BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Looking at this I cannot see a reason for the changes here https://ballymunfinglasscheme.ie/planned-changes-at-the-st-mobhi-road-griffith-avenue-junction/

what am I missing , a left turn onto Griffith avenue becomes a more complicated left turn onto Griffith avenue

This will only work if traffic turning right from Mobhi road onto Griffith Ave heading west is removed.

Traffic coming from Ballymun road heading north will also have to turn right onto the r102 on the bottom left of the triangle if they want to head onto Griffith ave.

Oh the fun.

I think there will have to be a few other movements added and removed around the whole of the triangle.

You are not going to convince me that making buses do a right turn, a wait at a traffic light, a super-tight left turn and, another wait at traffic lights is somehow an improvement over a free-flowing left turn . That road and junction was my bus commute for many many years.

Did nothing replace the No. 11 on that route ? There ya go I learned something today, but I was sure something had replaced that route .

That Makes sense, thought that would also be an issue.

Only issue i can see now is traffic buildup on the southern part of the triangle heading west. Currently traffic builds up on this part to then head north on Ballymun road, with a simple reconfig of the lights it could help and clear the backlog.

Sorry yes the 13 . All those years in and out of NIHE and DCU 36,19a,11,13 take whatever comes at Westmoreland st. I was not paying attention and though that they would not let Griffith Av essentially be unserved - as you say the N2 is not a replacement .

I "would" be a user of the N2, but it is too unreliable, buses cancelled, delayed and get snarled up crossing the Swords Rd with no priority. As a result, I make alternative arrangements and go as if it is not there. Shame really.

From my experience, GAI do not manage service cancellations particularly well. The W6, which operates at a 30-minute frequency, can be subject to multiple consecutive cancellations, while the W2 and W4 continue to maintain their 15-minute service frequency operating from the same terminus. In practice, they could cancel one of the more frequent W2 or W4 services to reduce the impact on W6 passengers, but this never seems to happen.

I'm not saying they don't, but I've sat at the Square on more than one occasion for over an hour(almost 2 hours once!) while the W2 and W4 continued to operate the 15-minute frequency with no attempt by GAI to mitigate the impact on the W6.

Its not only cancellations its services running excessively late with no notice to intending passengers. For example i was getting the L26 from Blackrock station there recently bus had disappeared off the board once it came to the departure i had assumed the bus was cancelled only for it to run 25 mins late with no notice on the RTPI app or boards. On DB it usually shows up on the app as cancelled or delayed.