Dunmore road road closures

What this must also indicate is the old infrastructure in place in Waterford which needed upgrading.

Comparable areas in the likes of Dublin required no opening up of roads whatsoever.

Remember the lead pipes issues that have reared their head more than once.

wmpdd3 wrote: »

I think Irish Water has managed to pee off the residents of an area that might have actually supported them.

We have lead pipes and as far as I know it is more the case around the top of the town rather than from Newtown out. My father worked on the treatment plant at the Rugby field and says the main(massive) pipes were mapped and checked back then so should be in a good state. Maybe its the smaller pipes that need an over haul.

Slightly unfair that Irish Water will be criticised for putting the issue and Waterford City Council's problems right.

shinzon wrote: »

I wonder would you be saying that if you lived here and next Mondays looming and your trying to get your children to school to be honest after the holidays

Shin

I got stuck in it this week. I'll get stuck in it many times more. However at least it would appear that your children might be injesting less lead which surely is a positive!

Deise Vu wrote: »

Everybody accepts that that there are going to be occasional roadworks that will cause delays but what genius scheduled work on the Dunmore Road and the Grange Road simultaneously as was the case last week. Wouldn't putting all your resources onto one road speed up those works and also leave the alternative route free until later? Or is that just too obvious.

Grange road was free of works this am when I went through so to give benefit of doubt maybe they were thinking...............as in with traffic lighter last week due to schools being off get grange road sorted out to allow for the increase in traffic from Dunmore Rd this week...........I did hear from a few work colleagues who used the Dunmore Rd this am that the works added 10mins to their normal commute, one of whom rang me to ask me to 'clock him in' as he would be late.....:D

reni10 wrote: »

The traffic this morning was the worst I have ever seen!

It stretched from the Outer Ring road near the Halting site right up to the Ardkeen hospital and the whole way in the Dunmore Road!

Now they want to make the Road from the Outer Ring Road Roundabout at Farronshoneen to the Tesco Roundabout 1 lane as well as a trial!

Which roundabout is the Farroshoneen one?

reni10 wrote: »

The traffic on the way home today was a real nightmare too.

Backed up again from the Faronnshoneen roundabout which is the one from the williamstown road to Ardkeen.

Is that road a single lane anyway or am I missing something

If this is true this is crazy! Why would they change it! It makes no sense they should be making extra lanes not less,wasting more money as usual!

reni10 wrote: »

The traffic this morning was the worst I have ever seen!

It stretched from the Outer Ring road near the Halting site right up to the Ardkeen hospital and the whole way in the Dunmore Road!

Now they want to make the Road from the Outer Ring Road Roundabout at Farronshoneen to the Tesco Roundabout 1 lane as well as a trial!

Is there work goin on there at the moment that indicates they are altering the lanes at the 'Tesco Rbt'? Have to say I haven't noticed it?

shinzon wrote: »

Theres no works on the road the NRA just want to reduce it to one lane for a trial period, although god knows why

Shin

Maybe some are confused as to which lane they are supposed to get in to. Maybe a few accidents have occurred with people thinking they can go straight on when in the left lane.

Although it's so easily sign-posted and marked out - but you never know with some drivers around the City.

Brendão wrote: »

I have seen cars almost tip a few times there. My own theory is that it's people going to the hospital who may not be local and don't know the lanes are changed.

yeah, that is about only reason you could imagine, the WLR roundabout can be dodgy as well with people not knowing correct/changed lane for straight. A middle box for UHW one would be ideal, that requires more than paint to fix though

To me it looks like a major repair on the main pipes rather than just meters. I past there late at night last week, thankfully there were no restrictions after 12 am.

Hope it's not effecting business or there.

Hoffmans wrote: »

From newtown to topaz its a bumpy ride, irish water have left the road in a right state for the sake of a few dozen water metres

As others have said, it's not water meters that they're doing, but you are right - the road is in a desperate state. Anyone know whether this is just being left this way until the work is complete and tested? They might have to dig it up again in places so it makes sense to leave resurfacing until the very end.

Maybe the government could divert some of Irish Water revenue to Motor Tax to help repair the road........oh wait.....

Shane07 wrote: »

If this is true this is crazy! Why would they change it! It makes no sense they should be making extra lanes not less,wasting more money as usual!

A la The Quay..........

7upfree wrote: »

They are making provision for meters in some areas while this is going on.

good stuff