24 February (Part 3) - Broadway cracking on
It’s
five weeks since I was last in Bexleyheath
for any reason other than attending a council meeting so it was about time that
was put right to see how Phase II of the Broadway regeneration is coming along.
The Phase I blocks had to be dug up
and replaced with tarmac after a year and it is still not difficult to find
blocks that are
reluctant to stay put. That problem was said to be one of design and specification rather
than poor workmanship so now that the problem has been identified we are not going to see
a repeat are we? Don’t hold your breath!
The photographs were taken at one o’clock today when traffic was light; even so one
didn’t have to hang around for long to see the one way working create a queue
around Trinity Place and into Albion Road.
Part of the problem would appear to be the poor design on the approach to Church
Road. Aren’t all traffic problems in Bexley due to poor design?
While standing around waiting for the right moment to snatch a picture I
saw some absolutely shocking examples of inconsiderate driving and I don’t just
mean those travelling towards Welling who correctly (†) believe they are on a T junction
with right of way, and those emerging from Albion Road who innocently believe they are on a
roundabout. A few pictures tomorrow.
† The road direction signs show a T junction, not a roundabout. The circular pattern on
the road is Bexley Council’s idiocy and should never be seen as anything else.