How much longer is the Mosboro Parkway going to the closed in the direction of the city centre. It seems to have been months that the diversion has been in place!

Monday???

Mosborough Parkway will be closed into city from 26th March to 16th July 2006. Traffic will still be able to flow in a southerly direction out of city, with a 30mph temporary speed limit in place.
Diverted traffic travelling towards Sheffield will use the B6200 Aston bypass / Retford Road.
When the Mosborough Parkway section has been completed, work will begin on Sheffield Parkway.
Lane closures will be required to carry out this work, which should be completed in late 2006.
Promoter: Sheffield City Council
Contact: Andy Thirlwall 0114 273 5261

Monday???

Mosborough Parkway will be closed into city from 26th March to 16th July 2006. Traffic will still be able to flow in a southerly direction out of city, with a 30mph temporary speed limit in place.
Diverted traffic travelling towards Sheffield will use the B6200 Aston bypass / Retford Road.
When the Mosborough Parkway section has been completed, work will begin on Sheffield Parkway.
Lane closures will be required to carry out this work, which should be completed in late 2006.
Promoter: Sheffield City Council
Contact: Andy Thirlwall 0114 273 5261

Going up it today it does look almost finished. As I came off at the roundabout a white lining truck was just entering. It may not be Monday but if it delayed it won't be by much, I think they have done a splendid job as the whole section has been resurface and new barriers put into place.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for monday anyway! I much prefer to use it than having to go all through handsworth.. but then again I am lazy! :thumbsup:

I've just driven down it and they were removing the cones at the parkway end so it shouldn't be much longer.

It's due to be re-opened tonight.

It's due to be re-opened tonight.


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It aint opened yet !

its open now.

yes it is could not see the traffic for the trees

Yippeeeee! I can leave for work 10 mins later!

so is it any better..less bumpy???

so is it any better..less bumpy???Lets hope so. :thumbsup:

so is it any better..less bumpy???

No bumps :cool:

The news of the mosborough parkway is open again is making me very happy:hihi: :thumbsup: :cool: :) :D Then again it is 4am, i have been at work for 13 hours and it doesn't take much:loopy:

Awww.......kids loved those bumps. Looks like Spinkhill again.......

(after thought) slightly concerned re the new safety barriers that seem to be the length of the road in both directions. There is now nowhere for any crashed/broken down vehicles to be parked up except on the carriageway. I realise that some places needed barriers, where there is a drop or at the bridge but all other places were safe for placing immobile cars off road, surely making it safer for drivers of other cars. Seems a dangerous thing to do but i'm sure it will have been thought about by someone far cleverer than me! (just like the Park Hill Flats)

(after thought) slightly concerned re the new safety barriers that seem to be the length of the road in both directions. There is now nowhere for any crashed/broken down vehicles to be parked up except on the carriageway. I realise that some places needed barriers, where there is a drop or at the bridge but all other places were safe for placing immobile cars off road, surely making it safer for drivers of other cars. Seems a dangerous thing to do but i'm sure it will have been thought about by someone far cleverer than me! (just like the Park Hill Flats)
I was thinking the same thing from the moment I saw what they were doing. Makes no sense to me.

It's been a fooking joke, took all this time, about time, give it another 3 years and they'll be at it again.:banana: :clap: :banana: :clap:

I'm not sure what has happened to the "merge in turn" signs they were supposed to be erecting on the twin lane section heading away from the parkway. It still looks like I'll have the outside lane to myself as everyone else sits bumper to bumper at tea time :roll: :lol:

(after thought) slightly concerned re the new safety barriers that seem to be the length of the road in both directions. There is now nowhere for any crashed/broken down vehicles to be parked up except on the carriageway. I realise that some places needed barriers, where there is a drop or at the bridge but all other places were safe for placing immobile cars off road, surely making it safer for drivers of other cars. Seems a dangerous thing to do but i'm sure it will have been thought about by someone far cleverer than me! (just like the Park Hill Flats)

had a look at this on the way back home.
Unless you can push a broken down car up a 45 degree bank and/or through trees then there was never anywhere to move cars too.

The difference now is that you can't go off the road and either roll it on the bank or stack it into a tree.

It's been a fooking joke, took all this time, about time, give it another 3 years and they'll be at it again
And what would be your no doubt clever plan that would make things different?

The requirements for crash barriers on higher speed roads are far more stringant these days. Protection for structures, street lights and signs etc so thats why there's a lot now.

About time it opened. It could have opened weeks ago creating two single lanes leaving one lane closed to complete the works. There has been no hurry to complete such a major road which shows the council haven't a clue :rant:

About time it opened. It could have opened weeks ago creating two single lanes leaving one lane closed to complete the works. There has been no hurry to complete such a major road which shows the council haven't a clue :rant: go and read the other thread about Mosb Pway.......the reasons for the amount of lanes open are explained on there. :thumbsup:

Lets stop the overtaking on the other stretch of the Mosboro Parkway! What do they think the chevrons are for?? I know there's no single white line, but c'mon!

If people would drive up there at a reasonable speed then no overtaking would be necessary.

The chevrons though are there to indicate that it might be dangerous. They do not mean that you cannot overtake since they don't have a solid line as you said.

I refuse to wait behind someone who thinks that 40 is a reasonable speed on a straight dry flat good quality piece of road that has a 60 limit on it.

The Moborough Parkway is now open, at the same time the slip road between Handsworth and Mosborough Parkway had cones on it as well.

So why haven't these cones been moved yet?

The Moborough Parkway is now open, at the same time the slip road between Handsworth and Mosborough Parkway had cones on it as well.

So why haven't these cones been moved yet?
New tarmac not dry yet....

If people would drive up there at a reasonable speed then no overtaking would be necessary.

The chevrons though are there to indicate that it might be dangerous. They do not mean that you cannot overtake since they don't have a solid line as you said.

I refuse to wait behind someone who thinks that 40 is a reasonable speed on a straight dry flat good quality piece of road that has a 60 limit on it.

From the highway code:
109: Areas of white diagonal stripes or chevrons painted on the road. These are to separate traffic lanes or to protect traffic turning right.

If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so.
I guess it depends on your definition of necessary. Is it necessary to enter the lined area to overtake someone who's doing 40mph? I share your frustration with such situations and have overtaken in similar circumstances, but how would 'necessary' be defined by the police? Can you get booked if they decide it wasn't necessary to enter the lines area?

IMO the hatching is just another half arsed piece of road planning on that section of road. It should have been either dual carriage way or definately 1 lane either way. Instead some bright spark designed it as 1.5 lanes in einther direction: cue head to head overtake maneuvers. I've ranted before about this piece of road so I'll shut up now!

Back on topicto the section between Coisley Hill and Parkway... Even though it's taken some time it looks like a great job. Slightly dissapointed about the lack of merge-in-turn signs on the uphill section at the Parkway end, (cue the return of white van man blocking the outside lane at home time :rolleyes: ) and I thought they might have put anti-skid surface down at the downhill end at Coisley Island (those rumble strips are a pain). Other than that it looks (and drives) great.

should not is not a legal requirement. Only if it said Must not would it be an offence to ignore it.

The police would have to try to prosecute for driving without due car, which if you can say that you've judged it to be safe (and you weren't being an idiot) they wouldn't be able to make stick.

If people would drive up there at a reasonable speed then no overtaking would be necessary.

The chevrons though are there to indicate that it might be dangerous. They do not mean that you cannot overtake since they don't have a solid line as you said.

I refuse to wait behind someone who thinks that 40 is a reasonable speed on a straight dry flat good quality piece of road that has a 60 limit on it.

I drove back from town on this part of the near deserted Mosborough Parkway last Sunday evening about 8.30pm. Doing 60-65 mph I quickly began to catch up with the only other car going in my direction. It was doing 35-40 mph. There was one oncoming car on the other side of the road, way in the distance, and as a very experienced driver I could see that there was plenty of room to safely overtake without fully crossing over the chevrons. Unfortunately the t****r in that car deliberately moved out onto the chevrons and tried playing chicken with me :loopy:

Needless to say, I flashed full beam, gave him/her the obligatory drivers salute and overtook safely, with plenty of room to spare. Mind you, I kept checking my rear view mirror every couple of seconds after that, after all there are some psychopaths on our roads aren't there?

I don't understand drivers like that. What goes through their head when they drive like that and then act like a tit as well.

I actually forgot the bypass was reoppened on monday and went home on the diversion route... realised about halfway what i was doing. Doh.

ive nearly been hit but idiots overtaking on the chevrons..

the next time someone does it to me im following them and punching their lights out

its open now.


wooohooo can get 10 more mins kip now there not sending them round near us!!

ive nearly been hit but idiots overtaking on the chevrons..

the next time someone does it to me im following them and punching their lights out

good luck. :loopy:

There is room for 3 cars to be abreast, so unless you were driving down the middle there's no reason that overtaking should be dangerous.

Ah, the advantages of having a bike :hihi: