| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Occupation Lane | |
| Posted by: | Bernadette Paul | |
| Date/Time: | 28/06/20 06:32:00 |
| I don't think I need a crystal ball to predict chaos when Occupation Lane and Green Dragon Lane are both closed off. Ealing Road will be gridlocked. Residents of Chestnut Avenue and the Garths will be virtually imprisoned (which is what happened last time Occupation Lane was closed). I recall someone I know saying that it took them 20 minutes to get out of Whitestile Road onto Ealing Road and down to the roundabout so obviously this affects all surrounding roads not just the Clayponds side. I also remember extra pressure put on Windmill Road by drivers trying to avoid Ealing Road. I see no reason to think it would be any different this time. All these roads are in place for a reason. Surely rat runs by their very nature actually alleviate traffic somewhere along the line. Take them away and you create a bigger problem somewhere else. These bonkers decisions always seem to be taken by people that are unaffected by them. Don't get me started on humps in the road. I too once had a trip to West Mid in an ambulance when I dislocated my shoulder in Braemar Road. I have no idea what route the ambulance took but there seemed to be bumps every couple of yards and the pain was excruciating. Whoever dreamt them up was an idiot. Between humps and potholes drivers have no chance. |