Macken St Bridge – Santiago Calatrava
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According to the NOS report it travels to Rotterdam on Sunday, and then weather permitting it will be a six day voyage to Dublin. (I didn’t use Google Translation, lol.)
@darkman wrote:
One thing I notice is that the deck is very wide on the bridge – you could probrably fit 3 vehicle lanes each way on it and still have room.
think it was supposed to be four lanes, two traffic lanes, two bus, no ?
On RTE now …
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0504/liffeybridge.html
expected to arrive May 9th, 4 traffic lanes, two pedestrian.
@Peter Fitz wrote:
think it was supposed to be four lanes, two traffic lanes, two bus, no ?
The video appears to show grooves for tramlines.
There’s a whole discussion on another forum about whether there are tram tracks on the bridge or not. It seems some old Luas plans did include crossing this bridge. But current plans for the red and green lines certainly don’t seem to involve this bridge at all.
First sections of the bridge seem to have arrived in the Liffey today. Looks like the support to fit into the concrete structure that’s already there
The East Link will be closed on Sunday night, apparently – presumably to take the new bridge through it?
that would make sense, saturday is the 9th – the due date reported by RTE.
From AA Roadwatch:
*ADVANCED WARNING* The East Link toll bridge will be closed on Sunday 10th May between 11pm until 4am Monday 11th approx. This is to accommodate the new Samuel Beckett Bridge which is being shipped up the Liffey. Motorists and pedestrians will have to take an alternative route.
@walzer wrote:
From AA Roadwatch:
Motorists and pedestrians will have to take an alternative route.
Cyclists, however, will be unaffected.*
*Because they’re already not supposed to use the East Link.:rolleyes:
@Peter Fitz wrote:
think it was supposed to be four lanes, two traffic lanes, two bus, no ?
@Peter Fitz wrote:
expected to arrive May 9th, 4 traffic lanes, two pedestrian.
🙁
I was really just commenting on the attitude of AA Roadwatch. They ask drivers to be nice to cyclists when it’s windy, and Nicola Hudson and Conor Faughnan even cycle themselves, but sometimes the institutional ignorance still bubbles to the surface…
This used to be my playground
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy🙂
I’m presuming that those ‘pedestrian lanes’ include properly segregated space for cyclists !!! or are they expecting cyclists to engage in the usual battle for space with dublin bus?
looking forward to it arriving, will make quite an impact down there with its arcing spur said to be as high as, you guessed it, liberty hall !
It will make a big impact on the skyline, looking out towards the sea. Perhaps it could take over from the spire as an icon of Dublin?
The new bridge in waterford is already appearing on Waterford City Council logos, so I don’t see why not
@walzer wrote:
It will make a big impact on the skyline, looking out towards the sea. Perhaps it could take over from the spire as an icon of Dublin?
Its a blownup version of the harp at the Ritz Carlton?
Strings of water would be nicer…
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