Roads & Transportation

Real Time Bus Displays

Posted by on January 11, 2011 at 4:13 pm

This week at our City Council meeting we were presented with the following information from the Roads and Transportation directorate. Following consultation between Cork City Council and the National Transport Authority, Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) indicating the expected arrival times for the next 3 buses arriving will be made available at over 500 bus stops in Dublin [...]

Managers Report of the Severe Weather

Posted by on January 10, 2011 at 7:36 pm

At our City Council meeting this week, we received the following report from the City Manager on the Council’s response during the severe weather we experienced over the last number of weeks: “A Ard-Méara agus Comhairleoirí, At Council meeting on 20th December 2010, I updated Members on the City Council’s response to the ongoing severe weather at [...]

Severe Weather Update

Posted by on December 20, 2010 at 7:26 pm

As the prolonged severe weather is expected to continue I just wanted to update you on the City Councils plans for the remainder of this week. Since the severe weather commenced the Councils Crisis Management Team has met daily, including the weekend by means of conference calls to manage the Councils response. This will continue [...]

Salting Stocks Available from City Council

Posted by on December 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm

Cork City Council’s Roads Maintenance division carried out full salting runs for the last six nights on defined salting routes which prioritise main traffic routes, bus routes and other areas such as those adjacent to hospitals, universities and schools. Footpaths and bridges are also salted especially in the city centre in areas of greatest pedestrian [...]

Precautionary steps for Winter

Posted by on November 30, 2010 at 1:00 pm

In light of the current forecast of very cold and wintry conditions, I thought you might find this information helpful on how you can limit the risks that you may face during these weather conditions. Winter inevitably delivers bouts of severe frost. You can avoid the threat of damage that frost brings to your home. [...]

Cork City Council Issues Cold Weather Alert

Posted by on November 27, 2010 at 8:23 pm

Cork City Council have this evening issued a Cold Weather alert for the City. For further advice/information please visit the Met Eireann website at www.met.ie and for travel see www.transport.ie Preparations for cold weather General Advice: Listen to local radio. Check Weather Forecasts http://www.met.ie Be careful when walking or driving in cold conditions — it [...]

Existing Unnamed Road, Blackrock

Posted by on November 11, 2010 at 1:32 am

A review of the history of the locality surrounding the road which links the Skehard Road with the Mahon Golf course and Mahon Industrial Estate was carried out. This review has found that 25 inch maps from 1900 map shows an unnamed boreen off Skehard Road and the 1948 map shows a more developed road [...]

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 [...]