M50 and its traffic

[mannix]

Every time an flying insect hits a headlamp on the m50 the whole country has to listen to "tailbacks to the red ky rindabite".Can they not have a simple method of photographing non fatal accidents and moving the cars out of the way faster than they do now.Its becoming a routine and must really annoy people trying to get around in dublin.
Or better still stop the crazy developments like lucan and tallaght from spreading further, thousands of houses and no roads? where else would you see it.

[dodo]

Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, etc

[TirEoghaingodeo]

Lads, heading through dublin tonight and was wondering what the M50 is like around 7 o clock? Still a car-park? Bound to be clear by that time?

[Hank Everlast]

just about the end of the car park at that time....any earlier is a disaster

[Tankie]

Lads, heading through dublin tonight and was wondering what the M50 is like around 7 o clock? Still a car-park? Bound to be clear by that time?

Its in a heap at the moment so I would check with aaroadwatch.ie to see what it like at 7 but generally it should be slow but moving at that time.

[Davitt Man]

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to travel the m50 from leopardstown to the n4 turn off at 6pm on a friday? IS it just a car-park at that stage

[Mentalman]

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to travel the m50 from leopardstown to the n4 turn off at 6pm on a friday? IS it just a car-park at that stage

I'd leave it until 6:30 or 7 if I were you. If you can't, you are looking at an hour minimum, then you get stuck in the traffic on the N4 to the cursed traffic lights at Lucan.

[Davitt Man]

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to travel the m50 from leopardstown to the n4 turn off at 6pm on a friday? IS it just a car-park at that stage

I'd leave it until 6:30 or 7 if I were you. If you can't, you are looking at an hour minimum, then you get stuck in the traffic on the N4 to the cursed traffic lights at Lucan.

Cheers MentalMan i was figurining it would take an hour at best to get off M50 and then the guts of an hour to get out past the lights in newcastle.

have to leave at 6 this friday and not looking forward to it

[Zapatista]

Is the "M50 and it's traffic" not synonymous?

[Davitt Man]

Is the "M50 and it's traffic" not synonymous?

I know the m50 is mental, i just need a time estimate for how long it takes from leopardstown to n4 turn off for 6pm on a friday

[saffron]

Every time an flying insect hits a headlamp on the m50 the whole country has to listen to "tailbacks to the red ky rindabite".Can they not have a simple method of photographing non fatal accidents and moving the cars out of the way faster than they do now.Its becoming a routine and must really annoy people trying to get around in dublin.

Annoying isnt the half of it. Unless your car is seriously damaged you should drive it off the road if you can - not always possible with the road works. it drives me insane when theres a massive tail back for a cracked headlight!

I know the m50 is mental, i just need a time estimate for how long it takes from leopardstown to n4 turn off for 6pm on a friday

Wouldnt like to put a time on it but Friday is the worst day with eberybody going home

[Tubberman]

Quote from: Mentalman on Today at 12:35:37 PM
Quote from: Davitt Man on Today at 12:23:17 PM
Can anyone tell me how long it takes to travel the m50 from leopardstown to the n4 turn off at 6pm on a friday? IS it just a car-park at that stage


I'd leave it until 6:30 or 7 if I were you. If you can't, you are looking at an hour minimum, then you get stuck in the traffic on the N4 to the cursed traffic lights at Lucan.


Cheers MentalMan i was figurining it would take an hour at best to get off M50 and then the guts of an hour to get out past the lights in newcastle.

have to leave at 6 this friday and not looking forward to it

Davitt Man, it might save you some time if you take the N7 exit (Nass Rd, Red Cow).
I work in Citywest and when I'm heading home I head down the N7 and take the Rathcoole exit. Then take the right at the 1st roundabout, bringing you across the bridge over the N7. Follow the signs for Newcastle.
Then just the far side of Newcastle on a bend, there is a couple of white cottages getting renovated. Turn right there for Cellbridge.
Over the humpback bridge and into Cellbridge.
Over the bridge in Cellbridge and turn right. Follow the road out through the village. You evetually come to a roundabout and take the right exit which will bring you to the N4/Cellbridge/Maynooth exit.
A bit of effort, but you skip some of the M50 madness, plus you rejoin the N4 after the Newcastle lights

[Davitt Man]

Cheers Tubberman, i know that route as well, its handy

[dublinfella]

Is the "M50 and it's traffic" not synonymous?

I know the m50 is mental, i just need a time estimate for how long it takes from leopardstown to n4 turn off for 6pm on a friday

quite literally the worst time of the week you could chose to be on that road.

you will be 45 mins minimum, but after 7 will be 10 mins.

[Mayo4Sam]

Quote from: Mentalman on Today at 12:35:37 PM
Quote from: Davitt Man on Today at 12:23:17 PM
Can anyone tell me how long it takes to travel the m50 from leopardstown to the n4 turn off at 6pm on a friday? IS it just a car-park at that stage


I'd leave it until 6:30 or 7 if I were you. If you can't, you are looking at an hour minimum, then you get stuck in the traffic on the N4 to the cursed traffic lights at Lucan.


Cheers MentalMan i was figurining it would take an hour at best to get off M50 and then the guts of an hour to get out past the lights in newcastle.

have to leave at 6 this friday and not looking forward to it

Davitt Man, it might save you some time if you take the N7 exit (Nass Rd, Red Cow).
I work in Citywest and when I'm heading home I head down the N7 and take the Rathcoole exit. Then take the right at the 1st roundabout, bringing you across the bridge over the N7. Follow the signs for Newcastle.
Then just the far side of Newcastle on a bend, there is a couple of white cottages getting renovated. Turn right there for Cellbridge.
Over the humpback bridge and into Cellbridge.
Over the bridge in Cellbridge and turn right. Follow the road out through the village. You evetually come to a roundabout and take the right exit which will bring you to the N4/Cellbridge/Maynooth exit.
A bit of effort, but you skip some of the M50 madness, plus you rejoin the N4 after the Newcastle lights

Davittman i wouldn't take the M50 at all, get a city map and cross country it to ranelagh, using back streets, rathmines, kimmage, islandbridge, chapleizod and the lucan before hitting the M4