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N7 - Newlands Cross upgrade

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  • #662
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,624 ✭✭✭highdef


    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    The M50 is 100km because of the narrow lane widths. Nothing got to do with the amount of lanes.

    It might be just me but I could swear that that aux lane of the M3 northbound between Clonee and Pace is extremely narrow....way narrower than the M50 lanes, yet has a 120km/h limit. Someone please correct me on that.


  • #663
    mackerski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭mackerski


    highdef wrote: »
    It might be just me but I could swear that that aux lane of the M3 northbound between Clonee and Pace is extremely narrow....way narrower than the M50 lanes, yet has a 120km/h limit. Someone please correct me on that.

    I agree that it's narrow, but it's also quite short and through traffic won't be using it. No biggy. TBH 120 would be fine on the M50 too.


  • #664
    Chris_5339762
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,260 ✭✭✭Chris_5339762


    As of today there are some road markings (and final tar layer) going down on the diversion lanes... reckon it wont be long before there is a shiftover.

    Hu2ZFU1.jpg


  • #665
    SimonQuinlank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    Got this in the door from BAM.New westbound lanes will be opening Dec 13th apparently.


  • #666
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 39,782 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Do they intend to run all traffic i.e. both directions, to the right of where the temporary barrier is now? Or will the current city-bound lanes stay where they are?

    I'm partial to your abracadabra
    I'm raptured by the joy of it all



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  • #667
    rameire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,462 ✭✭✭rameire


    ninja900 wrote: »
    Do they intend to run all traffic i.e. both directions, to the right of where the temporary barrier is now? Or will the current city-bound lanes stay where they are?

    have a gander at the pictures of the stages on the following site

    http://www.n7n11.ie/n7-update/

    there will be alot of movement of lanes,.
    including all lanes moving over to the temporary lanes

    the pdf in post 655 is better to see how things move around.

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



  • #668
    SimonQuinlank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    Think they are moving the current Naas bound traffic to the new temporary lanes and moving the city bound traffic across to the current Naas bound lanes first.


  • #669
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    SimonQuinlank wrote: »
    Think they are moving the current Naas bound traffic to the new temporary lanes and moving the city bound traffic across to the current Naas bound lanes first.

    As much as that makes sense to do, would it not screw up ahead at the red cow? I'm presuming, if they did this, there would be space made to transfer back over?


  • #670
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Looks like the Traffic Camera was moved today...
    (Live Feed)

    Site16Camera85.jpg


  • #671
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Traffic inbound to the City (about 1km before the junction) was re-aligned this morning, pushing traffic to the Buslane, lane 1 and lane 2, while they have closed lane 3. Traffic is then merging back to original lanes just before the lights.


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  • #672
    SimonQuinlank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    Chaos here this morning for traffic merging onto the N7 from the Boot Road junction,sooner its closed the better.


  • #673
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,677 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    when newlands cross is done, will it have any or much of an effect on the ridiculous stop go traffic at peak times on the m50?


  • #674
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,420 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    when newlands cross is done, will it have any or much of an effect on the ridiculous stop go traffic at peak times on the m50?

    Northbound evenings it may help.


  • #675
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,301 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    SimonQuinlank wrote: »
    Think they are moving the current Naas bound traffic to the new temporary lanes and moving the city bound traffic across to the current Naas bound lanes first.

    Friday at 9pm is when the changeover happens.

    In the inbound delays are because the bus lane has been removed


  • #676
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,547 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    I'm relieved they moved the traffic cam instead of disabling it.
    I'm still capturing images from it all the time!


  • #677
    Joey Joe-Joe Jr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭Joey Joe-Joe Jr


    It looks as if the switchover to the new temporary lanes did not happen on Friday night as planned.


  • #678
    BonkeyDonker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 571 ✭✭✭BonkeyDonker


    Joey Joe-Joe Jr wrote: »
    It looks as if the switchover to the new temporary lanes did not happen on Friday night as planned.

    It was double booked with the Christmas Party...... :pac:


  • #679
    ciarsd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭ciarsd


    Yep, still ain't happened. A lot of activity on Friday night, less so last night passing by.


  • #680
    cargo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭cargo


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    Looks like the Traffic Camera was moved today...
    (Live Feed)

    Site16Camera85.jpg

    Tuesday and still not after happening. I wonder is it postponed until next weekend now?

    Of course www.n7n11.ie is a wealth of update information!!!


  • #681
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Again, another live Pic, this time from GreenIsle. Pity the resolution isn't better (let me know if you find a better one!). Lots of activity still to the south side of the junction so I can only suggest that they are not ready to move the inbound lanes as yet and have fallen behind schedule.


    Note: Camera tends to move around a lot facing inbound and outbound traffic..
    snap.jpg


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  • #682
    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,547 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    I'm trying to figure out where that camera is located and what direction it's pointing?


  • #683
    cargo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭cargo


    spacetweek wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out where that camera is located and what direction it's pointing?

    Resolution is poor but i think it's on the Northbound side (inbound) and pointing back out towards Naas / Citywest. I think thats the Green Isle Hotel on the right hand side in the distance.


  • #684
    sidcon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 654 ✭✭✭sidcon


    cargo wrote: »
    Resolution is poor but i think it's on the Northbound side (inbound) and pointing back out towards Naas / Citywest. I think thats the Green Isle Hotel on the right hand side in the distance.

    That's correct if you notice the bus lane has been taken away and normal vehicles can now drive in it.


  • #685
    cargo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭cargo


    sidcon wrote: »
    That's correct if you notice the bus lane has been taken away and normal vehicles can now drive in it.

    Yeah and I think I can make out the name "N7 Green Isle" in the label on the top right of the picture.


  • #686
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    That Greenisle Camera tends to swing back and forth, for Example, below is how it looks during afternoon & evening most days (Facing inbound towards Newlands cross from Green Isle):

    (NOT a live pic..)
    284934.jpg


  • #687
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Just came across this video sim from a link on the AA blog re. Newlands Cross.
    Not too exciting but thought some may be interested in it...



  • #688
    The Dagda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭The Dagda


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    Just came across this video sim from a link on the AA blog re. Newlands Cross.
    Not too exciting but thought some may be interested in it...


    It's realistic anyway, hogging the middle lane like a boss :pac:


  • #689
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    NRA website warning of disruption to 3 lanes from 22:00 tonight (20th) to 06:00 tomorrow. Must be moving the traffic to the temp lanes.


  • #690
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    NRA website warning of disruption to 3 lanes from 22:00 tonight (20th) to 06:00 tomorrow. Must be moving the traffic to the temp lanes.

    Oh goodie, I'll be coming home from work during the thick of it so


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  • #691
    SimonQuinlank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    NRA said in the local paper today (Echo) that they won't be moving the lanes over until after Christmas,with ''engineering reasons'' being given as to why not.


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