It's going to be very tight to meet that (still signposted) Spring date. They've just announce weekend closures for surfacing works, the last of which finishes 20th June.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 07:19Supposedly still on track for "Spring 2022". There is not much left to be done.
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One spare day then?Alderpoint wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 15:57It's going to be very tight to meet that (still signposted) Spring date. They've just announce weekend closures for surfacing works, the last of which finishes 20th June.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 07:19Supposedly still on track for "Spring 2022". There is not much left to be done.
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Exactly.Paul7755 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 22:32One spare day then?Alderpoint wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 15:57It's going to be very tight to meet that (still signposted) Spring date. They've just announce weekend closures for surfacing works, the last of which finishes 20th June.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 07:19
Supposedly still on track for "Spring 2022". There is not much left to be done.
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Or nine, meteorological spring includes the whole month of June, so more wiggle room for the deadlinePaul7755 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 22:32One spare day then?Alderpoint wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 15:57It's going to be very tight to meet that (still signposted) Spring date. They've just announce weekend closures for surfacing works, the last of which finishes 20th June.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 07:19
Supposedly still on track for "Spring 2022". There is not much left to be done.
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I beg to differ... meteorological spring is March, April and May
Meteorologically, June is summer.
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Did we ever work out what months the Highways Authority think are in what seasons.
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D'oh! Of course it is... must have been thinking of second quarterMicro The Maniac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 09:14
I beg to differ... meteorological spring is March, April and May
Meteorologically, June is summer.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/le ... ring-start
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I expect they must use the astronomical dates of the seasons (rather than meterological), which would go along with the astronomical costs of most projects….
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Winter: October to March
Spring: January to June
Summer: April to September
Autumn: July to December
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I would suggest that Roger Ford's "Informed Sources" Third Law ("Always distrust schedules based on the seasons") applies to NH just as much as it does to the railway.
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Have they not installed one of those daft progress bar signs down there? We have them all over the NW now, and all it makes people think is "why does it take nearly two years to replace a bridge" (M56 bridge replacement near J11 for example).
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...and of course "Winter 2022" means "December 2022" (or maybe later).
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For the few months there has been a "Single lane for X Weeks" sign (N- and S-bound) which has been counting down, although it was stuck on 3 weeks for a while. It was on 2 weeks when I went past Tuesday last week - I'll go past again tomorrow and will see if it is stuck again.
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Sorry Paul, I misread this at first for "astrological"
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I came through this morning and it's still saying "2 weeks". A week is a long time in roadworks.Alderpoint wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 09:24For the few months there has been a "Single lane for X Weeks" sign (N- and S-bound) which has been counting down, although it was stuck on 3 weeks for a while. It was on 2 weeks when I went past Tuesday last week - I'll go past again tomorrow and will see if it is stuck again.
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This is fine, I think, though there’s no especially good reason why the northbound off-slip can’t be near the location of the current roundabout. The western roundabout of the dumbbell pair could then be eliminated with the northbound on-slip just peeling off the local road connection. But I suspect that hasn’t been done because it provides no scope for new development to be connected to the junction!Alderpoint wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 17:39 Walsgrave junction preferred route announcement.
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The engineers lack the design imagination, computer/DMRB says "dumbbell" so dumbbell it is. Split slip roads etc are therefore verboten, especially where they won't facilitate a Eurogarage or Amazon shed.Chris5156 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 18:54This is fine, I think, though there’s no especially good reason why the northbound off-slip can’t be near the location of the current roundabout. The western roundabout of the dumbbell pair could then be eliminated with the northbound on-slip just peeling off the local road connection. But I suspect that hasn’t been done because it provides no scope for new development to be connected to the junction!Alderpoint wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 17:39 Walsgrave junction preferred route announcement.
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The accouncement does say:Chris5156 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 18:54This is fine, I think, though there’s no especially good reason why the northbound off-slip can’t be near the location of the current roundabout. The western roundabout of the dumbbell pair could then be eliminated with the northbound on-slip just peeling off the local road connection. But I suspect that hasn’t been done because it provides no scope for new development to be connected to the junction!Alderpoint wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 17:39 Walsgrave junction preferred route announcement.
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If such a link does happen (in addition to the current access) then that will be a great improvement for hospital access and a good reason for the northbound slip where they have it.Access to the hospital
We’re aware of aspirations for a direct link from
the new junction to the hospital and this was a key
theme raised in consultation feedback.
At the next stage of design, we’ll work closely with
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire,
Coventry City Council and other stakeholders to
investigate the possibility of a link.
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