Catastrophic condition of roads in Cork city (pic heavy thread)

Voodoomelon · 11-06-2018 11:50pm

Come to Dundalk for a day, we manufacture the highest quality potholes and poor road surfaces in the land.

realitykeeper · 11-06-2018 11:56pm

Irish Water are presently working in Tivoli. They finish by throwing loose tar into the trench they dug and then they expect pedestrians to do the job of the steamroller by walking on it. A child would do better. Why can`t they just do the job properly? Are they being lazy? Is anyone responsible for making sure the work is done to a reasonable standard? Do they expect to get away with shoddy workmanship? Who is contracting them? Does the contractor care whether or not the job is done properly? It can`t be a money problem. A person can work hard for no pay at all, so surely, surely it is not too much to expect perfection when they are paid. Perhaps they are making a statement in modern art. Now, tell me, how does that pile of tar make you feel?

gctest50 · 12-06-2018 12:03am

realitykeeper wrote: »

Irish Water are presently working in Tivoli. They finish by throwing loose tar into the trench they dug and then they expect pedestrians to do the job of the steamroller by walking on it. A child would do better. Why can`t they just do the job properly? Are they being lazy? Is anyone responsible for making sure the work is done to a reasonable standard? Do they expect to get away with shoddy workmanship? Who is contracting them? Does the contractor care whether or not the job is done properly? It can`t be a money problem. A person can work hard for no pay at all, so surely, surely it is not too much to expect perfection when they are paid. Perhaps they are making a statement in modern art. Now, tell me, how does that pile of tar make you feel?

realitykeeper wrote: »

Now, tell me, how does that pile of tar make you feeeeeeel?

tis terrible

Cantona's Collars · 24-06-2018 9:08pm

The contents of this thread have made it onto the journal.ie

mikeecho · 24-06-2018 9:51pm

Wait till this time next week, when all the roads will have melted, and flowed away.

On the n22 cork to macroom, at lissarda, just by the petrol station, the road melted the last time we had extreme heat, possibly 4 or 5 yrs ago.
It was only properly resurfaced this year.. let's see if it holds up this coming week.

If not if could be a bumpy ride for those commuting for another 5 years.

pogsick · 25-06-2018 1:50am

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

The contents of this thread have made it onto the journal.ie

http://www.thejournal.ie/roads-cork-city-4086343-Jun2018/

gctest50 · 25-06-2018 3:17am

Cutaway car - you can see the hammering your car is getting :

Diabhalta · 28-06-2018 12:48pm

Let's wait and see what happens in July and August...

mikeecho · 28-06-2018 3:10pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

Let's wait and see what happens in July and August...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVNMuFTfpUE

Diabhalta · 18-07-2018 10:05pm

3 weeks have passed since I last posted here...

It seems Cork city council is focusing on painting the roads instead of fixing them.

Strawberry hill

painting the lines outside Gate cinema in town in the middle of the night.

Sunday's well rd. No need to tell people to go slow, roads are so bad everyone is driving slow anyway.

anyway, back to the current situation in Cork city, only few bits just to remind everyone of the third world country infrastructure that we all use on daily basis.

outside AIB on Western rd. accross from UCC. Completely destroyed bit of road. Big loaded lorry driving over this slowly at around 20 km/h.. This whole part is waaay lower than the rest of the road.

Wandesford quay by the bridge. I can't wait for city council to fill all these and make bumps, instead of completely smooth surface.

Friar's walk

Lower Friar's walk between the pharmacy and the library

btw. part of this road has been resurfaced like 3 years ago, guess what... it's bumpy now (that's a very short time for a brand new bit of road, it should last at least few decades?), this is an old pic from google:

somewhere in Togher

This manhole cover in Douglas... destroyed.

and my favourite, the spot at the bottom of Strawberry hill... 2 patches appeared. Still waiting to be resurfaced. Like rest of the road from top to bottom.

Diabhalta · 18-07-2018 10:16pm

I think tourists driving cars here must think Ireland is poor AF.

Diabhalta · 18-07-2018 10:43pm

this...

Diabhalta · 18-07-2018 10:43pm

petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/cork-city-council-we-want-cork-city-council-to-fix-all-the-roads

mikeecho · 19-07-2018 12:38am

Diabhalta wrote: »

petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/cork-city-council-we-want-cork-city-council-to-fix-all-the-roads

yeah... cos that'll do anything.

claim claim and claim for damage, that's what will make them fix things.

Diabhalta · 19-07-2018 2:00am

mikeecho wrote: »

yeah... cos that'll do anything.

claim claim and claim for damage, that's what will make them fix things.

I would say removing and replacing that bunch of incompetent people (those in charge and those "repairing" the roads) would definitely help more.

Edit: I don't know, can somebody sue them? For being useless? That would be handy alright. It would be also handy if the government would be replaced by completely different people. By people that put interest of the citizens above everything else. I can't believe this is allowed in general by the public. I mean few hundred years back they would be hanged. No questions asked. Ok maybe that's a bit harsh but I don't think people were effing around back in the day. Today it's all white collar criminals laughing in people's faces. I'm not sure if the future is bright. Think about it next time you drive a car in Cork somewhere.

Diabhalta · 19-07-2018 9:48am

Clowns. All of them.

http://www.thejournal.ie/cork-pothole-council-staff-854185-Apr2013/

Black_Knight · 19-07-2018 10:07am

They did a bit of resurfacing on the Togher road (between Supervalu and Vicars road junction). Mostly just outside Supervalu at the crossroads, which was a similar to driving through Castlemartyr in quality.

Pity it was only a patchwork job. It's much better, but driving over it you can feel it's still uneven, so it's going to have puddles when the rain starts again. Looks poorly sealed at the joints too, and where it butts up against the path they didn't even compact some of it - prime for water ingress.

corcaigh1 · 19-07-2018 7:36pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

I would say removing and replacing that bunch of incompetent people (those in charge and those "repairing" the roads) would definitely help more.

Edit: I don't know, can somebody sue them? For being useless? That would be handy alright. It would be also handy if the government would be replaced by completely different people. By people that put interest of the citizens above everything else. I can't believe this is allowed in general by the public. I mean few hundred years back they would be hanged. No questions asked. Ok maybe that's a bit harsh but I don't think people were effing around back in the day. Today it's all white collar criminals laughing in people's faces. I'm not sure if the future is bright. Think about it next time you drive a car in Cork somewhere.

Between the neverending property crisis, health crisis, homelessness, road conditions, huge taxes with nothing in return and cost of motoring increases and lots more im not disclosing, just the general crisis after crisis and corruption with no accountability I'm seriously considering leaving, I cant see it getting better ffs

Diabhalta · 19-07-2018 8:29pm

corcaigh1 wrote: »

Between the neverending property crisis, health crisis, homelessness, road conditions, huge taxes with nothing in return and cost of motoring increases and lots more im not disclosing, just the general crisis after crisis and corruption with no accountability I'm seriously considering leaving, I cant see it getting better ffs

Talking about leaving... Two of my friends actually left recently. When it comes to motoring there were two major issues that contributed to their decision. One of them is the insane insurance prices (full NCB and they want over 1000e for an older 1.8 car, that's clearly wrong) and the other is the condition of the roads. It's just not worth the effort anymore working and giving so much money away and get nothing in return. Paying 700+ euros a year in motor tax and drive a car on these roads. It's an insult.

The problem is actually bigger than it seems. It will require millions and millions of euros to make the place look good again. They obviously don't have the money or don't really care about the current state of the roads. There needs to be a major change in our society. Roads are only one of the little pieces in this big puzzle. New political party needs to be established that will have ALL the power and will to actually make everything better.

Diabhalta · 19-07-2018 11:00pm

http://m.fixmystreet.ie/around?pc=Cork

Diabhalta · 22-07-2018 7:54pm

Donald agrees

Diabhalta · 29-07-2018 8:43pm

so... this popped up in my newsfeed on Facebook. Motorcyclist in Chicago hit a pothole, lost control and got struck by vehicle which resulted in his death.

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-agrees-to-pay-4-million-in-motorcyclist-death

...earlier this week I did Ring of Kerry and saw a crash. Just after Sneem (Kenmare side) a motorcyclist apparently crossed the line, went into oncoming lane and hit the front of a bus. He was laying on the ground unconscious. He was roughly around 60 years old. It wasn't a good sight seeing him there on the ground and the destroyed bike next to him. There was nothing in the news in the coming days so I presume he survived. I hope nothing serious happened to him and he made a full recovery.

The road was twisty and bumpy. I would say he wasn't riding like crazy. I don't know the circumstances of the accident but because of the nature of the road it is very likely that he lost balance and that's why he crashed. Some of the parts of the road there were really bumpy with some quite bad parts of the roads with potholes. Could have been anything but the condition of the road is the suspect number one in this case I would say.

He was a foreigner so I am quite sure his memories won't be good. Went to Ireland, crashed the bike. Won't be going back.

Last time I did Ring of Kerry was like 3 years ago and I can tell that the roads are much worse now. Country is going to sh**e and somebody is responsible for this mess.

Diabhalta · 29-07-2018 8:44pm

Collision between a bus and a motorcycle
By radiokerrynews - 24th July 2018

Gardaí are warning motorists to expect delays near the site of a crash on the N70 Sneem to Kenmare road.

The collision between a bus and a motorcycle occurred approximately 2 km on the Kenmare side of Sneem.

Emergency services are responding.

Diabhalta · 02-08-2018 4:53pm

Had your car or bike damaged by a pothole? You're not the only one

http://jrnl.ie/4161080

How long till this is sorted?

02-08-2018 5:12pm

Diabhalta wrote: »

Had your car or bike damaged by a pothole? You're not the only one

http://jrnl.ie/4161080

How long till this is sorted?

Had burst fork seals and two buckled wheels in the last few years due to potholes.

corcaigh1 · 11-08-2018 1:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Had burst fork seals and two buckled wheels in the last few years due to potholes.

Biker myself but off them a few years, biker mates telling me the roads are lethal these days for sports bikes, holes & gravel everywhere...

Probably have to join the bmw GS gang when I get another bike lol

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:30pm

...and the saga continues.. unfortunately..

some resurfacing has been done in the recent weeks but I really don't get the logic of people who are in charge of the roads department.

they should've resurface the whole road all the way up to dennehy's cross including the junction itself. Who actually does this and thinks it's ok?

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:32pm

It's the same thing in Blackpool, you're driving on perfectly smooth surface and in a split second it's like you're in Vietnam or Thailand ...

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Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:37pm

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:40pm

Wilton rd. - except the two junctions resurfaced in the past it's really horrible. This is one of the busiest roads in Cork city.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:41pm

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:43pm

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:45pm

this bus stop... you can see on the pictures cars driving in the opposite lane to avoid this destroyed bit of a road.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:46pm

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:47pm

Sarsfield rd resurfaced 4-5 weeks ago? Manhole covers already sinking... some of the ones by the kerbs are already damaged...

kooga · 03-01-2019 5:47pm

this pothole on magazine road did this to my Pirelli!

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:48pm

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:50pm

just behind this ambulance is a slight dip in the road, just outside the exit from the shopping centre... this will start cracking and breaking in couple of years..

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:51pm

btw. those lights outside the ESB are red most of the time for some weird reason, without any cars pulling out of ESB or pedestrians crossing the road.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:53pm

they should've at least resurface it all the way to the roundabout.. and paint a pair of nice fresh arrows on the road. This is just unbelievable. Not mentioning that the right lane on the right side (as you can see) will start falling apart and will have to be repaired after the winter.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:55pm

Wilton roundabout

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 5:57pm

Going back to town, Wilton road. The bus/cycling lane.

this is so dangerous to cyclists..

Markcheese · 03-01-2019 6:07pm

Does anyone know if the road works completed recently on the lower glanmire were done by City Council staff or contractors? Because they've left the road in ****e, and it'll be a lot worse in 6 months, why do city engineers accept this...?

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:08pm

Carrigrohane rd. bridge over the river.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:10pm

Western rd. outside AIB. Absolutely nothing has been done!

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:19pm

this whole junction needs fixing..

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:22pm

.. right after Thomas Davies bridge heading northside, absolutely nothing done here.. after fixing it they should change the layout because during afternoon rush hour the traffic is backed up all the way to dennehy's cross.. cars turning right at this junction, stopping and looking right, left (some people want to make really sure there's nothing coming) .. the traffic should flow continuously all the time, and when somebody want in from the Lee rd. they will let them.. the amount of cars using the Lee rd. is minimal.

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:25pm

this bit of road is sinking..

Diabhalta · 03-01-2019 6:26pm

heading north this part of sunday's well road is rough too

Catastrophic condition of roads in Cork city (pic heavy thread)

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