Tom Barry wrote:
Barry Salter wrote:


What is *needed* for that stretch of the A406 is a much more
substantial upgrade to bring it in line with the rest of the road, but
of course that ain't gonna happen because that would actually be
*useful*.


Useful being shorthand for 'hugely expensive, disruptive,
environmentally damaging and a throwback to the failed ideas of the
1960s when people thought urban motorways were a good idea'.

Useful being a shorthand for "it's the only section of the A406 that has
yet to be upgraded and the proposed scheme will do **** all to reduce
the traffic jams that occur for much of the day as a result, in fact
it'll probably make it worse in exactly the same way as the 2004
'improvements' to the Great Cambridge Junction has."

Said 'improvements' comprised:

+ A new bus lane along Silver Street between Windmill Road and the
roundabout

+ Banning the left turn from Silver Street onto the A406 Eastbound,
meaning traffic either has to travel the entire length of Silver Street
or go all the way round the roundabout, which results in a significant
number of drivers making an illegal left turn, often straight in front
of a bus.

+ Making Taplow Road one way, so traffic from the A406 Eastbound wishing
to head along the A111 (Hedge Lane) has to go round the roundabout.

+ Making the roundabout end of the A111 one way, so traffic wishing to
head along the A10 Northbound has to go down Taplow Road and onto the
roundabout.

And, more recently:

+ Installing traffic lights at the roundabout with wholly inappropriate
phasing, resulting in even more tailbacks on the approaches.

But hey, what do I know? I just live in the area and have to put up with
the daily traffic jams travelling to and from work.

Cheers,

Barry