Nope I object.
That'll make it all but impossible to cycle west to east in any part of West Sussex.
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[Sussex] A27 Route Decision Delayed .... again!
- Thread starter Tim Over Whelmed
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That'll make it all but impossible to cycle west to east in any part of West Sussex.
BensGrandad
New member
If that can be done so as to stop cyclists using A class roads that has to be a bonus . Make them only use B class roads so they only hold up tractors not cars, buses and lorries
As you can imagine I detest cyclists and the way they hog the road riding side by side.
Not Andy Naylor
Well-known member
I don’t bother with them any more. I think it’s quicker to drive through the city centre.
Djmiles
Barndoor Holroyd
This. The last 3 times I’ve gone West, all 3 times have been quicker to go through the City Centre. An absolute joke of a bypass.
Shhh! Or they'll all be doing it! Let's keep it our little secret!
But yes, that roundabout-infested ringroad is all but unusable in the summer. I also often drive through Lewes when coming home from Uckfield, plus going through Sompting is sometimes quicker than using the main A27. The A27 is an utter joke. It's the one thing dear Lord Bracknell and I never agreed on. If he were still with us he'd be making posts about how forty year old traffic surveys 'prove' that the A27 is actually over-engineered and has a massive surplus capacity.
bWize
Well-known member
- Nov 6, 2007
- 1,693
Preferred route just been confirmed.
https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/breaking-news-250m-arundel-bypass-route-announced-1-8494945
https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/breaking-news-250m-arundel-bypass-route-announced-1-8494945
So what do you think of it?
They don't even plan to start work for over 2 years.
Where on earth would a 'small' bypass around Houghton run!?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Which is it. I get fed up with being asked to switch my adblocker off, just to read one article.
Bob!
Coffee Buyer
- Jul 5, 2003
- 11,630
Highways England has announced its preferred route for the A27 Arundel bypass. After months of public consultation, it was announced at a press conference in Arundel this morning that a tweaked version of Option 5a was the route they had chosen. The tweaked 5a option, which has been announced as the preferred choice by Highways England A Highways England spokesman said the route had been altered to lessen the impact on Binsted and to remove as little ancient woodland as possible after listening to residents concerns. Another public consultation will be held on the amendments to the route, with work expected to start in late 2020 and the road to open in 2023.
Read more at: https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/breaking-news-250m-arundel-bypass-route-announced-1-8494945
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That's good. I liked the look of 5a when I saw the diagrams. Thank you.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
I like it - it does the key thing of keeping the traffic away from Arundel. Worthing and Chi next please.
So for those who use the route a lot, was this the worst part of the journey, and how much difference would you expect it to make?
And in comparison, how much difference would a Worthing bypass make?
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Getting through / round Arundel can take a VERY long time, with the tailbacks at Crossbush heading West (can be 15 - 20 minutes, and sometimes worse), at the roundabout just past the railway station (all the way down the hill sometimes) and on the old bypass in the lead up to the roundabout over the bridge. The whole thing can easily add half an hour to the journey.
Coming the other way, we often get stuck coming down the hill past the White Swan just after switch from dual to single carriageway.
What happens generally is the locals go through Arundel to avoid the snarl ups and in turn snarl up both roundabouts as they try and rejoin. The same happens on the West bound at Crossbush as cars fly up the inside lane, as if to turn left to LA, but try and nip in later on, or even accelerate after the lights and nip in front of the cars turning right.
To your other question - we still need a bypass for Worthing, as the section up to each roundabout (Offington and Grove Lodge) snarls up under even moderate traffic, and Lions Farm also produces its own long tailback often to Grove Lodge. Chi can also add 30 mins onto a West bound journey, with most Sat Navs now directing people back through the City to avoid it.
Through Arundel?
I favor teleporting. Trekkie style.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Anecdotal I know but I've been held up through Arundel more than through Worthing. I would have said the Chichester "bypass" is by far the worst place for holdups though (I, too, tend to drive through the city instead these days)