pwurple wrote: » Yup. Should have another exit, but planning was denied at the time.
S Barrett wrote: » The guys in the yellow jackets who are there to direct the traffic seem clueless at the best of times.
S Barrett wrote: » Why? Surely a sliproad onto the main road towards the tunnel would have been a good idea.
Red Nissan wrote: » Yes and it will seemingly come on stream soon enough to. Still the traffic is a lot better than a few years ago when a two hour queue was normal. At least they now also open the emergency doors. There had been elaborate traffic management envisioned for this site and was in fact in preparation when the council or city planners flattened the project to what it was ~ relatively recent changes in the lines and lanes are better, but I was fifteen minutes waiting to cross the road as a pedestrian recently. A flyover had been planned and essentially all traffic traveling West could enter left into the SC and use the roundabout to traverse back to the retail park. and all traffic traveling east could enter from their right over the flyover and merge with traffic and that exit road to the tunnel was also there, the plan as submitted initially would have worked quite well.
S Barrett wrote: » How the hell did that happen? Did you forget to press the green man?
Red Nissan wrote: » No, I drive it mostly and I have noticed pedestrians waiting a long time, the fit young things just bolt through the traffic, I intend to film it one day soon.
GavRedKing wrote: » Nothing has really changed down there, I remmeber working in Tesco and coming up to Christmas/New years it was a disaster to get in and out of. There was no point trying to drive on a Saturday and Sunday was even worse for parking. A slip road at the rear enterance by Debenhams going to the tunnel would help traffic that way, not sure if its viable though.
S Barrett wrote: » Those lights are well synched. I cannot imagine anyone waiting 15 minutes to cross the road.
Missyelliot2 wrote: » Considering the spaghetti junction joke that is Mahon Point, it's a bit scary to think Owen O'Callaghan might get the go-ahead for a city entertainment venue. I really hope the planners will give due consideration to us peasants that might avail of the facility.
gobnaitolunacy wrote: » Overhyped imitation of a US 'mall'. Don't know why people seem to think it's the only show in Cork and wait for ages in backed up traffic queues. Mind you, I'm not a major purchaser of sweat shop produced 'designer' goods.
run_Forrest_run wrote: » while I agree with you on the hype about Mahon Point, I'd love to know what clothes you wear and tell me, where are they made ? A lot of people with young kids go to Mahon Point on a wet weekend for stuff like the cinema of just to get out of the house for a while. I've done that myself but usually early in the morning so I'm in and out before the traffic craziness begins.
twowheelsonly wrote: » Well considering that Owen O'Callaghans original traffic plan was blown out by the Planners/Council it's a bit rich to blame him. More so now as those planners are looking at coming up with an almost identical plan to the one he first proposed and they rejected!!!
Femme_Fatale wrote: » I just avoid Mahonpoint at Christmas/early January - it's busier than town. Learned my lesson when I got stuck there Christmas Eve about five years ago. Better off parking in one of the multi-storeys in town, and/or going to a quieter shopping centre like Blackpool. I know it's not as good as Mahonpoint, but you'd still get most of what you need there.
Missyelliot2 wrote: » If you had read my post, I did say that I hoped the 'planners will give due consideration....'
bee06 wrote: » The multi storey car parks are crazy expensive though. Grand Parade is 1.20 per 20 mins … paid 3.60 for an hour there on Saturday! Mahon Point is always going to be busy with parking prices like that in town.
twowheelsonly wrote: » ....but you were also implyng that Owen O Callaghan was responsible for the traffic mess and would worry about him getting the project in town. If the planners had to bend to O Callaghans plans and wishes rather than the other way around we wouldn't even be having this discussion now
S Barrett wrote: » I wonder were brown envelopes handed out like confetti at a wedding when the planning permission for Mahon Point was been sought. One has to ask the question because, if there was a fire there, the emergency services would have serious problems getting into the place.
SeaFields wrote: » Get one of those dial in parking disks for the windscreen. €2 for 2 hours as per the city councils rates and just dial in another 2 hours if you need it. I find that finding a parking spot usually takes only a few minutes. Multistories are a bloody rip off.
