I recently wrote about the continuing spread of road works in Nottingham, sanctioned by the morons who run our local councils. I mentioned that Mansfield 
Road in Arnold had new road works, adding to the problems already on the ring road at the Aspley Lane junction, and the closure of the railway crossing on Vernon Road (leading to drivers taking detours via the ring road).
Well, I was on a lesson today and I was planning to take the pupil through Ravenshead at around 6.30pm. Remembering the road works up there, and seeing traffic backed up to the Oxclose Lane junction, I decided to detour via the Bestwood Estate and come into Ravenshead via Bestwood Village.
This would have been fine – except that the idiots have now closed Bestwood Road through the village for road works there too (resurfacing). And they think they’re clever by putting up signs at different stages warning of closures for 6 days, 3 days, and 5 days respectively. In other words, the road will be closed for TWO WEEKS in total. So there’s no way of avoiding the gridlock on Mansfield Road at all.
I repeat what I’ve said many times before. They are total, complete, and utter fools.
Update: The day after I wrote this I checked out Ruddington Lane. It is now open, but has three-way temporary lights at the South Nottingham Industrial Estate – meaning there are still big hold ups there. Unless those are removed, closing Wilford Lane on 27th August will cause chaos. Just to point out again that the work here started LAST September, and was due to last “approximately” three months. The road has been closed for ELEVEN months.
Oh yes. And there are now also three-way temporary lights on the A60 Loughborough Road at the junction with Boundary Road. The council pillocks have allowed Western Power to start work on the electricity cabling near there.
Edit: Aspley Lane improvement – comment.