Folkestone to Honiton I believe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Coast_Trunk_Road
Would love it if there was one. We could get to the in-laws' in Devon 3 hours rather than 6 (and perhaps more importantly get away from them at the same rate
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Folkestone to Honiton I believe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Coast_Trunk_Road
Would love it if there was one. We could get to the in-laws' in Devon 3 hours rather than 6 (and perhaps more importantly get away from them at the same rate
)
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Indeed. Anyone who is expecting a dual carriageway through the National Park is going to be disappointed.
BensGrandad
New member
Are we going back to the original idea that was agreed then shelved as too expensive to improve the roads to
have a motorway from Folkestone to Honiton and take that road at Crossbush somewhere. All the houses in Warren Road were compulsory purchased and then resold very cheap when the scheme was shelved. It was going to cost billions IIRC.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
No.
The "Folkestone to Honiton Trunk Road" was never a proposal. It was merely the name that the then Highways Agency gave to the route of the several long-established trunk roads that run between Folkestone and Honiton.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That is the proposal.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
You're more than welcome to the cash being spent on this white elephant:-
A259 Bognor Regis to Littlehampton Pedestrian and Cycle Route
https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/highways-and-transport/ncn2
Unless yet another new town (which will be the areas 4th (FOURTH) is being built between Middleton and Climping this is completely worthless.
We cycle it regularly, there's never a problem, I doubt more than 50 people cycle that route, daily.
Nobody has ever walked through that desolate wasteland.
Yet here we are getting a cycle path and pedestrian stretch path of around 3m wide along most of its 4.4km length and separated from the main road.
The video stops where it meets the cycle path a Climping.
We don't use this either, which always induces abuse from at least 1 irate driver.
What they don't appreciate is the path just stops at the bridge.
The pavement stops across the bridge, leaving a grass verge, for 200 yards before the main roundabout, with no cycle lane on any of the exits.
Once again, for reasons I'm sure look good on paper, cyclists have a load of money wasted in our name, which will inevitably put us at risk.
A259 Bognor Regis to Littlehampton Pedestrian and Cycle Route
https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/highways-and-transport/ncn2
Unless yet another new town (which will be the areas 4th (FOURTH) is being built between Middleton and Climping this is completely worthless.
We cycle it regularly, there's never a problem, I doubt more than 50 people cycle that route, daily.
Nobody has ever walked through that desolate wasteland.
Yet here we are getting a cycle path and pedestrian stretch path of around 3m wide along most of its 4.4km length and separated from the main road.
The video stops where it meets the cycle path a Climping.
We don't use this either, which always induces abuse from at least 1 irate driver.
What they don't appreciate is the path just stops at the bridge.
The pavement stops across the bridge, leaving a grass verge, for 200 yards before the main roundabout, with no cycle lane on any of the exits.
Once again, for reasons I'm sure look good on paper, cyclists have a load of money wasted in our name, which will inevitably put us at risk.
Those Team Cyclist v Team Driver videos and threads aren't just going to make themselves you know.
Oh i dunno might be able to get our forth striker with a few bob to spare
He'll be Scottish then.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
True. A dual carriageway around it though....
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Think I've heard they are already looking at this
One day we'll get a thread where I'm firmly 'Team Cyclist', it's certainly not happened yet.
Littlehampton is getting some cosmetic touches due to the 2 new towns being built around it:-
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/news/a259-improvements-scheme-one-step-closer/
The estimated cost of these are currently, at most, £24,000,000.
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
They need to upgrade the A27 ( going eastbound ) turnoff onto the A23 going north to 2 lanes as well, as it's a nasty-accident-in-waiting currently between 7 and 9am.
- Aug 8, 2005
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They should have widened the road back in the 1980's when they had bought all the houses. It is the only solution really. Any other route is massively expensive and an environmental disaster that would get swampy and his mates very motivated. Me included!
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Whilst they are at it can they put a flyover at Washington roundabout, almost back to Findon in the mornings now
Only one answer:-
JETPACKS
JETPACKS
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,027
yes, that ship is sunk. what they could do at least is improve the road to the standard of the Beddingham-Middle Farm, which is a respectable bit of road. from there to Polegate is poor and a Selmeston bypass would be in order too. would even £700m cover that?
mikeyjh
Well-known member
This, upgrade the railways, increase the capacity, quality and reliability on both East and West lines, job done.
The Birdman
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They should have finished the Worthing road years ago now it's going to cost 10 times as much.
I never understood why the A27 has not been upgraded from Dover to Southampton it would open up East Sussex to all the builders who are trying to build all over West Sussex.
I never understood why the A27 has not been upgraded from Dover to Southampton it would open up East Sussex to all the builders who are trying to build all over West Sussex.