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Stafford Traffic.
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kyoto49
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Do you work close? Within 6 miles of town then ride a bike
I keep saying this but they'd rather moan about the traffic than get off their arse's and ride a bike
John Marwood
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Ruddy Euston train has been ruddy cancelled and the ruddg trains to Birmingham are ruddy going darn like ruddy flies
Ruddy
Ruddy
captainpish
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Id love to ride a bike but i dont think id fit a van full of kit plus a 500kilo commercial boiler in my backpack and be able to get round the midlands.I keep saying this but they'd rather moan about the traffic than get off their arse's and ride a bike
Gramaisc
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joshua
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Preliminary work has started on a £16 million relief road to ease Stafford’s traffic congestion.
Engineers began assessments at the site of the proposed western access route this week. A planning application, is due to be submitted next spring, say county bosses.
The road aims to cut congestion around the railway station and the Chell Road area by linking the A518 Newport Road at Castlefields with the A34 at Foregate Street.
The route is included in an £80m investment for Staffordshire, which was announced in July.
The Government said the money would be invested in new roads, business sites and training facilities.
A consultation into the revived route was initially carried out in December 2009 but the project was postponed by the Government the following year due to spending cuts. It comes as another £4m will go towards a new roundabout junction on the A34 to improve access to a new £300m power station in Meaford, near Stafford.
A report outlining progress on the scheme was being presented to the county council’s cabinet today.
Stafford borough chiefs have said the road will help reach the target of building 7,000 homes and creating 90 areas of employment in the coming years.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...-relief-road-in-bid-to-ease-towns-congestion/
Engineers began assessments at the site of the proposed western access route this week. A planning application, is due to be submitted next spring, say county bosses.
The road aims to cut congestion around the railway station and the Chell Road area by linking the A518 Newport Road at Castlefields with the A34 at Foregate Street.
The route is included in an £80m investment for Staffordshire, which was announced in July.
The Government said the money would be invested in new roads, business sites and training facilities.
A consultation into the revived route was initially carried out in December 2009 but the project was postponed by the Government the following year due to spending cuts. It comes as another £4m will go towards a new roundabout junction on the A34 to improve access to a new £300m power station in Meaford, near Stafford.
A report outlining progress on the scheme was being presented to the county council’s cabinet today.
Stafford borough chiefs have said the road will help reach the target of building 7,000 homes and creating 90 areas of employment in the coming years.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/...-relief-road-in-bid-to-ease-towns-congestion/
airbusA346
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I keep saying this but they'd rather moan about the traffic than get off their arse's and ride a bike
Not everyone can ride a bike.
Gramaisc
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Not everyone can ride a bike.
John Marwood
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It's the economy stupid...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...me-high-number-white-van-man-miles-soars.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...me-high-number-white-van-man-miles-soars.html
Trumpet
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Then you woke up.Had a lovely cycle to work today along the lines, all the cyclist had lights on and 3 or 4 people wished me good morning, was really rather pleasant, despite the fact I got f*ckin drenched
John Marwood
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Do you work close? Within 6 miles of town then ride a bike
In my case I drive home for lunch to let my dogs out (not really a choice I made given they were my late mothers dogs). If the weather is good I will cycle one of the legs of the journey.
Just wish they'd hurry up and build that cycle bridge. It'll speed things up a bit.
Much of the alternative routes are full of roadworks too.
phildo
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I queue to get through the various road works in Stafford, then queue to get through Stone and finally Longton Road in Trentham has been on 1 way temporary lights for the past 8 weeks... all in all, a journey that used to be 25 mins is regularly taking almost an hour most days and on 3-4 occasions it's been over 90mins!!
kyoto49
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No that was my journey to work reality. Bet no-one in a car has strangers saying good morning to them and giving them a cheery wave during their journey............more likely to get the v's or middle finger when in a car!
Kickstart
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Quite often get a cheery wave in the car on the way to work from another MX5. Not a clue who they are.
All the best
Keith
Laurie61
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Gramaisc
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I wonder if they're possibly mistaking you for somebody else? A friend of mine was driving an MX5 during the period just after her first grandchild was born - a blue one with a blonde driver passed me in Eastgate Street with the hood down just after the arrival, so I jovially shouted "Oi! Granny!" at her. Unfortunately, when she turned around to look, I realised that it wasn't her at all - I got several more glowers off this woman over a period of years....