Update from Co. Mgr on Road Widening & Bus Standing Area Maryborough Hill

Readers will be aware that I am trying to drive this issue for a long time.  Last week I put a motion to seek the extact position and Im afraid Im tearing my hair out because there has been very little movement on the issue.

The Manager has informed us “that the Council has been in discussions with the Developer and for some time past in relation to the completion of these road works and has agreed in principle the works which are to be constructed by the Developer.  The approximate cost of the undertaking the road works is 700,000. Continue reading »

Update on CPO process for Carrigaline Inner Western Relief Road

The CPO for the Carrigaline Western Relief Road was secured in December 2008  Nogotiations have been concluded in the case of 2 landowners and the necessary paperwork is being processed. Negotiations with the remaining 2 landowners are ongoing.

The Council successfully secured 50% of the required funding from the Department of Transport Tourism & Sport in respect of land acquisition.  Progress on the project in 2012 is dependent on securing funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport for the construction phase.

Provision of Grit for Community Use.

The use of salt is preferable to using grit in Urban and built up areas. 10 No 2 cubic metre salt spreaders are being acquired and these will, as stated earlier, be located in the Engineering Areas and used on local streets and road within the built up areas. Continue reading »

Provision of Salt Bins in Estates

For the Winter of 2011/2012, Council is on a one off basis subsidise the provision and filling bins in a maximum of 100 estates (5 per Eng area).  Only one bin per estate will be considered – location to be agreed with Area Engineer.  If necessary, estates will be prioritised on the basis of (a) the number of houses involved and (b) the gradients in the estate.  Residents Associations/Community Councils must apply, in writing, to their local Area Engineer before 25 Novemeber 2011 in order to be considered for the winter 2011/2012. Continue reading »

Latest Update for N25 Bandon/Sarsfield Road Interchanges

Night time works are planned over the remaining nights of this week in the Sarsfield Road area. A number of service ducts are to be installed under the existing Sarsfield Road both north and south of the roundabout to facilitate the installation of new services. Obviously the works are being carried out at night in order to minimise disruption to traffic.
Over the coming weeks the works will continue to be concentrated in two main areas as follows: Continue reading »

FINGER POST ROUNDABOUT DOUGLAS

Over the years the Fingerpost Roundabout in Douglas has been the subject of comment in relation to which ‘ lane’ motorists  are supposed to be in when exiting at each of the exits, the council are currently upgrading the surface and I have asked that the Roundabout itself is tidied up and a bit of colour is put into it.  In addition, the Engineer has informed me that it is not proposed to mark two lanes on the roundabout due to the urban nature of the roundabout and to the high number of access and entry points on the roundabout. I suppose people will just have to familiarise themselves with the rules of the roundabout!!!

Regards,

SALT SUPPLIES – WINTER SERVICE PROGRAMME

Cork County Council has storage for 3,500 tonnes of de-icing salt and currently has 2,900 tonnes in stock. Work has commenced on the construction of two new salt barns at Ballincollig & Skibbereen. Once the construction of the salt barns is complete early in the new year, the storage capacity will be increased by an additional 2,800 tonnes.

The Council has been notified by the NRA that it is being allocated 4,580 tonnes of salt for use on National Roads. An allocation of 2,000 tonnes of salt has been allocated by the DOTTS for use on regional and local roads during the upcoming winter.

The NRA intend to maintain a strategic reserve of 40,000 tonnes for use on National Roads. This reserve will only be released during a period of exceptional weather conditions as occurred the past two winters.

N25 Bandon/Sarsfield Interchange Progress Update

Im really delighted with the updates from Cork County Council site office.  People are commenting on how the skyline has opened up and the area is much brighter.   We are lucky to have received funding 98M from the Minister for this project.  I think they are even ahead of schedule.!!

Work on demolition of pedestrian bridges at Bandon Road Roundabout and Sarsfield Road Roundabout got underway just after 12 noon today. Continue reading »

St. Patrick’s Roundabout Rochestown Road to be upgraded with additional lane

Currently 70,000 has being sanctioned to install a ‘second’ lane on the St Patrick’s Roundabout and we recently received a report to the effect that WSP Consulting Engineers were engaged to examine traffic congestion on the Rochestown Road. They looked at several options for reducing congestion and produced recommendations for each option. WSP concluded that the best option for reducing traffic congestion on the Rochestown Road is to remove St. Patrick’s Roundabout and to signalise the junction. As a precursor to signalising the junction, a second lane around the existing roundabout coming from Passage West is recommended.

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N25 UPDATE

Bandon/Sarsfield Interchanges Upgrade
Progress Update
20th October 2011
Works on the N25 Bandon/Sarsfield Interchanges Upgrade Scheme are progressing well in a number of areas.
As regular commuters will know earthworks are now well advanced in the area south of the N25 extending from Sarsfield Road Roundabout to Bandon Road Roundabout and these works will continue over the coming months. Earthworks are also progressing well in the area west of the Bandon Road Roundabout where construction of reinforced earth walls is nearing substantial completion. Continue reading »