O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

[giveusaB]

Update on the town to turf.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x921eam

[karatekid]

Drove through today for the first time since completion and it was pretty easy with the new lights to be fair. Nice smooth road is a strange feeling though.

[Goliath]

Drove through today for the first time since completion and it was pretty easy with the new lights to be fair. Nice smooth road is a strange feeling though.

Interesting that this thread has gone very quiet since it's been opening up and nearly completed. I doubt that would be the case if there was any hold ups at the new lights.
It looks like they've done a pretty good job to me with a few hiccups along the way.

[claret5]

Interesting that this thread has gone very quiet since it's been opening up and nearly completed. I doubt that would be the case if there was any hold ups at the new lights.
It looks like they've done a pretty good job to me with a few hiccups along the way.

And only took a year

[Goliath]

And only took a year

It's pretty much on schedule.

[GetIntoEm]

Due for completion Summer 2024, so hit the plan.

i go through there twice a day and its night and day, traffic moves so much better as well as looking a lot nicer.

great success in my opinion

[giveusaB]

Burnley Civic Quarter Masterplan: Here are the plans to transform Manchester Road in the town centre - have your say.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/pol ... ay-4716421

[Goliath]

Looks great. Hope they can do something with that ugly old Endsleigh building across from the Town Hall.

[giveusaB]

It’s now apartments.

[GetIntoEm]

It’s now apartments.

You say apartments, but it's more of a crack hovel

[Staniola]

The roads and pavements look fine now they’re finished, but can anyone explain why they’ve made Plumbe Street from the Vintage Claret to the Oxford one way. It means that to access the Fulledge and Burnley Wood areas, you either have to go round to Tod Road and back down Temple Street or Parliament Street. Or you could go down Finsley Gate from Mcr Road. All for making 50 metres of Plumbe St one way. It doesn’t make sense to me?

[GetIntoEm]

The roads and pavements look fine now they’re finished, but can anyone explain why they’ve made Plumbe Street from the Vintage Claret to the Oxford one way. It means that to access the Fulledge and Burnley Wood areas, you either have to go round to Tod Road and back down Temple Street or Parliament Street. Or you could go down Finsley Gate from Mcr Road. All for making 50 metres of Plumbe St one way. It doesn’t make sense to me?

Traffic flow when it's busy, not blocking the main road with cars trying to get in and out of plumb street. Sensible decision

[Staniola]

Unless you live up there or need to access it.

[GetIntoEm]

Not many houses on that stretch, but it's fine that people need something to moan about

[Staniola]

Not many houses on that stretch, but it's fine that people need something to moan about

You’ve totally missed the point.

[GetIntoEm]

You’ve totally missed the point.

What's the point? Clearly I have. There's still access, flow of traffic improves, area looks better.

[Staniola]

Not many houses on that stretch, but it's fine that people need something to moan about

You’ve totally missed the point.

[GetIntoEm]

Obviously twice

[Staniola]

You’ve totally missed the point.

Yep, good night

[bfcjg]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8gCnE_VK ... aWdodHM%3D

[Loyalclaret]

As a pedestrian I am very happy with the finished crossing. I live up Pike Hill way and the traffic seems to flow, which is good. However getting out of TK Maxx and travelling East towards the Landmark for the motorway or Duke Bar is now a pain. Best way seems to right at the lights, past Calico/bus station and left back towards the lights...

[lagerbilly]

A new one to add for anyone that cuts through towneley park fro todmorden rd to brunshaw rd.The road up the hill that comes between the 2 garden centres will be closed just above the duck pond for around 2 weeks from 5th August. Access in and out of the park will be via the todmorden Rd entrance.

[gandhisflipflop]

More disruption this morning. The roundabout at the bottom of the cinema has been partially closed. This morning coming into Burnley you could only turn left to go up towards the college meaning for traffic that usually continued around the roundabout up towards Halfords you had to continue towards Asda then come back on yourself towards the aldi junction. It’s causing major tailbacks and likely to affect traffic in both directions ahead of tonight’s game if it’s still there. I would suggest avoiding junction 11 for westbound traffic and for eastbound traffic use junction 9

[Smidge]

M65 closed both ways junction 8 to 10
Expected to be clear by 9.45am
I wouldn't bank on that though

[Loyalclaret]

Colleagues finding it very difficult to get into town from Padiham/double roundabouts.

[Falcon]

M65 closed between junctions 8 and 10.

Traffic very heavy on alternative routes via Barrowford Road and through Burnley.

[gawthorpe_view]

Barrowford Road, (Padiham bypass) is stopped in both directions.
Knock on effect in Padiham very slow/ stopped traffic,
Moor Lane, from St Leonard's Church to the bypass is gridlocked both ways.

[Clovius Boofus]

Average speed cameras to be installed along Colne Rd. I was hoping for good ones, but I suppose average cameras are better than none. Of course, I jest.

Anyhow, this is excellent news.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/tra ... ey-4810669

[Sheedyclaret]

Average speed cameras to be installed along Colne Rd. I was hoping for good ones, but I suppose average cameras are better than none. Of course, I jest.

Anyhow, this is excellent news.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/tra ... ey-4810669

Good only taken them about 20 years

[Clovius Boofus]

At least it's finally going to happen though, and with modern average speed tech, rather than a handful of old speed cameras where people hit the accelerator when clear.

[Clovius Boofus]

BTW: I hope they install high tech CCTV along the route at the same time.

[Vintage Claret]

Temp lights on Eastern Ave at junction with Bancroft Road industrial estate this morning.

Not a workman in sight, traffic queueing back to Premier Inn

[gandhisflipflop]

Major gasworks set to get underway 18th October on the roundabout near princess way and the college

[Aclaret]

Major Roadworks in Rawtenstall between now, October until May 2025 !

[Goliath]

Major Roadworks in Rawtenstall between now, October until May 2025 !

What are they doing?

[Clovius Boofus]

Temp lights on Eastern Ave at junction with Bancroft Road industrial estate this morning.

Not a workman in sight, traffic queueing back to Premier Inn

Best of all, the excavation is on the pavement side, not in the road.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Best of all, the excavation is on the pavement side, not in the road.

We seem to be seeing more and more of this.

[pushpinpussy]

Best of all, the excavation is on the pavement side, not in the road.

how dare they prioritise the safety of their employees over road users

[Aclaret]

What are they doing?

Good question Goliath. Lots of work will be going on around every approach to the town centre to help with the flow of traffic to the roundabout I believe.
The thing is, when they arnt digging the roads up the flow isn't too bad. Just been on Burnley Rd, Rawtenstall, traffic lights near Spar, no work going on with the traffic management guy sat in his van, playing on his phone.

To get through Rawtenstall there aren't many alternatives, if the Council keep on giving permission for these massive housing estates to be built on the hillsides off Burnley Rd, where every house has 2 or 3 cars the problem will just get worse. I don't think they realise that the roads in Rawtenstall just can't take all this amount of extra traffic.

[Bordeauxclaret]

how dare they prioritise the safety of their employees over road users

That’s fine when they are working there.
Common sense would indicate the lights can be removed when they are not on site. However it rarely seems to be the case.

[Goliath]

Good question Goliath. Lots of work will be going on around every approach to the town centre to help with the flow of traffic to the roundabout I believe.
The thing is, when they arnt digging the roads up the flow isn't too bad. Just been on Burnley Rd, Rawtenstall, traffic lights near Spar, no work going on with the traffic management guy sat in his van, playing on his phone.

To get through Rawtenstall there aren't many alternatives, if the Council keep on giving permission for these massive housing estates to be built on the hillsides off Burnley Rd, where every house has 2 or 3 cars the problem will just get worse. I don't think they realise that the roads in Rawtenstall just can't take all this amount of extra traffic.

Hopefully on the plus side the demand eventually leads to the long overdue reinstation of the trainline.

[Clovius Boofus]

how dare they prioritise the safety of their employees over road users

But there aren't working in the road. They are working on the footpath. No wonder this country is so screwed if temporary traffic lights have to be in operation every time someone digs a hole in the FOOTPATH.

[pushpinpussy]

Wow. Just because they are working On a footpath does not mean it’s not dangerous for workers, pedestrians, road users or cyclists etc. Try thinking of other people. I’m not saying anything else

[Clovius Boofus]

Wow. Just because they are working On a footpath does not mean it’s not dangerous for workers, pedestrians, road users or cyclists etc. Try thinking of other people. I’m not saying anything else

They have also made a safe pedestrian walkway that's barriered off on the footpath. Nobody has to step out into out into the road or work in the road. Anyway, I'm glad you're not going to say anything else on this matter. It will make a nice change for you not to spam-on about something you haven't seen and know nothing about.

[karatekid]

Average speed cameras to be installed along Colne Rd. I was hoping for good ones, but I suppose average cameras are better than none. Of course, I jest.

Anyhow, this is excellent news.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/tra ... ey-4810669

Good news and according to that article it’s only going to take 9 months to install them. April 2025-December 2025.

[Clovius Boofus]

Good news and according to that article it’s only going to take 9 months to install them. April 2025-December 2025.

That means two years then in this country.

[Wile E Coyote]

No idea what the hold up on whalley road clayton le moors, but took best part of an hour to go from sparth road junction up to hare and hounds at Burnley road. about 600 yards.

[Clovius Boofus]

No idea what the hold up on whalley road clayton le moors, but took best part of an hour to go from sparth road junction up to hare and hounds at Burnley road. about 600 yards.

I got stuck in it last Friday. It's a nightmare.

[Loyalclaret]

Temp lights on Eastern Ave at junction with Bancroft Road industrial estate this morning.

Not a workman in sight, traffic queueing back to Premier Inn

Lights are not on this evening. Was jammed up this morning when I came down past Queens Park

[gandhisflipflop]

No idea what the hold up on whalley road clayton le moors, but took best part of an hour to go from sparth road junction up to hare and hounds at Burnley road. about 600 yards.

I was stuck in this yesterday. They’re there until early November I believe. It’s bad up that road at the best of times when the normal lights are on, now there’s temp lights it’s a nightmare