Cork Developments

[poulgorm]

Drove on the Macroom bypass today. You can see why it is 100 rather 120 Km/h. No hard shoulder - if you have to stop (I know you shouldn't), you are still on the carriageway.

If you are turning left off it, no filter lane to the left. If you are turning from a minor road to join it, there is no lead in lane - just a stop sign and you have to start off at zero on the inner lane.

Doesn't strike me as being particularly safe. They will spend millions trying to rectify it in a few years time.

 

[budwards dad]

Drove on the Macroom bypass today. You can see why it is 100 rather 120 Km/h. No hard shoulder - if you have to stop (I know you shouldn't), you are still on the carriageway.

If you are turning left off it, no filter lane to the left. If you are turning from a minor road to join it, there is no lead in lane - just a stop sign and you have to start off at zero on the inner lane.

Doesn't strike me as being particularly safe. They will spend millions trying to rectify it in a few years time.

Still though a whole lot better than creeping along through the town

 

[TheEarlofPearl]

Drove on the Macroom bypass today. You can see why it is 100 rather 120 Km/h. No hard shoulder - if you have to stop (I know you shouldn't), you are still on the carriageway.

If you are turning left off it, no filter lane to the left. If you are turning from a minor road to join it, there is no lead in lane - just a stop sign and you have to start off at zero on the inner lane.

Doesn't strike me as being particularly safe. They will spend millions trying to rectify it in a few years time.

Absolute madness

Still though a whole lot better than creeping along through the town

You won't be saying that if you get a puncture or breakdown

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Drove on the Macroom bypass today. You can see why it is 100 rather 120 Km/h. No hard shoulder - if you have to stop (I know you shouldn't), you are still on the carriageway.

If you are turning left off it, no filter lane to the left. If you are turning from a minor road to join it, there is no lead in lane - just a stop sign and you have to start off at zero on the inner lane.

Doesn't strike me as being particularly safe. They will spend millions trying to rectify it in a few years time.

That sounds a bit ropey alright

 

[poulgorm]

I wonder how many crashes will have to occur before they rectify it.

 

[jimmym]

Heard the prism on clontarf st has ground to a halt, piling and foundations finished but it could be ages before work will
recommence,

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Drove on the Macroom bypass today. You can see why it is 100 rather 120 Km/h. No hard shoulder - if you have to stop (I know you shouldn't), you are still on the carriageway.

If you are turning left off it, no filter lane to the left. If you are turning from a minor road to join it, there is no lead in lane - just a stop sign and you have to start off at zero on the inner lane.

Doesn't strike me as being particularly safe. They will spend millions trying to rectify it in a few years time.

Same today.

Fully agreed. God help you if you get a tyre blowout.

 

[Drucker]

Heard the prism on clontarf st has ground to a halt, piling and foundations finished but it could be ages before work will
recommence,

That’s sad to see. I presume the hoardings will be up for years now until they disintegrate

 

[gallant1]

That’s sad to see. I presume the hoardings will be up for years now until they disintegrate

Council charged 30k for them to go up

 

[Jukka]

Heard the prism on clontarf st has ground to a halt, piling and foundations finished but it could be ages before work will
recommence,

Site is being pushed to new buyers. It was an unviable proposal from very dodgy developers.

A bit of a caution to anyone expecting the Custom House Quay scheme to ever see the light of day.