Call for diversion to reduce Darwen tailbacks
10:00pm Monday 3rd September 2012 in News
TRAFFIC between Bolton and Blackburn should be diverted off the A666 through Darwen centre to cut post-flooding tailbacks, it has been claimed.
Sudell ward councillor Paul Browne suggested the move to highways chiefs at Blackburn with Darwen’s full council forum.
Tory opposition leader Mike Lee questioned the wisdom of diverting potential shoppers in Darwen by directing them away from the town centre.
Regeneration chief, Dave Harling, said everything possible was being done to get the traffic flowing.
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Rumpole
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11:45pm Mon 3 Sep 12
Darren1951
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11:50pm Mon 3 Sep 12
english rose 1
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2:08am Tue 4 Sep 12
California Blue
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2:20am Tue 4 Sep 12
alphadelta
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8:35am Tue 4 Sep 12
Sad Darwener
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10:15am Tue 4 Sep 12
California Blue wrote:Not the only one to wonder about that point! What happened to free speech!
Why can't we comment on the horse abuser story? I know the women are ugly in Blackburn but this is the second such incident this month. Well I suppose you don't have to take a horse to the pictures.
A Darener
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10:30am Tue 4 Sep 12
CapitaBackHander
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10:31am Tue 4 Sep 12
Your ferret stinks
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1:25pm Tue 4 Sep 12
alphadelta wrote:Ah but your darwen and this is blackburn...when will you realise that you will always be in second place.
Why is the state of the traffic through Darwen never shown in the Live Travel on the Telegraph website? Surely it's of more significance than "Barbara Castle way: Busy but moving", which is almost always there. The traffic's built up over 200 yards on our road, just waiting to join the main road, but no mention.
Atwix those hills so bleak and barron lies dirty little scruffy darren.
Progressive Penguin
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3:05pm Fri 7 Sep 12
CapitaBackHander wrote:I agree completely. The most time its taken me to get from the motorway to the traffic lights since the main road roadworks started is 13 minutes. Its not a massive holdup
There is nothing wrong with the traffic lights at the moment! Five mins most times. I would say the spotters are far to far away but system is working fine.
HappyChappie
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9:38pm Fri 7 Sep 12
An alternative plan was suggested, by constructing another intersection for Bolton traffic, taking a route along the roman road area from the Daisyfield Industrial Unit, up through the back of Darwen, past Sett End towards Bolton.
This was ignored because of funding.
Then some bright spark from the council, decided to alter the traffic system through the centre of Darwen and divert it past the Leisure Centre then up Bolton road at the Circus, to eleviate the high pollution at Darwen Town centre...what a farce that was.
I dont see any new reports being conducted of the traffic pollution, not just at the town centre, but all along the A666 from Earcroft to Bolton road area of Darwen, because everyone would be shocked at the results.
milano says...
11:03pm Mon 3 Sep 12