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Extensive southbound queues have built up on the A339 through Newbury today. This heralds the start of extensive roadworks to improve traffic flow on the Sainsbury's Roundabout. |
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Er... why don't they just switch the lights off?
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Northbound queues as well.
I thought they were supposed to be doing this overnight? or at least between 7.00pm and midnight. |
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If drivers in the right hand lane could filter into the left lane and the drivers would let them in alternately the back up wouldn't extend so far back towards th RH roundabout. But then of course we have those knights of the road, HGV drivers who deliberately block the right hand lane for the length of the dual carriageway. That said though, it only took about five minutes to traverse it this afternoon so no real stress. |
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Fuckwit & Fuckwit at WBC have allowed the road to be coned off by 18.30 whilst there is still rush hour traffic about.
What complete clowns - bring on the redundancies!!!!! |
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Fuckwit & Fuckwit at WBC have allowed the road to be coned off by 18.30 whilst there is still rush hour traffic about.
What complete clowns - bring on the redundancies!!!!!
Why is it that everytime West Berks decide to do some roadworks that they create complete chaos. Biggest load of tossers on the planet. How many more years are we going to tolerate these incompetent ***holes destroying our town? |
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Why is it that everytime West Berks decide to do some roadworks that they create complete chaos.
Biggest load of tossers on the planet. How many more years are we going to tolerate these incompetent ***holes destroying our town?
How do you suggest roadworks are carried out? |
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How do you suggest roadworks are carried out?
Aren't these works just to improve flows through a roundabout that was fine before WBC put lights there? |
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Aren't these works just to improve flows through a roundabout that was fine before WBC put lights there?
I have been advised that they are resurfacing, improving the lane markings and installing a more intelligent traffic light controller similar to the one on the Robin Hood Gyratory. They can't remove the lights now because of the pedestrian crossing on the southside which also doubles as a cycle route into the town centre. I did hear a rumour last night that Sainbury's weren't very happy because nobody could get to them and those that were there before the roadworks started couldn't get home. It took me one hour and five minutes to get from Long Lane to Andover Road. Via Robin Hood, A4, Hambridge Road, Boundary Road, Pyle Hill, Pinchington Lane, Monks Lane. I would have crossed into the town from the Robin Hood but there were 2 rather large lorries blocking that route and not moving. I didn't expect to find a queue of traffic starting at the Stryker building in Hambridge Road. |
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Aren't these works just to improve flows through a roundabout that was fine before WBC put lights there?
Fine for those going N-S, & S-N, not so good for those going E-W & W-E. |
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I have been advised that they are resurfacing, improving the lane markings and installing a more intelligent traffic light controller similar to the one on the Robin Hood Gyratory.
Do you mean the lights that are often failing at inopportune times. |
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Why is it that everytime West Berks decide to do some roadworks that they create complete chaos.
Biggest load of tossers on the planet. How many more years are we going to tolerate these incompetent ***holes destroying our town?
If you think two lanes of queued traffic for half a mile is "complete chaos" you've lived a very sheltered life! Also seems bizarre that you think them fixing the roads is "destroying our town". As a previous poster said, how do you suggest they carry out roadworks or do you think they should do nothing and then get moaned at for that too? |
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Also seems bizarre that you think them fixing the roads is "destroying our town".
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I think he meant destroys the town's image. Who would want to come to shop in Newbury when the traffic is like that? |
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I think he meant destroys the town's image. Who would want to come to shop in Newbury when the traffic is like that?
How many shops are open at 7pm when the roadworks start? |
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