Uncategorized RoadWhinge on 11 Dec 2006 10:10 am
It’s a Conspiracy…
…It must be.
Not only were the traffic queues this morning the worst I have seen, but the road-fairies have magically materialised a sign in my road saying that it will be closed for several days from the 15th of this month.
Goodness knows what’s with the traffic flowing (or, more accurately, failing to flow) into Luton from the Hitchin direction. There are three main ways to get into Luton town centre once one arrives from Hitchin. For the last couple of weeks, all these routes have been packed solid with barely moving traffic. I have no idea why.
Problems on the nearby M1 do tend to impact the traffic situation in Luton and Dunstable to an extent, but from what I have seen, the motorway has been no worse than usual during this time. I can only guess that one or more sets of roadworks is throwing everything into chaos… but I can’t figure out where.
No doubt the percentage of my life that I waste in the car will increase significantly this week. I know you are all eager to see the revised stats for in-car life wastage, so I’ll try to post new results when I have a clearer idea of how the week is going to pan out.
I mentioned the sign that has appeared in my road, didn’t I? What I want to know is why I haven’t been given any more information about the closure of the road and what it’s going to mean in practical terms. There are about 15 - 20 houses in the hamlet, all of which are accessed by the road which will apparently be closed. No one I have spoken to has had any notification through their door. We don’t even know which end of the road will be affected, and that makes a big difference as closure of one end will mean a detour adding 2 miles to the daily journey to work - and that’s before I even get to join the huge queue in Luton.
Not a good start to the week, and I rather expect things to go downhill from here…
on 11 Dec 2006 at 10:30 am 1.NickD said …
The reason for the traffic is the roadworks through the airport. They are resurfacing which means one lane is closed and there are mini traffic-lights in place.
I’ve managed to get my journey to work down from 1 hour to about 30 minutes by finding a little short-cut. But I’m not gonna tell you what it is
on 11 Dec 2006 at 10:31 am 2.DavidPike said …
Unfortunately that’s the trademark of the local council - no consideration!
on 11 Dec 2006 at 10:32 am 3.Adam said …
Roadworks through the airport?! Oh God, I’m going on holiday from Luton airport on Friday morning. Luckily, it’s at 3am so I hope I don’t run into any problems.
on 11 Dec 2006 at 10:43 am 4.NickD said …
The roadworks are round ‘the back way’ if you enter the airport from Eaton Green Road, not if you’re using the main entrance. However, there are plenty of other roadworks if you come off the M1 and head for the airport. These are also contributing to the general misery on the roads around Luton in the mornings.
Not to mention all those school run vehicles, but that’s another story