I hve lived in my new house for 3 months now. Ever since I moved here there have been roadworks on the main road out of the town centre towards my house.
Most of this time, the roadworks have had single file traffic controlled by traffic lights, creating tailbacks at rush hour of up to a mile / 20 minutes.
The roadworks have involved several different contractors doing different works - gas, telecoms, water.
What I dont understand is who controls all this work? Do the companies have to apply to the Council for permission to dig up the road and install temporary traffic controls? Why are there no requirements for these roadworks to take as little time as possible, and cause as little disruption as possible? I think its ridiculous in this day and age that you can drive past these roadworks at 6pm after queueing for 20 minutes, and theres NOBODY working there!
Add to this the hazard of malfunctioning traffic lights - I drove past this morning and no lights were showing in any direction (an old gas powered wired traffic light set). Words cant say how cross this makes me! I mean, how hard is it to check a fuel gauge and fill it up before they go home?! And why arent all companies now using the new wireless sets?
Most of this time, the roadworks have had single file traffic controlled by traffic lights, creating tailbacks at rush hour of up to a mile / 20 minutes.
The roadworks have involved several different contractors doing different works - gas, telecoms, water.
What I dont understand is who controls all this work? Do the companies have to apply to the Council for permission to dig up the road and install temporary traffic controls? Why are there no requirements for these roadworks to take as little time as possible, and cause as little disruption as possible? I think its ridiculous in this day and age that you can drive past these roadworks at 6pm after queueing for 20 minutes, and theres NOBODY working there!
Add to this the hazard of malfunctioning traffic lights - I drove past this morning and no lights were showing in any direction (an old gas powered wired traffic light set). Words cant say how cross this makes me! I mean, how hard is it to check a fuel gauge and fill it up before they go home?! And why arent all companies now using the new wireless sets?