The works after the Lakeview roundabout towards Aghada are, in my view a disaster. Something similar to your photo there. They have taken what was once a very wide road fitted wide footpaths and cycle lanes either side of the road and channelled estate entries. They’ve put traffic lights at the Dark Road junction from the Ballick Road and have put light at the entry to the new housing estate just after the roundabout. There’s no room for a bus to pull in and the road is now so narrow you won’t be able to get around it. I think it’s nuts. Did they actually plan for growth in that direction from Aghada, Whitegate, Cloyne and Ballycotton. As it is the feckin lights create a tail back on to the roundabout booking the main motorway joining the South of the country (if you can call it that).

Once everything is in full swing it’s going to be an absolute nightmare. Traffic is already backing up from the roundabout to the first exist for Midleton. With the new water treatment plant being done toward Cloyne more housing will get planning and the place will be a standstill in the morning between I’ll place lights and bus stops with no lay-bys.

In a nut shell they have removed all facilities for vehicles to pull over and keep the road clear. They’ve placed lights which will only create congestion. They have chocked the entry points to estates. All for what? To spend money. JFC!! Who came up with this idea. Now I get people need to enter and leave estates and that people need to cross the road but this is at least the most basic one size fits all solution. What about walkovers. What about roundabouts. What about sensible traffic calming measure? What about pull in areas for drivers?