 Closure of Turnpike road, Don;t dig there etc. |
 Jan 26 2013, 06:38 PM
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Does anyone know why the Turnpike road is closed by the hospital ?
When I asked at the reception I received a roll of the eyes and told it could be closed for 3 weeks. Or is it another case of utilising some road closed signs . 
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Jan 29 2013, 01:52 PM
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The junction sweeps are too tight. Anything over transit size turning in or out (left) either drags the surface due to differential lag or tyre scrub, or runs over the kerb. They also (on exit) intrude into the eastbound traffic flow, encouraging cutting of the corner. It was always a bus route, and the larger vehicles delivering to the hospital were known. The kerbs and verge were never intended to be driven over, causing the damage to the services below.
Everything totally foreseeable at the time of design. The length of a bus and the sweep it requires have not changed as best I know. |
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lordtup Closure of Turnpike road Jan 26 2013, 06:38 PM
Cognosco QUOTE (lordtup @ Jan 26 2013, 06:38 PM) D... Jan 26 2013, 06:51 PM
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