A303 Common Sense?

[Nick_F]

Reportedly the 3-month closure of the 303 has been put-off for the time being. Hopefully for just long enough for someone with some brains to assess the alternatives.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7787340.stm

[RedexR]

For Gods sake why can't they just build a nice new road whilst using the old one , not rocket science is it ? Most other new roads are built like this like the new Ottery section of the A303.

[anonymous-user]

I get on at upavon a303 to the m3....will this effect me?

[cptsideways]

Well we were due to be in the midst of the diversion, an aboslute crazy diversion route that involved sending westbound A303 traffic through our town which already has 5 sets of traffic lights & peak time queue's of 10-15 mins & its only a poxy little place (a set of lights for every new build mini estate more or less) It would have been total & absolute gridlock of biblical proportions.

Who'ever designed the diversion route had no idea whatsoever & I really mean no idea!!!

[jeevescat]

For once, thank God, common sense prevailed.

[stigmundfreud]

anyone that knows Castle Cary would know that it simply cannot accomodate peak traffic

I guess they hired "consultants" to design the route