RE: Hammersmith Flyover re-opens (partly)
Friday 13th January 2012
At last, some good road-related news: the A4 at the Hammersmith flyover reopened at 0430 this morning, after being closed on 23 December last year.
Hammersmith Flyover re-opens (partly)
Only one lane and no HGVs, but it's definitely a move in the right direction...
Not all is yet well with the 1960s concrete structure, however, as the re-opening is only for one lane each way, and HGVs and coaches are still unable to use the road.
The 90,000 drivers who use the route daily are still advised to avoid the area if possible, however (not always easy if you have to drive pretty much anywhere in west London), as with one lane open traffic flow is still severely restricted.
The strengthening work will continue for the next four months, but Transport for London has promised that it will be completed well ahead of the Olympics. We very much hope that proves correct.
Read more about the problems of mid-20th century concrete roads in our feature here
Discussion
OdramaSwimLaden said:
They should just open it fully and have a disclaimer saying, "There is a 1 in a 1,000,000 chance you will crash and die if you use the flyover. If you do not accept the risk, please come off at the next exit".
Sorted!
I don't like those odds, It comes off in the movies.Sorted!
"There's a One In A Million Chance - but we just might make it"
. . . and they generally do.
They'll get the work done. These two articles will be forgotten. The end.
PH should learn from The Daily Fail when writing stories. Next time try and work terrorists into the headline.
Something like this;
'Terrorists Plot to Bomb Road Network and Ruin Olympics'.
See, that was easy. Lot's of hits from that sort of stuff. Actually regret writing that, I know it'll turn up on the Daily Mail site sooner or later!
PH should learn from The Daily Fail when writing stories. Next time try and work terrorists into the headline.
Something like this;
'Terrorists Plot to Bomb Road Network and Ruin Olympics'.
See, that was easy. Lot's of hits from that sort of stuff. Actually regret writing that, I know it'll turn up on the Daily Mail site sooner or later!
Hellbound said:
They'll get the work done. These two articles will be forgotten. The end.
PH should learn from The Daily Fail when writing stories. Next time try and work terrorists into the headline.
Something like this;
'Terrorists Plot to Bomb Road Network and Ruin Olympics'.
See, that was easy. Lot's of hits from that sort of stuff. Actually regret writing that, I know it'll turn up on the Daily Mail site sooner or later!
PS: Also try and include Katie Price or any Z list celebrity from TOWE etc.PH should learn from The Daily Fail when writing stories. Next time try and work terrorists into the headline.
Something like this;
'Terrorists Plot to Bomb Road Network and Ruin Olympics'.
See, that was easy. Lot's of hits from that sort of stuff. Actually regret writing that, I know it'll turn up on the Daily Mail site sooner or later!
Today, on the way from the Airport I drove over the flyover. One lane in each direction was blocked and there was not a single person working on it. Anyone familiar with London knows this is typical--that is for a road to be closed or blocked with nobody working on it in the middle of a work day.
My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
galt said:
Today, on the way from the Airport I drove over the flyover. One lane in each direction was blocked and there was not a single person working on it. Anyone familiar with London knows this is typical--that is for a road to be closed or blocked with nobody working on it in the middle of a work day.
My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
I thought the reason they've only opened one lane to limit the amount of traffic/weight on the bridge?My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
JonnyFive said:
galt said:
Today, on the way from the Airport I drove over the flyover. One lane in each direction was blocked and there was not a single person working on it. Anyone familiar with London knows this is typical--that is for a road to be closed or blocked with nobody working on it in the middle of a work day.
My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
I thought the reason they've only opened one lane to limit the amount of traffic/weight on the bridge?My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
Audi/BMW/RRS joke goes here
carreauchompeur said:
It's a worrying trend. These 60's flyovers are quite common and are invariably fairly strategic parts of the road network.
If the Cumberland Basin system in Bristol has to be substantially repaired it'll mean utter chaos for months.
But Bristol isn't in London so it will never make the news in our London-obsessed media.If the Cumberland Basin system in Bristol has to be substantially repaired it'll mean utter chaos for months.
JonnyFive said:
galt said:
Today, on the way from the Airport I drove over the flyover. One lane in each direction was blocked and there was not a single person working on it. Anyone familiar with London knows this is typical--that is for a road to be closed or blocked with nobody working on it in the middle of a work day.
My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
I thought the reason they've only opened one lane to limit the amount of traffic/weight on the bridge?My question is: why do people tolerate this? Why start a project if it can't be worked on every day? Surely the value of the time wasted by people stuck in traffic, and the wasted burned fuel must far exceed the cost of having the work done in 24hour shifts as is done in many (most) other major cities when roadwork is being done on a key route....
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