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Dunmore road road closures

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  • #62
    Dum_Dum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 587 ✭✭✭Dum_Dum


    Are there plans to resurface the road to a civilised standard and make good the damage - or is everyone happy with their sloppy work?


  • #63
    shinzon
    Registered Users Posts: 5,458 ✭✭✭shinzon


    Dum_Dum wrote: »
    Are there plans to resurface the road to a civilised standard and make good the damage - or is everyone happy with their sloppy work?

    that's upto the council, resurfacing etc nothing to do with IW, so whenever they get around to it

    Shin


  • #64
    Shane07
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Shane07


    The road is in a shocking condition and is the main ambulance route to the hospital,seriously like only in Ireland!!!!


  • #65
    jayboi
    Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭jayboi


    Probably waiting for the schools to go back before they resurface.


  • #66
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    They must be waiting until all work has been compleated before they resurface. Its like a country road out there.

    The cycle lanes look like a DLS uniform, all grey and maroon stripes!


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  • #67
    Hoffmans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Hoffmans


    Some state of a road, iw's Digging campaign on behalf of the IMF didn't include making good the mess left behind
    This is IMF strategy at its finest...


  • #68
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Hoffmans wrote: »
    Some state of a road, iw's Digging campaign on behalf of the IMF didn't include making good the mess left behind
    This is IMF strategy at its finest...

    eu/imf/ecb=disaster!


  • #69
    wellboytoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭wellboytoo


    Hoffmans wrote: »
    Some state of a road, iw's Digging campaign on behalf of the IMF didn't include making good the mess left behind
    This is IMF strategy at its finest...

    What a ridiculous juvenile statement


  • #70
    7upfree
    Registered Users Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭7upfree


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    What a ridiculous juvenile statement

    Yes and no. Given the figures released for IW this week (and the paltry level of "investment" since its inception, as opposed to what it has cost) it can be viewed as little else.

    People need to acknowledge this for what it is - a repayment of a debt that is not Ireland's. And this is to the forefront. Water doesn't even enter into it.


  • #71
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    7upfree wrote: »

    People need to acknowledge this for what it is - a repayment of a debt that is not Ireland's. And this is to the forefront. Water doesn't even enter into it.

    That isn't it at all.

    It's about restructuring how the govt brings in money so that we're not solely reliant people spending money like we were during the boom.

    If you're to be believe how Water is currently payed for, though VAT and Motor Tax, once people stop spending and or/driving then there's no money coming in to pay for it.

    This has nothing to do with paying off banking debt.


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  • #72
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    oh id say this woman might clear things up a bit!!!!

    http://ellenbrown.com/
    http://www.webofdebt.com/media/
    http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/

    enjoy


  • #73
    Hoffmans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭Hoffmans


    If you are living in Happy cuckoo land alls grand imf and troica dont exist neither does corruption, state dirty secrets or turning your water tap to a trickle,
    no need to explain what iw is really all about then...


  • #74
    wellboytoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭wellboytoo


    Hoffmans wrote: »
    If you are living in Happy cuckoo land alls grand imf and troica dont exist neither does corruption, state dirty secrets or turning your water tap to a trickle,
    no need to explain what iw is really all about then...

    Just because you keep saying it does not make it true. Yes there is corruption in the world, yes some people have hidden agendas,yes we all have things we would rather remain private, but that does not mean there is a hidden World order controlling us like puppets, it just means you are paranoid and deluded.


  • #75
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    oh id say this woman might clear things up a bit!!!!

    http://ellenbrown.com/
    http://www.webofdebt.com/media/
    http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/

    enjoy

    That's all about the Greek problem, you know the guys who have had the ****ty income from their people into their countries balance sheet.


  • #76
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    That's all about the Greek problem, you know the guys who have had the ****ty income from their people into their countries balance sheet.

    look again and spend some time reading, listening and watching ellen browns work. impressive stuff and spot on in my eyes, and shes not just on about greece but the underlying critical problems on our global financial problems. theres a lot in it but its worth checking out. id highly recommend this podcast regarding global water politics etc:

    http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/e/world-water-wars-032515/

    enjoy


  • #77
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    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!

    So they are starting this trial "continental style roundabout" tomorrow
    A trial layout will be installed on the roundabout at Tesco Ardkeen on the Outer Ring Road on Fri Nov 13th.
    This trial is to test the impact on traffic of the introduction of a continential style roundabout at this location.
    Contintental Style Roundabouts have a single lane entering from each approach, and the approaches are at right angles. These changes encourage slower vehicle speeds, so do make it easier for cars to enter the roundabout, due to the smaller gap in traffic needed at low speeds.
    Continental style roundabouts are also safer for people who walk and cycle.
    The trial will be removed on Saturday November 28th 2015


  • #78
    wellboytoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭wellboytoo


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    So they are starting this trial "continental style roundabout" tomorrow

    2 weeks won't hurt anyone and might improve things!


  • #79
    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭BBM77


    Continental style roundabouts are also safer for people who walk and cycle.

    As someone who cycles around 160km a week making lanes on roundabouts narrower does not make them safer for cyclist. I often wonder if the people who come up with these ideas ever actual cycled around an urban area.


  • #80
    Shane07
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Shane07


    I do not understand their obsession with narrowing busy roads and junctions...the junction was fine no need to be messing around with it!!!


  • #81
    Taxburden carrier
    Registered Users Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Taxburden carrier


    Will certainly make it interesting for ambulances coming from the outer ring road.


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  • #82
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    2 weeks won't hurt anyone and might improve things!

    I was out there earlier and i dont know how its an improvement the traffic was backed up in every direction and that was early enough before the usual peak traffic times.


  • #83
    Daffodil.d
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭Daffodil.d


    This new system is an absolute joke.I live on the Dunmore road and I will carefully taking other routes while this trial is going on. hopefully they're already seeing that this doesn't work. it was so bad the traffic was backed up everywhere.I reckon they should consider actually asking the ambulance drivers what they think of this.


  • #84
    mooseknunkle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    The council are saying that this trial is at the request of the National Transport Authority and will be removed if is causing delays,seriously why put it at this roundabout when they know its going to cause more delays!
    Waterford City and County Council say changes to the traffic layout at the roundabout at Tesco, Ardkeen was at the request of the National Transport Authority. The council were asked to participate in a trial of what are known as continental style roundabouts and the new layout was installed today.These have a single lane entering from each approach, at right angles which encourage slower speeds making it easier for cars to enter the roundabout.The trial period ends on Saturday November 28th but the council says it will be monitored daily and will be removed if it causes unacceptable delays.They say it will take a few days for a settled pattern to develop and they would welcome feedback from drivers on its facebook or twitter accounts.
    http://www.wlrfm.com/news-single.php?cat=1&id=51424


  • #85
    katydid
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,351 ✭✭✭katydid


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    2 weeks won't hurt anyone and might improve things!
    Do you still think the same after the utter chaos today? Twenty minutes to get from outside Homebase to the exit to Tesco, and fifteen minutes from there to the hospital roundabout.

    Tescos are going to lose out big time over the next couple of weeks. I hope they sue the corpo for every cent they've got.


  • #86
    katydid
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,351 ✭✭✭katydid


    mooseknunkle wrote: »
    The council are saying that this trial is at the request of the National Transport Authority and will be removed if is causing delays,seriously why put it at this roundabout when they know its going to cause more delays!


    http://www.wlrfm.com/news-single.php?cat=1&id=51424

    How could anyone with grey matter between the ears not work out that when you reduce two lanes of traffic to one in three directions at a roundabout it's going to cause chaos?


  • #87
    wellboytoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭wellboytoo


    katydid wrote: »
    Do you still think the same after the utter chaos today? Twenty minutes to get from outside Homebase to the exit to Tesco, and fifteen minutes from there to the hospital roundabout.

    Tescos are going to lose out big time over the next couple of weeks. I hope they sue the corpo for every cent they've got.

    No its a complete clusterf*ck to be honest, hopefully the powers that be will acknowledge that quickly as well.


  • #88
    Alpha Centauri
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Alpha Centauri


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    N a complete clusterf*ck

    exactly!


  • #89
    Alpha Centauri
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Alpha Centauri


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    a complete clusterf*ck

    exactly!


  • #90
    7upfree
    Registered Users Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭7upfree


    What lunatics dreamt this up? Utter madness.


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  • #91
    Daffodil.d
    Registered Users Posts: 353 ✭✭Daffodil.d


    Apparently they're removing it now.


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