Imagine living next to this

Glenn A · Post by **Glenn A** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 19:48

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Sorry for the size of the link, but 30 years ago the residents of a hosuing estate in London had a very busy Ax road going right through the middle of their estate. Indeed until 1987 there was no relief from this until a by pass of the Rochester Way was built. The equivalent for me would be the Hillcrest estate in Whitehaven having an unmodernised S2 trunk road through the middle.

Keiji · Post by **Keiji** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 20:25

Living under the M4 seems like it wouldn't be much better IMO.

No wonder all their curtains are closed...!

Truvelo · Post by **Truvelo** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 20:58

This one beats them all. They seem to have planted tall trees in the garden to act as a screen

novaecosse · Post by **novaecosse** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 21:32

Truvelo wrote:This one beats them all. They seem to have planted tall trees in the garden to act as a screen

That'll be one where the brochure describes it as "excellent transport links"

AJK1982 · Post by **AJK1982** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 21:43

For "excellent transport links" how about living next to an NSL D3?

AndrewH · Post by **AndrewH** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 21:54

There are also those houses that are located alongside the M61.

Fairburn in North Yorks was an example as well before the A1(M) was built a few years ago.

rileyrob · Post by **rileyrob** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 22:03

AJK1982 wrote:For "excellent transport links" how about living next to an NSL D3?

What a bizarre looking house, it looks as though they got half way through building the upstairs, then gave up and put the roof on. There are no skylights to even suggest the attic is rooms!

PeterA5145 · Post by **PeterA5145** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 22:19

The southern approach viaduct for the Runcorn-Widnes Bridge scythes through an area of traditional terraced housing, some of which was left in very close proximity to the road.

jcpren · Post by **jcpren** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 22:34

How about an attic room in this building? I hope that barrier is up to the job if a lorry ever loses control!

DunsBus · Post by **DunsBus** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 23:15

Or this? I hope the crash barriers are up to the job!

Chris5156 · Post by **Chris5156** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 00:09

No imagination necessary for the residents of Ferngrove in Bury..!

There are houses on the other side of the street - it's just that the other side of the street is, er, on the other side of the M66.

xfield · Post by **xfield** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 09:01

Chris5156 wrote:No imagination necessary for the residents of Ferngrove in Bury..!

There are houses on the other side of the street - it's just that the other side of the street is, er, on the other side of the M66.

Carry on just up the road and they don't benefit from the screening... http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... .82,,0,1.9

B4591 · Post by **B4591** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 09:39

Some very substandard barrier work on the exit of the Brynglas Tunnels and just before a junction exit too.

PS if you were ever stuck in a traffic jam here, it would be fairly easy to peepo into those windows!

Bfivethousand · Post by **Bfivethousand** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:44

Must be divine living here with Active Traffic Management in operation

Paul Townsend · Post by **Paul Townsend** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:00

Chris5156 wrote:No imagination necessary for the residents of Ferngrove in Bury..!

There are houses on the other side of the street - it's just that the other side of the street is, er, on the other side of the M66.

Rather like Narborough Road, Leicester (A4500). Was there once a reserved tramway down the middle, later disused and the space taken up by the new road?

Burns · Post by **Burns** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:19

How about living in this house? I can't imagine it'd be much fun if someone came off the road here.

kit · Post by **kit** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 14:01

Burns wrote:How about living in this house? I can't imagine it'd be much fun if someone came off the road here.

It would probably be a blessing in disguise to demolish such an ugly house, though!

I always feel sorry for the people living here, having more or less constant HGV traffic rumbling past your house 24/7.

Glenn A · Post by **Glenn A** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 14:07

There are some awful locations that I have been past such as the M6 through Birmingham where the tower blocks overlook the motorway, but I think the old A2 and the North Circular take the biscuit as the houses are built directly onto a busy road. Having been on the Rochester Way, this must have been one hellish place to live.

vlad · Post by **vlad** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 14:34

At least with this one, the quadruple carriageway is in a hole, so it's not immediately visible....

Of course, putting a major high-speed route through a residential area is nothing new!

Johnathan404 · Post by **Johnathan404** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 14:58

I've often wondered about houses like these on the A31. The owners probably get used to it, but what do your friends say when you invite them round and they realise they have to pretty much park on a major dual carriageway?! As do any delivery drivers.

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