Bridges & Boardwalks

yeah, fair point. maybe councils should decide that these things aren’t worth it anymore, though. there was a case in the past that the public needed to make emergency calls to the cops or whatever; that need doesn’t exist. the only people that use them now are crims who don’t want to leave traces

all public jacks should be pulled down while they’re at it. dublin is disfigured with them e.g. the one in the centre of terenure village, the one at mount jerome cemetry… is that one still there opposite Trinity?

In fairness Rusty the bridge did arrive in March – It was being unloaded yesterday.
(as mentioned on) https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=1615&page=2

Today you can see most of the peices on the big flat construction barge. Very dark grey. No photos from me I’m afraid as it was way to wet to remember to bring a camera this morning! Though I did see someone else taking pics with a fancy camera- hope they’re a member of this forum!

Do ye think this is a new structure or work on the existing one?

Westland Row will be closed at the times and dates stated below this weekend. Westland Row from its junction with Pearse Street to the south of Railway Viaduct, on Sunday 3rd April 2005 between the hours of 6.00am and 2.00pm. Northbound traffic will be diverted via Merrion Square West, Merrion Street, Hume Street, St. Stephen’s Green, Cuffe Street, Kevin Street, Bride Street , Bride Road, Nicholas Street and Winetavern Street to the North Quays. Southbound traffic will be diverted via Pearse Street and the city centre. Local vehicular access and full pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. The Closure is to facilitate works on a pedestrian footbridge over Westland Row.

That bridge is staying in situ. They are knocking the stairway/lift access tower on the corner of Pearse Street and Westland Row. The bridge is now supported by a temporary structure closer to Pearse Street roadway. The bridge will be integrated into the new building in time.

The transference of the load onto the temporary structure?

The new Boardwalk is interesting – the newness is all very strange, don’t remember the older ones being like that at all 🙂
The new wood of the seating is magnificent – and the amount of seating the whole way down is a distinct improvement from the previous scheme. The shiny bins look well too. What doesn’t however is the crude piece of railing put in almost against the quay wall to guard the hole around the flight of steps down to the water. Whatever about the handrail negating some of the utilitarian appearance of the railings along the river – bare and in against the granite walls it looks totally inappropriate.

What is of note is the new perspective this Boardwalk affords you of Burgh Quay, and the D’Olier St/ Westmoreland St apex at O’Cll Bridge – things you either saw in passing as you walked along Eden Quay, or never saw at all because of the bus stops and all the weird glum people staring at you 🙂
Being able to sit down and look has its benefits, but also its downside – that is the sight of all the crap shovelled in around that area over the past 40 years.

The Hawkins regeneration, whatever form that may take, will be a welcome boost.

That’s just the river Rory…

Well I’m getting seriously demoralised with the use of the new boardwalk on Eden Quay. I walked along it yestarday and I’d say about half of the people sitting there were ‘daytime drinkers’. It was particularly depressing to see one group throwing their ’empties’ into the Liffey once done. Was this it’s intended use ? I actually feel on guard using it now.

Ah – often wondered why that DART section of Connolly was closed…

Unfortunately I’d have to agree about the new Boardwalk too – they’ve all just moved down from Custom House Quay and Butt Bridge, given a permanent home as it were.
They’re all harmless enough, aside from the ‘odd’ bout of fighting, shouting and generally being agressive, but certainly they generate an intimidating environment when the Boardwalk is empty, which frankly is most of the time. The rubbish left behind is the worst aspect of their congregating – not to mention them making the area very hostile for families, or even sitting down for your lunch.

Considering they always congregate in groups around this area, I don’t know what policing can do other than just move them on to somewhere else…

What are Dublin City Council’s bye laws on drinking outside? It’s prohibited in public parks, and the Port Company and Dublin Bus both have bye laws prohibiting it, but I don’t think the boardwalk is a park or part of the port. Is there a bye-law preventing drinking near the liffey quays left over from when they were working docks?

Besides the public drinking I don’t think the Gardai are short of reasons to get involved: Possession of drugs, openly taking of drugs in public place, intoxication/drunkeness, intimidation of passers-by, litter offences/dumping of rubbish in to river etc etc In fact last week on the boardwalk I saw girl strapping the arm of a male friend and injecting directly in front of an onlooking toddler!!

Disgrace.