Blackrock

Traffic Configuration – Well Road

Posted by on November 10, 2010 at 1:21 am

At a Roads and Transportation meeting recently, Councillors received a report of the traffic configuration on the Well Road. The ban on the right turn on the exit from Well Road onto Douglas Road was introduced in 2003 in order to improve the road safety and traffic flow at the junction. The problem was that [...]

Lee Slipway Update

Posted by on October 26, 2010 at 7:32 pm

As I reported in June this year Cork City Council has approved funding for the replacement of the slipway at the Lee Rowing Club on the Marina, in Blackrock . This week we received an updated position on the new slipway. The existing slip has separated from the quay wall and has become dangerous. Tenders have [...]

Tidal Flood Alert – Cork City

Posted by on October 8, 2010 at 11:50 am

I just received the following Severe Weather Warning, from Cork City Council Environment department. TIDAL FLOOD ALERT FOR CORK CITY Valid from Thursday 07 / 10 / 2010 to Monday 11 / 10 / 2010. The natural cycle of High Tides for the following days is predicted for the times given below:

Traffic Free Marina

Posted by on September 29, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Over the summer months, it was mentioned to me about the possibility of making the Marina area traffic free at the weekends. I subsequently put down the following motion to council, so that the idea could be explored further: “That Cork City Council would run a

School Speed Limits – Pilot Scheme

Posted by on September 29, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Under an EU funded transportation project, the Traffic Division in City Hall, has recently received support to encourage behavioural change in the way children travel to school, especially in encouraging both parents and children to travel to school in modes other than the private car. Success in such an endeavour would lead to reduced traffic [...]