Cirencester Park access road

moulesy replied on 07/06/2020 16:26

moulesy

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!

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WillDeBeast replied on 01/07/2020 07:15

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Posted on 30/06/2020 22:44 by huskydog

There is an easy answer to this , when you arrive at one end of the road ,just get your other half to run to the other end of the road and lay down , thus stopping any traffic from driving down , then they could text to say it’s ok to drive down , just remember to stop before running other half over

Posted on 01/07/2020 07:15

Yes, I was similarly planning to send my own personal traffic signaler to the other end. Hopefully it won't be needed.

SteveL replied on 01/07/2020 08:24

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Posted on 01/07/2020 07:15 by WillDeBeast

Yes, I was similarly planning to send my own personal traffic signaler to the other end. Hopefully it won't be needed.

Posted on 01/07/2020 08:24

Trouble is it would not work very well if more than one LV turned up. Once the college returns, the initial section of road is used for parking by the students and easily blocked. Therefore anything trying to exit in the 5 minutes it takes your OH to walk down is going to form a blockage.

Hopefully the students won't be allowed to park there, but the college have been trying to stop them for years without success. Then of course at certain times of the year there is the ice cream van, when the students are exiting. All adds to the fun.😂

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MikeyA replied on 01/07/2020 08:27

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Posted on 30/06/2020 22:44 by huskydog

There is an easy answer to this , when you arrive at one end of the road ,just get your other half to run to the other end of the road and lay down , thus stopping any traffic from driving down , then they could text to say it’s ok to drive down , just remember to stop before running other half over

Posted on 01/07/2020 08:27

There is an even simpler answer - just don't go.

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replied on 01/07/2020 08:33

Posted on 01/07/2020 08:33

Then of course at certain times of the year there is the ice cream van, when the students are exiting. All adds to the fun.😂

He will have a nice new layby to wait in

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SteveL replied on 01/07/2020 09:03

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Posted on 01/07/2020 08:27 by MikeyA

There is an even simpler answer - just don't go.

Posted on 01/07/2020 09:03

We particularly like the site and its position. Hence my annoyance at the complete mess the club have made of this. Sensible negotiation and perhaps an injection of cash from club, tennis and cricket clubs could have improved matters over what was there before. As it is, we are likely to end up with a poor compromise at best.

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replied on 01/07/2020 13:00

Posted on 30/06/2020 19:13 by snootiagouti

Things are starting to happen. Not only has there been ‘marking out’ but also some excavations!

Some of the lay-bys are being extended, with corners being lopped off to make access to them easier. The blind bend is being made gentler, but will still be pretty blind. A lot of the rocks have been pushed about 6 inches further from the carriageway.

Posted on 01/07/2020 13:00

I wonder if the club will update us during the coming week? Not sure what just flew over the house but it had a curly tail and squealed as it flew over

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snootiagouti replied on 01/07/2020 19:37

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Posted on 01/07/2020 19:37

Steady progress is being made. Further excavations today to lop corners and prepare surfaces for tarmac. Wooden posts have appeared in a couple of the lay-bys - not too sure why.

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DavidKlyne replied on 01/07/2020 20:56

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Posted on 01/07/2020 19:37 by snootiagouti

Steady progress is being made. Further excavations today to lop corners and prepare surfaces for tarmac. Wooden posts have appeared in a couple of the lay-bys - not too sure why.

Posted on 01/07/2020 20:56

Thanks again for the photographs. Perhaps the wooden post are there to prevent people going off tarmac, in the same way as the boulders were intended to do, but likely to cause less damage if you caught one with your unit?

David

DavidKlyne replied on 01/07/2020 20:58

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Posted on 01/07/2020 13:00 by

I wonder if the club will update us during the coming week? Not sure what just flew over the house but it had a curly tail and squealed as it flew over

Posted on 01/07/2020 20:58

With Snootiagouti's updates I think the Club are a bit redundant

David

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