New traffic island works have started on A627 Oldham Road junction of A627 Ripponden Road, B6197 Buckstones Road and B6197 Grains Road (Delph).
The works are programmed to start on Thursday 21st January 2016, the scheme is expected to last one week.
To enable the Council to safely carry out the works 4 way traffic lights will be used. All works will be carried out on restricted Hours 09:30-15:30 to keep disruption to a minimum.
Something does need to be done on that junction.
It really is quite dangerous with many risk factors:
– many dangerously speeding vehicles on all of the roads to/through it, especially mortorbikes. No speed control on any of these for some distance.
– many horse riders, cyclists, runners, walkers and farm vehicles use the adjoining roads and cross the junction
– A627 is a blind curve with the disused restaurant on the corner blocking vision for vehicles going into/out of Buckstones Road, where large queues can build up at peak times
– The junction and roads around do get icy, being at about 1100′, and with standing water a common problem, particularly in front of the Kings Arms
– No pedestrian crossing points despite the public footpaths meeting there.
No sign of any work starting on Thursday or Friday.
I have no idea why the promised works have not started but have already ask the question why not and when will they.