A34 - M4 Misery

[NikB]

What the hell is going on with the North bound A34 -> M4 junction?

It's been abject misery since last Thursday - it's normally quiet.

I think they've been resurfacing it at night, and they mentioned the traffic lights on the radio each time it's been bad.

Any ideas? Why are they fixing it?

[james_gt3rs]

M4 between J12 and 10 has been terrible this week... possibly backing up to Newbury?

[nickg123]

The lights on the roundabout are out of sync apparently, who'd think it would take over 2-3 days to fix though!

[ukbabz]

http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/motorists-told-...

I don't get why they don't just turn the buggers off when they're causing that mayhem. It's still a roundabout!

[NormanD]

ukbabz said:

I don't get why they don't just turn the buggers off when they're causing that mayhem. It's still a roundabout!

I think they could turn most of the traffic lights off

There I live near the A322 south of the M3 J3
There are some twelve sets of traffic lights as well as three roundabouts in a two mile stretch

In SCC wisdom they have resett some lights, now tailbacks more or less all day

When ever we have a power cut and therefor no traffic lights
Magic, no traffic problems, and no accidents allong that stretch

Just goes to show what a wast of Time and Money they are

[NikB]

Ahh, that makes sense. What a fkin fk up. I've been heading up to the Compton turning then turning round and heading back - the South bound junction seems to be running a damn sight better!

Thanks chaps.

[twing]

Fixed now according to Newbury Weekly