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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
A21 set for traffic lights as part of Queensway Gateway works
Temporary traffic lights have returned to a road in Hastings as the final phase of a major highway improvement scheme continues at Sussex Highways has been working with Balfour Beatty Living Places since last September to carry out works to connect Queensway Gateway to the A21 Sedlescombe Road work forms part of the Queensway Gateway Project which is expected to be completed this summer. It was originally due to be finished by Sussex Highways has confirmed that traffic lights will remain in place on the A21 until the final stage of the junction improvement work is complete. A spokesperson said: "The temporary lights will cover half the distance as they did previously, from The Ridge flyover to the southern side of Junction Road. This should reduce the amount of queuing."John Bownas, manager of Love Hastings, says the concern is that this is "going to slow down traffic even more"."The real worry that we're looking at here is chaos being caused by two-way traffic lights," he East Sussex Highways spokesperson said that everything is being done to "minimise the disruption and complete the work as quickly as possible".During the final phase of work, 3,000 cubic metres of earth will be removed from an embankment, a water main will be relocated, and work will be carried out on the northern filter lane and signalised complete, the road - which will connect Queensway with the A21 in northern Hastings/St Leonards - is expected to improve traffic flow between Bexhill and and Rye MP Helena Dollimore has been critical of the delays to this project, telling House of Commons in December that residents refer to it as the "road to nowhere".
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Traffic lights to give emergency vehicles TT access road priority
Temporary traffic lights to allow priority to be given to emergency vehicles have begun operating on an access road linking the inside and outside of the TT route runs along the heritage trail between Douglas and Braddan, allowing access to Noble's Hospital and some homes on the inside of the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) said the measure was needed as it was the only route available for vehicles to the hospital and outside of the course during road public has also been reminded that pedestrians are banned from the route when it is open to traffic during TT sessions. The route is restricted to bikes, motorbikes, cars and small vans with a weight under 3.5 tonnes, and under 10.9ft (3.35m) in DOI had carried out repairs, line marking and safety-critical verge management on the route prior to the start of the event on department said during race and practice sessions its staff would be stationed at either side of the route to activate the traffic lights to "ensure uninterrupted emergency services access to and from the hospital"."While being stopped from entering the access road can be frustrating, we ask for your patience and understanding whilst our team members assist the emergency services," it addedAdditional signage has been put in place this year to advise road-users that traffic may be stopped. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
CBC
23-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Bay Roberts traffic light was meant to improve safety, but it's never been activated
A costly project that was intended to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety in Bay Roberts has hit a stubborn red light following an embarrassing mistake — and town officials are being very guarded when it comes to the release of information as efforts to resolve the problem are explored. The town spent roughly $500,000 last year to upgrade the busy intersection at Route 70 and Sawdust Road, and install traffic/pedestrian lights. The project received the green light after years of complaints about how this section of road through Bay Roberts is not pedestrian friendly, and how drivers are often forced to dart across multiple lanes of traffic in order to enter and exit Route 70. But for some unexplained reason, one of the poles for the lighting system was installed less than a car's length from Lodge MacKay, a Masonic lodge located at the intersection, on the eastern side of Route 70. It turns out the pole was placed on land owned by the Masons, and no one is saying how the mistake was made, or what options are being considered in order to finally flip the switch and activate the traffic and pedestrian lights. So for many months, the traffic lights have been covered in garbage bags that have become tattered by the wind, and the buttons intended to activate a pedestrian crossing serve no purpose. When she saw the lights being installed last year, Sawdust Road resident Vera Molloy was both relieved and overjoyed. "We thought at last our problems are being addressed," Molloy told CBC News during an interview at the intersection on Thursday morning. But weeks and months went by and the lights were never activated. Then the rumours started. And now, Molloy and others are tired of waiting. Molloy is an avid walker, and she has to walk several hundred metres to access a pedestrian crossing, and then double back in order in order to get to the shopping mall or the bank on the opposite side of Route 70. And left turns are not permitted when she exits Sawdust Road onto Route 70 in her car, so again she has to drive south and find a place to turn around in order to travel north, while being mindful of the heavy traffic that's common in this area. "How would you like to skip across there this morning? Across four lanes of traffic to get over there, it's not good," Molloy said while gesturing at the wide road and struggling to be heard over the growling engines passing by. Sawdust Road is a popular area for 50-plus housing units, and more are being constructed. Molloy and her husband relocated to Bay Roberts a few years ago from the Burin Peninsula. While they enjoy living in the town, they are not comfortable with the traffic situation. "It causes us lots of problems." Acting Mayor Geoff Seymour declined an interview request, saying it's a "legal issue" and "I can't say much." Seymour directed CBC News to the town's new chief administrative officer, Dave Tibbo. He also declined a recorded interview, saying only that negotiations between the parties involved are underway and that he's "100 per cent committed to resolving the situation very soon."
CTV News
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
New traffic lights installed in Hunter River, P.E.I. to ease traffic
Image shows where new traffic lights at Route 2 and Route 13 in Hunter River, P.E.I., will be added.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Improvements at key Preston junction will likely take 6-8 weeks
Work to replace ageing traffic lights and make key junctions more accessible to all pedestrians is due to begin later in County Council said the improvements to the A6 Garstang Road's junction with Blackpool Road were expected to take six to eight weeks with "the most disruptive elements" initially taking place works at Garstang Road's junction with Moor Lane and the Stanley Street junction with Church Street, near HMP Preston, have been completed ahead of traffic lights have reached the end of their life and are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain, the council said. 'Continued patience' To minimise disruption, further traffic light replacement works will be carried out on Garstang Road, Black Bull Lane and Sharoe Green Lane during the school summer holidays in July and Townsend, director of highways and transport, said: "It is important for us to carefully plan these works and undertake replacements as the traffic lights age and begin to become worn out. "We're also going to bring the existing controlled pedestrian facilities at these locations up to modern standards and make them more accessible for blind and partially sighted users."We would like to thank people for their continued patience throughout these essential works." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
