Road works at Handsworth, any ideas?

[Landlord123 10]

Hi just wondered if anyone knows what they are doing with the grass verge just up from turf tavern where the Xmas tree gets put?

I know they have just put an extra turning lane to enter the shell petrol station but it now looks like they maybe putting parking bays where the afore mentioned verge is now hard standing.

No one seems to know what's happening but I think parking bays might be great to overcome lack of parking and encourage people to use the local shops.

Anyone???

[Bruce_Shark 10]

Adding a right turn lane onto Richmond Road.

[SpeedwayDan 10]

Yeah they're moving that side of the road into the old verge to make room for the right turning lane. It's all being done under the name of Key bus route improvement works.

 

http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s15743/Appendix%20A.pdf

[Angus Prune 10]

It's all part of a scheme aimed at improving reliability of the 52 bus route by helping to ease traffic congestion along Handsworth Road. The new part-time traffic lights on the Parkway slip road are part of it too.

 

The current works are to widen the carriageway in order to accommodate the right-turn lane which Bruce_Shark mentioned.

 

Plans can be seen here: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s15744/Appendix%20B.pdf

 

 

 

EDIT: Beat me to it!

[yorky15 10]

It's all part of a scheme aimed at improving reliability of the 52 bus route by helping to ease traffic congestion along Handsworth Road. The new part-time traffic lights on the Parkway slip road are part of it too.

 

The current works are to widen the carriageway in order to accommodate the right-turn lane which Bruce_Shark mentioned.

 

Plans can be seen here: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s15744/Appendix%20B.pdf

 

If so has the horse trough been moved again? if so where will it be sited? The last time it went into storage for ages, hopefully not again!

[Allen 38]

Where are they going to put the Christmas tree?

[SILLY 10]

It's all part of a scheme aimed at improving reliability of the 52 bus route by helping to ease traffic congestion along Handsworth Road. The new part-time traffic lights on the Parkway slip road are part of it too.

 

The current works are to widen the carriageway in order to accommodate the right-turn lane which Bruce_Shark mentioned.

 

Plans can be seen here: http://sheffielddemocracy.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s15744/Appendix%20B.pdf

 

If so has the horse trough been moved again? if so where will it be sited? The last time it went into storage for ages, hopefully not again!

 

The horse trough has already been moved it's just been moved further back from the road. They did that before they started the road works and made a good job of it.

[yorky15 10]

 

The horse trough has already been moved it's just been moved further back from the road. They did that before they started the road works and made a good job of it.

 

That's good, a bit of forward planning for a change. It would have been a shame to lose it again

[Zarniwoop 10]

They had to get seoarate planning permission for the trough as it is Grade II listed, planning ref Ref. No: 14/03686/LBC

[SpeedwayDan 10]

Where are they going to put the Christmas tree?

 

That hasn't been used for the last couple of years.

[Mumma4 10]

I use Garry's butchers every week and am struggling to park at the moment there. Better parking would be great. I'm gonna walk this week but it's not gonna be fun carting a massive sack of potatoes home under the pram

[SILLY 10]

That hasn't been used for the last couple of years.

 

The electricity supply to the lights is no longer working and they haven't got the money to have it replaced/ repaired. They still have the tree and Carols but without the lights.