I'm sure someone will be close to this subject and maybe they can throw some light on this. For years like many on here i've driven the 1079 to York., never been an issue at the roundabout at Shiptonthorpe (maybe i've been lucky at all times off day) regarding delays and yet now they are spending god knows how much on it, maybe just to help the Garden Centre.
Also, whats all the bollocks with the flood diversion work on Great Gutter Lane, Lowfield Road etc. We had one bad experience what was it 8 /9 years ago which was partly top do with uncleared drains and yet XXX amount of money is being sp***ed away for what..? I can understand similar work near the bridge for today surges etc.
Enlighten me anyone,...
Okay, boring response time, I apologise in advance.
It's not just Langlands, although approximately one million elderly people drive in and out of there every hour. Possibly the same ones over and over again who for some reason think it's a good idea to eat at a garden centre because god knows, if you want good food you should dine at place that is primarily known for selling plants. It's also the petrol station. If you go for fuel and wish to exit onto the A1079 towards Market Weighton and beyond it literally takes a thousand years to get out. That's right, literally. I've lost several family members just waiting. It's quicker to go to McDonalds drive through, buy a **** cheeseburger for 99p, park up, eat it, clean your car out and put your rubbish in the bin, watch random dog walkers who think it's a great idea to let their dog **** in front of your car while you're eating and then watch them put their dog's crap in the bin, have a stroll, pick a fight with a Geordie who is there for some reason, go back for the 'Wrap of the day' to calm down and eat said poorly assembled wrap in the car, than it is to pull out of that godforsaken petrol station. McDonalds know this, that's why they sensibly built an exit out to the A614.
That's off peak traffic. You see, the A614 is some weird major artery for coast starved landlocked Yorkshire folk to get to Bridlington, or tow their caravans to Flamborough, and this much maligned crossroads (obviously not a crossroads, it's a roundabout that's become victim to the increase in traffic) is where the great A1079 and A614 intersect. Despite everyone who comes to this roundabout hoping to casually go straight on, fun loving work shy bastards have to wait for honest Yorkshire grafters wishing to experience the last dual carriageway on the way to York, maybe waving at Mr Chu's Grandma in Hayton along the way, and vice versa. I've regularly seen vehicles backed up on the A614 all the way to the well renowned Gallymoor Landfill Site about three miles away. Luckily, these heavily delayed motorists occasionally let you on to the roundabout out of McDonalds, otherwise I'd be writing this from there and be unwillingly penning the sequel to 'Supersize Me'.
I know nothing of this Great Gutter Lane of which you speak but with the predicted increase in rain fall and rise in sea level, perhaps that plays a part, and it's a form of future proofing infrastructure ultimately costing the tax payer less.
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