O’ Connell Bridge Lanterns

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    • November 4, 2002 at 12:04 pm #705780
      GrahamH
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      Does anyone know when the 3 armed lamp standards are returning to the central median of O’ Connell Bridge? Presumably they are being restored like the 3 armed ones were on the balustrade a couple of years ago, and that they are being converted back to their five armed glory, apparently the 2 arms of each one, and the balustrade ones, were chopped off in 1941 due to ‘safety concerns’.

    • November 4, 2002 at 12:19 pm #722471
      GregF
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      Presumably it will co-incide with the O Connell Street Revamp……would be good if they removed that tar surface and repaved O’ Connell Bridge too just like Capel Street Bridge……what a lovely job they did on that…….and the lights on that got a great makeover too.

    • November 4, 2002 at 3:38 pm #722472
      urbanisto
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      I think O’Connell Bridge is badly in need of a makeover. It cant be waiting on the street revamp or LUAS surely….its been like this for years! Again I cant see why they cant just get on with elements of the redevelopment plan while they are waiting to make progress on other more difficult areas like the Spire or the Carlton site or the LUAS area.

    • November 5, 2002 at 10:14 am #722473
      GrahamH
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      Exactly, the tarmac is awful and covered in chewing gum. The balustrading is filthy dirty, as are the traffic/pedestrian light-posts. Some decent granite paving, street furniture and the restored lamp standards would make the world of difference to the bridge, and make an impressive statement at the entrance to
      O’ Connell Street.

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