New bus routes in Galway

I defer to your superior knowledge as I don't know much about planning but ABP have it listed in their weekly lists under "decided cases" and when I googled what objections withdrawn mean this came up "the situation is very different in relation to the withdrawl of an appeal. An appeal can be withdrawn by an appellant at any time prior to the determination of the case by An Board Pleanala. Where an appeal is withdrawn (or all the appeals where there is more than one), the original decision of the planning authority takes effect." https://kildareplanner.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/can-an-objection-or-appeal-be-withdrawn/

ABP approve Bus Connects

With the creation of bus lanes over the Salmon Weir Bridge, will be closed to regular traffic 7-10am and 1-7pm with access permitted 10am-1pm for deliveries.

It is just a CAR restriction NOT a ban, we will still be able to drive within meters from either side of the Corrib to the Salmon Weir Bridge post BUS Gate been installed on the Bridge from the plans that I have seen. One will simply not be able to cross said Bridge from 07h00-19h00.

The removal by the University of the bridge underpass has caused huge tailbacks on Newcastle Road at rush-hour. You can only imagine the shock motorists will get when this happens

Drivers inbound cutting through at Cairnes in morning, flooring the accelerator, then exiting at Kingfisher/Distillery Rd. Same thing outbound in the evening. They might save 2-3 minutes, and avoid two sets of lights (QB & Kingfisher).

Now drivers cannot do that - it got to a point where the Uni decided to close it. In evening, there are long tailbacks on Newcastle Rd outbound, and from Newcastle Rd to Browne roundabout. These are also bus routes, and all the buses get stuck in it with the knock-on schedule delays

Note that Newcastle Road runs from Cooke's Corner to the junction at the hospital with University Road.

Lower Newcastle is the name of the road from the hospital heading outbound, as far as Snipe Avenue.

Upper Newcastle continues after Snipe avenue, towards Dangan.

(I am a bit of a nerd)

Cllr Cheevers mentions Director in the CLIP at 0:07/08 seconds - anybody know what the Director said? Perhaps JR been used as a negotiating tactic by some property owners affected I am guessing?

Link for the Press Release?

Not surprising though - the pace in Galway City Council is very very slow but that is the strategy.

Do they fear it might work?

Cannot believe its taken this long for this to occur. Have they installed proper bus stops with Shelters I wonder? Looking forward to the day when there will be a BUS ONLY Bridge or Tunnel that will connect Parkmore West with Parkmore East to create the 409 Parkmore Bus Connects LOOP

Just "Basic Poles" - no shelters or REAL-TIME display units.

There was a Barna-Rahoon-Galway 414 service, but it ceased May 2021 due to lack of use pre C19 🤨

The 424 goes to Eyre Sq, and all retail is a short walk

Lidl & Aldi, in town, are not a short walk & up a steep hill when carrying shopping.

Agreed. Interesting that active travel proponents have such a fit-and-able perspective, when may actual public transport users are a lot less so.

Lots of county / national bus routes were designed when suburban facilities were very different to what they are today. Buses from the north (Headford Rd) should drop off and pick up at the shopping centre. From the south, at Wellpark/Huntsman.

Only expensive supermarkets!

Surely a 424 on a higher frequency would be a great thing for both coast road residents and those further afield?

It would but BE have no interest. A 10 or 11am shoppers bus, that calls into Gateway, would be popular. Whenever a new shopping centre opens in the UK the busses provide a shopping service. It needs to be almost door to door to allow for a weekly shop.

Yup double decker Coaches which are fine.

The Clifden route #419 don't have any way the same level of stopping and starting for the first 15km though that one has on the #424 Coast Road and once it passes Oughterard one only has 3 stops then to Clifden for that 50km of the Route leg. Always a more reliable timetable I have found (summer tourist car traffic is probably the main issue with the timetable delays ).