M50 and its traffic

[thebigfella]

You need to be going onto the m50 at the latest 8am. It will take you 15/20 mins to get to the red cow at that time and 15 mins more to Crumlin hospital. That might give you a bit of breathing space if there is a breakdown or minor accident but I'd to be sure you'd maybe want to give yourself another 15 mins.

Unless you drive it every day, you don't realise what is a disaster the M50 is. It seems to attract the worst drivers possible too.

[Billys Boots]

I would have said to hit M50 from M1 at 7am, get off at Red Cow and head towards Crumlin, then stop for a bit of breakfast.  I find M50 very unpredictable after 7am, especially if it's wet (and it will be). 

[Boycey]

Thanks guys I think you reinforced what was already in my head..

[heffo]

I would have said to hit M50 from M1 at 7am, get off at Red Cow and head towards Crumlin, then stop for a bit of breakfast.  I find M50 very unpredictable after 7am, especially if it's wet (and it will be).

I'd have said the same

[Boycey]

I see I was the last to bump this thread also 

Anyone know the current state of play on the M50 in the mornings? Is Covid and the like keeping people off the roads. I need to be in Tallaght before 9AM tomorrow. I'll be coming down M1 onto M50...

Thanks in advance

[general]

I find the m50 handy enough in the mornings currently boycey..im working at the new children's hospital at james' and take either j6 or j7 in the morning...plain sailing currently.. Altho I'm gone for 5.30...id be on site for 6.45

[Aaron Boone]

I find the m50 handy enough in the mornings currently boycey..im working at the new children's hospital at james' and take either j6 or j7 in the morning...plain sailing currently.. Altho I'm gone for 5.30...id be on site for 6.45

At a €2,2 billion site, you should be getting a Garda escort. 

[general]

Jesus lads I'm just giving the lads a help out 

[Walter Cronc]

I read somewhere of a further ring road from M1 to N7/M7 was in the pipeline.

It makes sense and would alleviate a lot of traffic. Anyone else hear about it?

[marty34]

Why did they not just build an extra lane each side of M50 when it was being build?

I see it on motorways now - another 6 foot either side and they could have another lane in.  Maybe not finish it competely but have itready to go in a year say.  All the work has been done and 6 ft either side wouldn't cost much extra.

[thewobbler]

Why did they not just build an extra lane each side of M50 when it was being build?

I see it on motorways now - another 6 foot either side and they could have another lane in.  Maybe not finish it competely but have itready to go in a year say.  All the work has been done and 6 ft either side wouldn't cost much extra.

The basic rule of congestion is that building more roads, better roads, wider roads, is only a short term fix, as these measures immediately increase traffic, which before long more than fills the void.

The only way to decrease traffic is to make public transport more viable for more people. This can be done by either improving the public traffic infrastructure, or by putting the price of private transport out of reach.

[manfromdelmonte]

Why did they not just build an extra lane each side of M50 when it was being build?

I see it on motorways now - another 6 foot either side and they could have another lane in.  Maybe not finish it competely but have itready to go in a year say.  All the work has been done and 6 ft either side wouldn't cost much extra.

Criminal that they didn't run an orbital metro railway line along the M50 with branches out to blanch, tallaght, swords, lucan etc and into the city.
Dublin is far too car dependant

[armaghniac]

The real criminality is that they have never run an express bus on the M50, so if your journey involves the M59 then you have to buy a car.

[Eamonnca1]

I read somewhere of a further ring road from M1 to N7/M7 was in the pipeline.

It makes sense and would alleviate a lot of traffic. Anyone else hear about it?

That's not quite how it works. New roads just generate more traffic.

[Eamonnca1]

There'll never be enough space in cities for cars if they're the default way of traveling for more people.



Better to provide more efficient alternatives.