Quoted from user23.3

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?

No but at least make sure your contractor knows when he is allowed to do the work before he starts!!

Quoted from user23.3

How many shops are open at 7pm when the roadworks start?

That's another problem Newbury town has (I don't blame the councils BTW)!

Quoted from BrianB

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.

That's true, on Sunday afternoon the duty manager wasn't too happy that they'd started early(I work there).

Quoted from user23.3

How many shops are open at 7pm when the roadworks start?

Once again WBC employees completely miss the point!

I don't think anyone has complained that works are taking place between 7pm and midnight - only that they were taking part outside of these agreed hours.

Quoted from jamoza

That's true, on Sunday afternoon the duty manager wasn't too happy that they'd started early(I work there).

I don't think they have started early have they?

They might have coned of the road in preparation before hand but I assume they started on time agreed with local residents?

Seems like decent planning to me, to make sure the area is coned of in preparation for work prior to starting.

Quoted from user23.3

I don't think they have started early have they?

They might have coned of the road in preparation before hand but I assume they started on time agreed with local residents?

Seems like decent planning to me, to make sure the area is coned of in preparation for work prior to starting.

Several contributors here seem to think that you work for West Berks. Judging by some of the drivel that you come out with at times, I think they must be correct. The work was due to start at 7.00pm on Sunday (15th). The story first appeared on this site at 1:52pm on August 15, 2010. This is at least 5 hours early and the photograph must have been taken earlier than that.

Probably the man from West Berks who is supposed to be supervising the job had nipped off to the coast for the day, or I suppose he could have arrived at 7.00pm when the chaos had already been caused.

Quoted from Archie

The story first appeared on this site at 1:52pm on August 15, 2010. This is at least 5 hours early and the photograph must have been taken earlier than that.

The photograph was taken at 12:53 on Sunday. I had a call from one of the local driving schools, complaining that he had been stuck in the traffic for over an hour prior to this and had to cancel his next lesson because of it.

The Environmental Health (at West Berks)  would not allow the contractors to work beyond midnight because of the noise problems for residents in Mill Lane and Kings Road. In consequence the contractors are obviously working to very tight deadlines and are/were looking for ways to stay on target for their completion date of 27th August (before the Bank Holiday).

Quoted from user23.3

I don't think they have started early have they?

They might have coned of the road in preparation before hand but I assume they started on time agreed with local residents?

Seems like decent planning to me, to make sure the area is coned of in preparation for work prior to starting.

They had started early! At about 1pm I could clearly see a digger, doing guess what... digging!

Quoted from dodgy

I think he meant destroys the town's image. Who would want to come to shop in Newbury when the traffic is like that?

A couple of hours of traffic destroys a town's image?

Quoted from 78

A couple of hours of traffic destroys a town's image?

If it is a "one off" then it is not a problem.

Unfortunately this type of situation does occur on a regular basis in Newbury. There is only one route through the town and any roadworks, no matter how trivial do tend to cause extensive holdups.

A simple sign at the junction of the A34 with the A339 could have averted much of this particular problem for southbound traffic at least by diverting it down the by-pass.

Quoted from user23.3

I don't think they have started early have they?

They might have coned of the road in preparation before hand but I assume they started on time agreed with local residents?

Seems like decent planning to me, to make sure the area is coned of in preparation for work prior to starting.

Is this really WBC thinking - lets close off the road or part of it, as long as we don't start working for another hour it is OK.

You had better hope you aren't on the redundancy list User - you will struggle in the real world!

Here's a post with someone moaning about the council's roadworks department apparently delaying work until the designated date it was supposed to happen.

http://www.newbury.net/forum/m-1279636775/s-4/highlight-bartholomew/#num4

If they ever read this forum I'm sure this and the often seen "we need our roads fixed, why aren't they doing anything" followed by "it's traffic chaos, they're digging up the roads" would make them chuckle to themselves about the fickle and contrary opinions expressed. I guess that's the nature of the medium and why one shouldn't take it too seriously.

Quoted from user23.3

Here's a post with someone moaning about the council's roadworks department delaying work until the designated date it was supposed to happen.

http://www.newbury.net/forum/m-1279636775/s-4/highlight-bartholomew/#num4

If they ever read this forum I'm sure this and the often seen "we need our roads fixed, why aren't they doing anything" followed by "it's traffic chaos, they're digging up the roads" would make them chuckle to themselves about the fickle and contrary opinions expressed. I guess that's the nature of the medium and why one shouldn't take it too seriously.

Are you saying that WBC don't take the public's opinion seriously - that explains a lot!!

Last night (Wednesday), there were drivers doing 3 point turns in the one way section of Kings Road, driving the wrong way back down a one way street and then turning into Boundary Road.

Quoted from BrianB

Last night (Wednesday), there were drivers doing 3 point turns in the one way section of Kings Road, driving the wrong way back down a one way street and then turning into Boundary Road.

Hardly surprising. I was stuck 15 minutes. Didn't move an inch. The lights were being operated manually & the two chaps pressing the buttons seemed to have forgotten about the cars coming from Sainsbury's. Add to the fact that when coming down Bear Lane the done thing was to ignore the lights & if you did stop on the Red you were honked by the cars behind!
Sainsbury was empty - they must be losing a fortune.