Road Hazard Progress Report

Name: Barry Whelton
Hazard Location: Kilumney Village, Cork
Date: 10 Jan 03
Hazard Nature: Severe potholes, raised manholes, sunken road at various levels,
Contact Phone: 021 4702875
Other Information: These hazards start in Kilumney village Cork, and continue for a about 2-3 miles towards Bishopstown

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Name: Andy Bennett
Hazard Location: Hollyfort To Inch Road
Date: 13/01/2003Hazard Nature: Badly repaired road
Contact Phone: 01 2390 250
Other Information: The road was kind of repaired, but immediately started
breaking up. It now is covered with pot holes, sand, & loose chippings. It other words a Death Trap		 Progress:
  
Name: Tim Murphy
Hazard Location: Tullamore, kilbeggan road past the statoil garage
Date: 6/2/2003
Hazard Nature: 6" rhigh ridge full width of the road
Contact Phone: 044 26519
Other Information: Directly in front of the new timberframe estate
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Name: Paul Brown
Hazard Location: outside IFSC & ormonde hotel dont remember new name
Date: 22/02/03
Hazard Nature: uneven road surface
Contact Phone: 0879930738
Other Information: looks like a sunkin drain

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Name: Barry Whelton
Hazard Location: Entire length of the Western Road, Cork city
Date: 10 Jan 03
Hazard Nature: raised manholes, incomplete repairs, sunken road. Road is now a series of patches all at different levels, and sloping different directions
Contact Phone: 021 4702875
Other Information: As a result of recent drainage scheme the road has been left as not more than a series of patches all at varying levels. I have already broken my exhaust hitting a raised patch after suspension had bottomed out on previous bump. These road works have just finished!! how
bad will they be in a couple of years time??		 Progress:
  
Name: paul brown
Hazard Location: kileen rd at bridge & outside cement works
Date: 22/02/03Hazard Nature: lumps of dry cement
Contact Phone: 0879930738
Other Information: lots of dry cement from cement works very dangerous		 Progress:
  
Name: patrick wickham
Hazard Location: Fairview, (westwood gym)
Date: 04 feb 2003
Hazard Nature: Deep potholeContact Phone: 086 353 8008
Other Information: comeing from clontarf towards fairview,@ westwood gym. Gaping hole to be avoided just ajasent entrance to gym.		 Progress:
  
Name: Paul Brown
Hazard Location:dublin port road
Date: 22/02/03
Hazard Nature: sunkin manholes and poor signs for rail tracks
Contact Phone: 0879930738
Other Information: trucks driving trough yeild signs		 Progress:
  
Name: Tony Nolan
Hazard Location: Main entrance to Regency Hotel,Whitehall
Date: 11/04/03Hazard Nature: Hole in Road! Contact Phone: 087-2274462
Other Information: The hole is on yr left as you exit the Regency Hotel turning left towards Drumcondra.It's been there for at least 6 months & it's getting bigger.		 Progress:
  
Name: Eoin Kirwan
 Hazard Location: Jn. Nutgrove Ave / Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham D14
Date: 17/4/2003
Hazard Nature: Loose GravelContact Phone: 087 6166207
Other Information: Large quantity of loose gravel in the junction particularly at left turn from Nutgrove Way into Nutgrove Avenue		 Progress:
  
Name: Dermot McNevin
 Hazard Location: Taylors Lane
Date: 21/04/03Hazard Nature: Large patch of uneven concrete on the centre of the road
Contact Phone: 086 8227855Other Information: The surface of the road is tarmac. The road has a steep camber. As you round a bend just after a traffic light junction on Taylors
Lane (Marley Park, Rathfarnham), the centre of the road surface becomes
very uneven and changes to concrete. A motorcyclist might serve to avoid
the uneven surface and be in danger with hitting a wall on the near side of
the road !		 Progress:
  
Name: Dan O'Brien
Hazard Location: Near Mary I College Limerick
Date: 09-05-03
Hazard Nature: Ridiculous Corporation Speed Ramp
Contact Phone: 0872445704
Other Information: Sharp brick type speed ramp(???) located approx. halfway around the bend and at an angle.Extra caution if approached from Dock Rd. side 		Progress:
  
Name: Dave
Hazard Location: Hop island,roachestown rd
Date: 12/06/03
Hazard Nature: driveway extending into road, very raised with pot hole just beyond
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Name: Gregory Lennon
Hazard Location: Athlone Dual Carrigeway
Date: 17/4/2003Hazard Nature: grooves cut in surface
Contact Phone: 0876472456
Other Information: grooves cut in road from rosscommomn side to westmeath side of the road on the galway to dublin lane
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Name: Bill O'Farrell
Hazard Location: foxborough road
Date: 14.05.03
Hazard Nature: road 'repair'
Contact Phone: 0877902439Other Information: some pipes were layed along the section of road and where it crosses foxborough road at the roundabout surface of the repair
is desperate.it is right on a bend and is bumpy and with loose tar
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Name: Graham Cantwell
Hazard Location: Alfie Byrne Road (leading to Clontarf Road)
Date: 8/5/2003
Hazard Nature: Large sections of the road have been stripped and are
causing major problems for motorcyclists. Problem is so severe that cars
are having to slow down to avoid damaging suspension. This hazard has been
around for quite a few weeks, compounded by large quantities of heavy goods
vehicles using the road to access the port from the Malahide road. While the Alfie Byrne road is constantly in a state of disrepair the current
layout is almost impassable, resembling a ploughed field in some places.
Contact Phone: 086 374 7974
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Name: Karl Martini
Hazard Location: Donnybrook Garda Station
Date: 17-6-03
Hazard Nature: Diesel
Contact Phone: 086-805-9782
Other Information: Busses pull out of Donnybrook terminus with a full tank
and seem to leak it on the bus lane all the way to town. Stay out of the bus lane, especially at the garda station bend.

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Name: Peter Mulholland
 Hazard Location: Just before start of Swords dual cway
Date: 01/06/2003
Hazard Nature: Large pothole in fast lane
Contact Phone: 087 7913101Other Information: At the end of the 4km stretch with no passing allowed,
just before the start of the swords dual carriageway there is a lage pothole which spans most of the fast lane of traffic.		 Progress:
  
Name: Aidan Martin
Hazard Location: N4
Date: 27-6-03
Hazard Nature: Surface WaterContact Phone: 6284521
Other Information: East bound on the N4 just after the maynooth exit there is an area of the motorway very prone to surface water,only in the overtaking lane so skip to the inside if its wet!
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Name: Adrian Roche
Hazard Location: Beechill Road near junction with Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 4
Date: 19/07/2003
Hazard Nature: Hole in Road Surface at side of manhole
Contact Phone: 087 6750 571 or 268 0605 (work)
Other Information: Hole is wide enough to trap a motorcycle wheel!
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Name: Stephen Smith
 Hazard Location: Heuston Station
Date: 06/09/03
Hazard Nature: Tracks
Contact Phone: 087 747 7810
Other Information: Bottom of Steevens lane where new tracks cross main road(both carriageways)New tracks are couple of inches higher than existing road surface
like driving across a ploughed field.LETHAL in wet.
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Name: lydia
Hazard Location: long mile road
Date: 10/09/03
Hazard Nature: section of roadContact Phone: 01-4923116
Other Information: saw a guy fall off his bike!because of road condition.
it's at hte top long mile road along front bike world. its been like that about 2 wks now not enough (if any) warning signs!
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Name: Fiona Cormican
 Hazard Location: Junction main street Ballymun andPoppintree Road
Date: 15-09 -03
Hazard Nature: Huge pothole and uneven road surface.Contact Phone: 087 2806290
Other Information: fiona@togail		 Progress:
  
Name: David Power
 Hazard Location: Islandbridge in front of memorial gardens
Date: 01/10/02Hazard Nature: cream gravel in front of 3 consecutive traffic lights-excess is piling up between traffic lanes and very hard to see
Contact Phone: 01 643 1772
Other Information: Reported to Dublin City Council, but no action taken yetsubmit		 Progress:
  
Name: alan eustace
Hazard Location: clonskeagh road between bird avenue and beech hill road
Date: 29/9/2003- has been there for about 3 weeksHazard Nature: ongoing unfinished road repairs
Contact Phone: 086 405 9880
Other Information: at various points along this stretch, the road has been scoured and ground out, as if in preparation for a repair. there are roadworks signs, but it hasn't changed in 3+ weeks. the worst sections are at the junctions with bird avenue and beech hill road. the scouring has left deep grooves in the road, which cause a motorcycle tire to 'track' or 'tramline' along these grooves. i haven't ridden it in the wet yet, but it seems that it would be very difficult to brake safely on this surface in wet weather. there are also large lumps of tar and ramps at these junctions which are very difficult to see at night, and which, particularly in the wet, would pose a serious hazard to a motorcyclist or cyclist		 Progress:
  
Name: Declan McGuire
Hazard Location: Drogheda, (Donore Road / M1 interchange)
Date: 30.10.2003
Hazard Nature: broken/dangerous surface
Other Information: Care advised exiting the M1 for Drogheda at Donore Road Interchange, between the roundabouts and the thatch pub. Road is in a very dangerous state, with holes, gravel, trenches, concrete humps, etc. Extremely difficut to negotiate safely after dark.		 Progress:
  
Name: Fiona Cormican
 Hazard Location: Balbutcher Lane, at Quinns Shop Ballymun, Dublin 11
Date: 25/11/03
Hazard Nature: illegal sheet of metal covering a hole in the road.
Contact Phone: 087 2806290Other Information: The road conditions in Ballymun are leathal to Motorcycles at the moment due to all the building taking place and the carlessness of the contractors.		 Progress:

  
Name: lisa murtagh
 Hazard Location: lucan village heading towards liffey bridge direction
Date: 5/12/03
Hazard Nature: very uneven surface
Contact Phone: 0879425934
Other Information: road looks like its been to hell and back .... holes .. bumps you name it its there 		Progress:
  
Name: Eddie Sheil
Hazard Location: Luas line Bluebell
Date: 15/12/03
Hazard Nature: Differential of height between roadway and Luas lineContact Phone: 0872451007
Other Information: Extremly dangerous for cyclists scooter riders, motorcyclists this is designed to kill
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Name: gerard Doyle
Hazard Location: New 7th Loch Bridge
Date: 11-01-04
Hazard Nature: Raised showers in the middle of the road
Contact Phone: 01-6055069
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Name: Eric Geaney
 Hazard Location: Between Blessington and Britas
Date: 27 Jan 2004
Hazard Nature: No road markings or Cats Eyes visible
Contact Phone: 086-3091138Other Information: Due to the constant flow of Construction Trucks along this road all Road Markings and Cats Eyes are covered in cement and sand slurry. This stretch of road has one of the highest accident rates in the country. Beware.
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Name: Herb Finnegan
Hazard Location: Dublin Road, Drogheda
Date: 4 March 2004Hazard Nature: sunken road, broken surface
Contact Phone: 041 9833853
Other Information: Between the Railway Station and the overhead railway bridge, the road on left side (heading south toward Dublin) is sunken along a length of about 100 yards. The surface is broken and tar and road surface is pushed up against the footpath. This road defect offers a dangerous surface to a motorcyclist or cyclist that could potentially throw the rider into the footpath or - worse still - into oncoming traffic.

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Name: Simon Meehan
Hazard Location: Baskin rd/Old clonsaugh rd.Dublin
Date: 19/4/04
Hazard Nature: Sunken shore on left hand bendContact Phone: 0863891891
Other Information: This wouldn`t normally be a problem but this shore is set out roughly a foot from roadside.Yes I came off at 40mph.I thought it was a pothole it was that deep!

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Name: Joe
Hazard Location: Grovenor Road, Rathmines
Date: 24-08-04Hazard Nature: Pothole at roundabout
Contact Phone: 0857061146Other Information: There's a bad pothole at the roundabout between Grovenor Road + Grovenor Place, Rathmines D.6
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Name: Joe Hazard Location: Grovenor Road, Rathmines D6Date: 25-08-04Hazard Nature: Pothole, but was filledContact Phone: 0857061146Other Information: Yesterday I reported a pothole at the roundabout
between Grovenor Road + grovenor Place,Rathmines, D6. Passed it last night + was filled.
 
Name: Eamon Scott
Hazard Location: Malahide exit from Pavilin roundabout at SwordsDate: 4/11/04
Hazard Nature: temporary resurfacing is totally inadequateContact Phone: 0035318452516Other Information: This is a botched temporary repair on a pipeline of some sort but the dressing has receded and as a result the bike is thrown offline for approximately 100 metres.
It is dangerous in the extreme and needs urgent attention from Fingal County council		 Progress:
  
Name: Anthony Ring
 Hazard Location: Blanchardstown road north
Date: 10 Nov 2004
Hazard Nature: tar deposit
Contact Phone: 087 668 4651
Other Information: a large amount of tar has been deposited forming a a tar bump about 9 inches high at the traffic lights at junction of blanchardstown road north and blackcourt road.
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Name: Tim Healy
Hazard Location: R580 Between Ballyheen and Castlecor
Date: 19/11/04
Hazard Nature: Several - see below
Contact Phone: 029 50248 (work)
Other Information: Loose gravel on apex of bends from quarry trucks. Potholes with traffic cones in them on bend in road. Road subsidence from heavy trucks. Mud on road on trucks driving in grass margins. Despite several comical attempts to repair this section of road it has deteriorated to such a degree that it is now a death trap for any motorcyclist. Oncoming trucks are now on the wrong side of the road trying to pass these potholes which the council have filled with TRAFFIC CONES ?????

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Name: kevin mc dermott
Hazard Location: knocksedan/swords manor
Date: 19-nov-04
Hazard Nature: dropped road surface.
Contact Phone: 087-2681529
Other Information: Pipes where laid on the nearside of the road, ond the trench filled in. However, the temporary surface ( 6 months) is about 3'' lower than the crown of the road. It is also about 3' wide and is impossible to see at night.		 Progress:
  
Name: Barry Whelton

Hazard Location: Dunnes Stores roundabout in Bishopstown on Bandon Rd, and also Sarsfield Rd Roundabout on Link Road, Cork

Date: 29 Nov 04

Hazard Nature: There has been and will be for some time a lot of construction work being carried out on these roundabouts, resulting in a lot of mud and gravel at various places on the roundabout and on approach and exit roads particularly in the wet. Will get a lot worse before it gets better!!

Other Information: Extreme caution required even if the roundabout seems clean as there is often just tracks of mud from JCB's crossing the road just around the bend!!

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Name: James Begley

Hazard Location: Ardclough, celbridge, kildare

Date: 21/12/04

Hazard Nature: Hardened concrete

Contact Phone: 087-9930070

Other Information: On the south side of the Railway bridge between Ardclough and Celbridge, there are amounts of Hardened concrete on the road. It is a hazard for motorbikers as its on the line when turning out of the bridge bend. It is not visible as you are going over the bridge, until you are driving over it. Will get a picture of you want. Bad surprise for visiting bikers.

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Name: Sean
 Hazard Location: N2 (between Ashbourne and Finglas)
Date: Jan 05 until ???Hazard Nature: Building works
Other Information: With the work started on the new M2, the road is constantly covered in mud/stones/crap.		 Progress:
  
Name: Sean
Hazard Location: Hunters Lane, Ashbourne
Date: Jan 05
Hazard Nature: Muddy Road (building works)
Other Information: New building works commenced on Hunters Lane. Trucks, diggers etc constantly dragging mud/soil onto road. Vain attempt to use road sweeper to clean it. All it does is spread it around more. Very slippery and dangerous when wet!
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