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Traffic "improvements" which only cause chaos and delays.

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Gridlock chaos hits Weymouth






GRIDLOCK: Weymouth Esplanade
Crossing at the top of King Street
GRIDLOCK: Weymouth Esplanade
Weymouth Esplanade














CONTROVERSIAL: The harbour crossroads outside Asda in Weymouth
The harbour crossroads outside Asda in Weymouth



  

When "intelligent traffic lights" with their associated spaghetti of white lines painted seemingly at random on the road surface, replaced the roundabouts back in 2010-11, many people predicted that they would only cause confusion and delay. Tragically, not only has this has been proved to be correct but at least two people have been killed, a number of people have been injured and there have been countless accidents and near misses particularly at the "Asda" junction. This is in addition to the general congestion reported in this article.
Who ever drew up this "improved" traffic scheme for Weymouth and incidentally the surrounding approach roads, has created infinitely more problems than the scheme was supposed to rectify. The widening of pavements along the Esplanade to create a continental "bistro" type environment may seem a good idea, but in the case of Weymouth, it has led to vehicles being caught in traffic gridlock from the Pavilion to the Jubilee Clock at King Street and past the train station.
The planners and members of the Weymouth and Portland Borough Council have done little to alleviate the problem. In fact,their recently announced plans for changes to parking arrangements and the removal of parking places along both sides of the old harbour will make a bad situation even worse. It is all very well to promote and expand the "Park and Ride" scheme, but if as is and will be the case, the park and ride coaches are stuck in the traffic gridlock, the whole idea is useless.
The entire traffic system in Weymouth is a mess and requires a complete rethink. but not by the same person or persons who created this nightmare in the first place.
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