that.
Nothing to do with it
They might use it to bring the cable ashore. Where else could you bring it onto the Rock rd.?
