Cirencester Park access road

moulesy replied on 07/06/2020 16:26

Posted on 07/06/2020 16:26

We were out walking near Cirencester today so thought we'd divert to wander past the club site to see how things looked.

Well, not sure if this is good news or bad, but the access road has been diverted.. 

So - good news - for anyone with a pothole aversion - it's been resurfaced and the tarmac is now billiard table smooth (apart from the inevitable speed humps!)

Not such good news - instead of a long straight road with plenty of wide stretches to allow for units to pass it is now very narrow and winding, with large boulders each side at the entrance and just a couple of small lay bys for passing, so heaven help you if you meet another unit coming in or out.

I can't see any practical alternative to the "off by 12 and no arrivals before 1" arrangement. We'll just have to wait and see - well, not us obviously! wink

SteveL replied on 07/06/2020 17:20

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:20

Edit - thanks for posting the pictures Steve. I know you're familiar with Cirencester too. Take my word for it, the road is not as wide as those make it look! 

That is certainly not good news, an accident waiting to happen.

Perhaps someone looking for rockery stone might make off with them one dark night😉

Arto79R replied on 07/06/2020 17:36

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:36

I’m a fulltimer locked down on this site and needed to take the van out this afternoon. The rocks are bad enough at the best of times but this afternoon 2 of them had been pushed onto the edge of the actual tarmac. I managed to squeeze past on my way out with 2 inches to spare each side (8m tag axle van), but coming back in the angle meant I had to push 2 rocks on the other side over in order to get by. The rocks overlapping the tarmac are heavier than they look and I couldn’t move them. These rocks need to go! 

 

JVB66 replied on 07/06/2020 17:41

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:36 by Arto79R

I’m a fulltimer locked down on this site and needed to take the van out this afternoon. The rocks are bad enough at the best of times but this afternoon 2 of them had been pushed onto the edge of the actual tarmac. I managed to squeeze past on my way out with 2 inches to spare each side (8m tag axle van), but coming back in the angle meant I had to push 2 rocks on the other side over in order to get by. The rocks overlapping the tarmac are heavier than they look and I couldn’t move them. These rocks need to go! 

 

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:41

Are you useing your own facilities while on site?  just curios

moulesy replied on 07/06/2020 17:46

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:36 by JVB66

Is the original road? still accessible? maybe the new road if for his lordships  cricket/tennis club onlysurprised 

Is there a slow sign coming the other way?

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:46

We only walked past, but I seem to remember that at the top end, furthest from the site, there is a turn off for college access only, but it's completely blocked off at the bottom end.

SteveL replied on 07/06/2020 17:50

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:50

Looking at the second set of photos it would seem where as you used to turn into the old potholed road and could see right the way down it, if anything was comming. Now there is a double bend to get onto the new access and there does not appear to be anywhere to pass.

Arto79R replied on 07/06/2020 17:51

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:41 by JVB66

Are you useing your own facilities while on site?  just curios

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:51

Yes I am - I always do anyway. But the shower block is open with those that want to use it allocated their own cubicle. There are only 8 vans in lockdown here. 

Arto79R replied on 07/06/2020 17:58

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:50 by SteveL

Looking at the second set of photos it would seem where as you used to turn into the old potholed road and could see right the way down it, if anything was comming. Now there is a double bend to get onto the new access and there does not appear to be anywhere to pass.

Posted on 07/06/2020 17:58

If it helps, here is a plan of the access road I drew for another forum. 

 

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