IRL: M50 updates
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Should make some difference but I don't know why they are starting on the southern leg.
That's not the most needy place.
That's not the most needy place.
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Whatever happened to the project to populate those overhead gantries with lane control equipment?
It was one of the big "initiatives" to solve traffic issues on the M50 several years ago - it seems to have disappeared without a trace
It was one of the big "initiatives" to solve traffic issues on the M50 several years ago - it seems to have disappeared without a trace
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The signs and extra gantries are going up at the moment. Should be implemented on some sections by the end of the year i'd have thought.
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The "smart motorway" upgrade phase 1 finally starting in coming weeks between jct 4 and 6. An education campaign has been started.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland ... -1.4676155
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland ... -1.4676155
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But, as usual, the legislators have not passed the relevant laws for this.
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They've brought the worses of toll avoiders to court, these must be very delinquent given that they usually make a deal with anyone half trying
The highest number of unpaid tolls in the court today involved a truck owner. He had a history of 589 trips on the motorway and no payments despite being sent more than 1300 warning letters. He was fined €20,000.
The largest fine yesterday was given to a motorist who had already been given a €10,000 penalty in 2018 for dodging the toll.
Imposing another fine, €25,000 this time, Judge Halpin said that driver had clearly not learned his lesson
It didn't say whether the last chancer had paid his previous €10,000 fine.
The highest number of unpaid tolls in the court today involved a truck owner. He had a history of 589 trips on the motorway and no payments despite being sent more than 1300 warning letters. He was fined €20,000.
The largest fine yesterday was given to a motorist who had already been given a €10,000 penalty in 2018 for dodging the toll.
Imposing another fine, €25,000 this time, Judge Halpin said that driver had clearly not learned his lesson
It didn't say whether the last chancer had paid his previous €10,000 fine.
"I intend to always travel a different road"
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Is that why the speed "limits" are shown in a rectangle? Are they not going to be legally enforceable?
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Without cameras and enforcement it'll be absolutely useless. No-one will obey them because no-one obeys speed limits on the M50 as it stands. We are dreadfully poor on enforcement in Ireland.
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As a near-daily user of the M50 between J15 and the N4 exit, I can attest that, so far, the variable speed limit signs are totally ignored and make no difference to the traffic situation; either for better or worse! They are usually on saying 60kph when the traffic is actually at a walking pace.
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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of me joining SABRE I thought I'd mark the occasion with a post, and seeing as this is the thread I've contributed to the most, here are some M50 drone shots The M50 has come a long way since 2003 - I'm not sure I ever would have thought I'd seen the upgrade that eventually resulted in these interchanges!
1. The iconic West Link toll bridges. The second span had only just been opened in November 2003.
2. A view of J7, where the M50 meets the N4.
3. Looking at J7 from the north, with the M50 mainline stretching away to the south.
4. Junction 6 at the start of the N3 is the closest we have to Gravelly Hill, with a canal and railway also featuring.
5. Looking south from J9 with a Red Line Luas tram also visible.
6. Looking south from J11 to J12 and the Dublin Mountains beyond.
Enjoy!
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1. The iconic West Link toll bridges. The second span had only just been opened in November 2003.
2. A view of J7, where the M50 meets the N4.
3. Looking at J7 from the north, with the M50 mainline stretching away to the south.
4. Junction 6 at the start of the N3 is the closest we have to Gravelly Hill, with a canal and railway also featuring.
5. Looking south from J9 with a Red Line Luas tram also visible.
6. Looking south from J11 to J12 and the Dublin Mountains beyond.
Enjoy!
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Great photos, csd - thanks for sharing!
There seems to be a car crash/accident on the M50 on an almost daily basis lately, suggesting to me that the Gardai really need to police the motorway better, catching out idiots using their mobile phones whilst driving and others not adhering to proper motorway driving rules.
There has also been a disturbing and notable increase in road deaths in Ireland over the past two years, reversing a longstanding period of decline since the 1970s.
There seems to be a car crash/accident on the M50 on an almost daily basis lately, suggesting to me that the Gardai really need to police the motorway better, catching out idiots using their mobile phones whilst driving and others not adhering to proper motorway driving rules.
There has also been a disturbing and notable increase in road deaths in Ireland over the past two years, reversing a longstanding period of decline since the 1970s.
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Great photos!
What is noticable, I remember when the original West Link (as opposed to Belfast Westlink) bridge opened, it seemed to be the periphery of Dublin, but on your photos it looks like the M50 is ploughing through an urban area with significant development to the west of the motorway. Appreciate there were always towns and villages to the west, but it's one big conurbation now. It means the M50 is acting as a bypass, strategic long distance link road, but also as a local distributor.
What is noticable, I remember when the original West Link (as opposed to Belfast Westlink) bridge opened, it seemed to be the periphery of Dublin, but on your photos it looks like the M50 is ploughing through an urban area with significant development to the west of the motorway. Appreciate there were always towns and villages to the west, but it's one big conurbation now. It means the M50 is acting as a bypass, strategic long distance link road, but also as a local distributor.
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That’s certainly part of the problem. There are roads between the M50 and the N51 and N52, but they’re still quite a bit out.