Here is what one resident thinks:
Whilst I appreciate that these works have to take
place, it's frustrating that no formal
notification was sent out to me or my neighbours, meaning aside from the signs
which went up along the A127 I was completely unaware of the extent and duration
of works, or the proposed detours until the day before when I contacted my
local councillors.
We are fairly fortunate that at the moment the children
are off school which should make this easier in the mornings at least, but I
can already see there being a mass of congestion because of a lack of planning
and alternative routes.
Yesterday evening my journey home took around 25 minutes
longer than normal and I noted that the traffic at Progress Road was still
stacked way back towards Rayleigh at gone 7pm when its normally quite clear at
this time. This morning it seemed that
the lights to the right of The Fairway had been adjusted to allow more cars
through to aid with congestion, however those immediately to the left had not,
meaning the traffic would bunch up more making it impossible to exit or turn
into the Fairway safely.
For the second phase of the works, where the main entry
to The Fairway is to be closed, the current proposed detour means over a
minimum 10 week period, I will be travelling around an extra 300 miles to get
into work etc. I am not on a realistic
public transport link to where I work and having walked the proposed route, I
am not convinced that the roads in question around the Bellhouse Lane area are
suitable for the weight of traffic that will be coming through.
Chris Adley
Wayletts, Old Eastwood Road
Chris is not the only resident to have made their feelings known to me, but they are the first since the roadworks went in.
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