Switch island..

The study of British and Irish roads - their construction, numbering, history, mapping, past and future official roads proposals and general roads musings.

There is a separate forum for Street Furniture (traffic lights, street lights, road signs etc).

Registered users get access to other forums including discussions about other forms of transport, driving, fantasy roads and wishlists, and roads quizzes.

Moderator: Site Management Team

Post Reply
nearM65
Member
Posts: 44
Joined: Sun Apr 24, 2016 20:02
Location: Great harwood

Switch island..

Post by nearM65 »

Having to work out of Liverpool docks all day delivering aggregates and having to use this excuse for a interchange or whatever its supposed to be.What could be done to sort it out.. looking at it most hgv traffic heads off to the M57 and cars towards A59.. Its a complete nightmare.. Any ideas or dreams please.
5000 miles a month and counting.. :D
User avatar
Bryn666
Elected Committee Member
Posts: 35754
Joined: Thu Jun 20, 2002 20:54
Contact:

Re: Switch island..

Post by Bryn666 »

nearM65 wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 18:17 Having to work out of Liverpool docks all day delivering aggregates and having to use this excuse for a interchange or whatever its supposed to be.What could be done to sort it out.. looking at it most hgv traffic heads off to the M57 and cars towards A59.. Its a complete nightmare.. Any ideas or dreams please.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/ind ... tch_Island

It never being finished means we're stuck with the nonsense there today. Not helped by Capita's "design" for the A5758 a few years ago.
Bryn
Terminally cynical, unimpressed, and nearly Middle Age already.
She said life was like a motorway; dull, grey, and long.

Blog - https://showmeasign.online/
X - https://twitter.com/ShowMeASignBryn
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrynBuck

From the SABRE Wiki: Switch Island :

Switch Island is a non-standard at-grade junction between several A-roads and two motorways to the north of Liverpool. Originally it opened in 1935 as a simple T-Junction between the A59 and A567 (now the A5036). In the 1950s this was upgraded into a roundabout and then was rebuilt for the M57 which opened in 1972. This was built with provision for additional grade-separated free-flow

... Read More