The idiots at the City Council have sanctioned road works on Mansfield Road – matrix signs have been proclaiming it for the last month or so. This is on top of the over-running tram works, and the pointless “improvements” to the ring road junctions on Middleton and Western boulevards. It is also on top of mounting additional road works to replace traffic lights, gas mains, electrical cabling, and water pipes at numerous locations. And on top of various restrictions due to building projects (e.g. on Wilford Lane). Clifton has got temporary lights up all over the place. It is impossible to move in Nottingham at the moment – although it’s been like this for almost two years, and is destined to stay that way for as long again.
It is not easy to find out much about the Mansfield Road work – its duration, for example. Nottingham City Council prints its own playing cards on these matters, and refuses to show them to anyone else.
Al I have found so far is this story in the Nottingham Evening Post from January this year. You may be surprised to discover that the work has nothing to do with improving the junction for motorists. It’s another asinine project aimed at cyclists. Yes, they are going to build a cycle path for cyclists to ignore, like they ignore all other cycle paths as it suits them.
And be warned that the same is earmarked for Dunkirk roundabout in the near future. Don’t be surprised if the work starts there during the current tram works, and before the Mansfield Road work is completed.
It comes as no surprise to see that Jane Urquhart is involved:
When told we could be provided the money to do more difficult projects at Mansfield Road and Dunkirk roundabout, we thought it was too good an opportunity to miss.
This woman is not of this world. She’s already shown her mettle (here and here), and with this utterance has confirmed her total disconnection with the real world – and the thousands of motorists who will be held up still further by the absolute travesty that is Nottingham. Urquhart and her cronies have destroyed this once fine city, and they are now just pissing on the rubble as they allow more and more road works to commence.
Until I find a definitive answer, you can be certain that for the amount of money involved – and the level of incompetence being wielded by Nottingham City Council – the disruption will last for at least two months.