Easton Lane bottleneck set to be eased by Highways Agency (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Easton Lane bottleneck set to be eased by Highways Agency
1:44pm Tuesday 9th October 2012 in Winchester
By Andrew Napier
Easton Lane bottleneck set to be eased by Highways Agency
Winchester’s worst congestion blackspot could be eased by an improvement scheme announced by the Highways Agency.
Traffic tailbacks have become a worsening problem on Easton Lane in Winnall especially at afternoon rush hours as the M3-A34-A272 interchange struggles to cope with demand.
The agency has announced it will spend £400,000 in 2013 on better signing and lane designation changing the traffic lights and creating an extra lane at the junction.
In the South some £17.3 million is being spent as part of a £217 million national programme to remove bottlenecks and keep traffic moving on England’s motorways and major A roads.
The agency has also announced schemes at M27 junction 5, Eastleigh (widening approach roads, £4.9m, 2014-15) and M27 junction 3, Southampton (road widening £2m, 2014-15).
Winchester and Chandler’s Ford MP Steve Brine said: "Since my election I have badgered transport ministers about this junction which causes my constituents a great many problems so any investment which eases congestion, and the knock-on effect that has for Winnall especially, is welcome but I very much see this as phase one of much wider works.
“I am due to meet the new Transport Secretary shortly and will be discussing junction nine as well as the problem of surface noise from the M3 which impacts horribly in Winnall, Compton and down into Chandler's Ford.”
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AndrewRH
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2:25pm Tue 9 Oct 12
wasp1
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3:50pm Tue 9 Oct 12
AndrewRH wrote:Who cares
Are bicycle routes to be improved too?
Stevie G B
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7:26pm Tue 9 Oct 12
Stevie G B
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7:30pm Tue 9 Oct 12
AndrewRH wrote:You mean pavements? there are no bicycle routes in easton lane so you must mean "pedestrian lanes" that used to be called,and belonged to pedestrians...paveme
Are bicycle routes to be improved too?
nts :)
AndrewRH
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12:14am Wed 10 Oct 12
Belgarum
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10:08pm Thu 11 Oct 12
cardinalfang
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8:09am Mon 15 Oct 12
Belgarum wrote:Actually our road tax stopped paying for roads many years ago. It all goes into one big pot now. I dislike cyclists who ride dangerously as much as anyone else, but given that it is both cheaper and healthier than a car journey, we ought to encourage it with better lanes.
Well, if cyclists had to pay a compulsory tax to use the roads, had to carry an identification plate, and had to have compulsory insurance, then perhaps they would have a case for building cycle lanes. At the moment it's motorists who bankroll cyclists - most of whom show their gratitude by cycling through red lights, on the pavement and the wrong way down one-way streets.
retiredoldgit
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1:30pm Tue 16 Oct 12
I fear that the amount to be spent on the junction by the Highways Agency is again inadequate to do the job properly.
retiredoldgit
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2:33pm Tue 16 Oct 12
cardinalfang wrote:Perhaps pedestrians should carry an identification plate, and have compulsory insurance, to justify their use of the pavements...
Belgarum wrote:Actually our road tax stopped paying for roads many years ago. It all goes into one big pot now. I dislike cyclists who ride dangerously as much as anyone else, but given that it is both cheaper and healthier than a car journey, we ought to encourage it with better lanes.
Well, if cyclists had to pay a compulsory tax to use the roads, had to carry an identification plate, and had to have compulsory insurance, then perhaps they would have a case for building cycle lanes. At the moment it's motorists who bankroll cyclists - most of whom show their gratitude by cycling through red lights, on the pavement and the wrong way down one-way streets.
Stevie G B
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8:55pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Stevie G B
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9:06pm Tue 16 Oct 12
retiredoldgit wrote:lets not forget those in motorcarts that bomb along the pavements with no intention of slowing down! a few weeks ago in North Walls (walking up, narrow right hand side) I had to literally leap to one side as a grumpy looking pensioner was hell bent for leather and had no intention of slowing down...seen them on roads too, no license plates,probably no insurance,road tax ect So speeds should be restricted on those things! I think next time I get one coming my way will stand my ground!
cardinalfang wrote:Perhaps pedestrians should carry an identification plate, and have compulsory insurance, to justify their use of the pavements...
Belgarum wrote:Actually our road tax stopped paying for roads many years ago. It all goes into one big pot now. I dislike cyclists who ride dangerously as much as anyone else, but given that it is both cheaper and healthier than a car journey, we ought to encourage it with better lanes.
Well, if cyclists had to pay a compulsory tax to use the roads, had to carry an identification plate, and had to have compulsory insurance, then perhaps they would have a case for building cycle lanes. At the moment it's motorists who bankroll cyclists - most of whom show their gratitude by cycling through red lights, on the pavement and the wrong way down one-way streets.
winchester resident says...
2:16pm Tue 9 Oct 12