Newbury Gridlock Options

[JeffG]

Seeing as this is an important issue which affects many of us I thought I would separate this out from the market thread where this started to be discussed.

This afternoon it took me the best part of an hour to get from the lower Andover Road area to Shaw. Tomorrow morning I have to pick someone up from a road off the A4 a short distance West of the Starting Gate.

I am currently thinking the quickest way would be to drive up the Andover Road to the Wash Water bypass interchange, then along the bypass to the A4 interchange. Any better suggestions?

It would be really useful if someone who travels South to North on a regular basis could keep us up to date with the current situation.

This is a total planning disaster: since all northbound traffic is funnelled into a single lane, it doesn't take a mathematical genius with an in-depth knowledge of Kirchoff's Law to work out that the Robin Hood lights should be adjusted to be green for twice as long northbound as all other routes.

Or maybe Mr/Ms Plod should be encouraged out of their ivory tower to actually do something to direct the traffic, as used to happen in days gone by.

[Biker1]

I wonder if this is now going to be a permanent feature when the scheme is complete?
Another obstacle on the only north - south route through the town can't improve things can it?
I am finding it hard to appreciate what may be the gain achieved from the pain in this scheme.
That is in addition to the expense incurred and the environmental impact of more stopping, standing still and starting of vehicles.

[Andy Capp]

I wonder if this is now going to be a permanent feature when the scheme is complete?
Another obstacle on the only north - south route through the town can't improve things can it?
I am finding it hard to appreciate what may be the gain achieved from the pain in this scheme.
That is in addition to the expense incurred and the environmental impact of more stopping, standing still and starting of vehicles.

It is one common theme with some schemes: trying to understand the benefits. The line would be to regenerate an unused area of the town. Although I have no proof it wouldn't surprise me if there was a lot of nodding and winking this through; meanwhile, Vickie Park is being eroded.