More Flammin' Roadworks

High St dig

@Ronrybs (17849)

London, England

April 1, 2016 10:33am CST

Considering I don't drive, I am not at all sure I have such a bee in my bonnet when it comes to road works. Still, it keeps me amused. This one is a bit of a corker, right in the High St, causing traffic to back up in either direction. With four bus routes being affected, not to mention all the other traffic, I was really glad I was only walking to the shops.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

1 Apr 16

There is absolutely no room to move what are they doing once again? Sheese!!

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

2 Apr 16

@Ronrybs Oh yes let them as things could get explosive if not.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

Could be worse, I guess. It was the gas company, so best to let them get on with it

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

@TiarasOceanView They are still there, but it was teabreak time when I went past!

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@LadyDuck (459217)

• Switzerland

1 Apr 16

I hate this time of the year, every road seems to have road workers on it. Horrible.

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WendySpickerman

@WendySpickerman (983)

• United States

2 Apr 16

Usually, our worst time is summer. The roadwork is the worst cause everyone is moody, cars overheat. We see that alot.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

@WendySpickerman That's true, now you mention it, any kind of heat and the roads become bad for your health

@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

Turns out it was the gas pipeline people, so I think it is best to let them get on with it!

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WendySpickerman

@WendySpickerman (983)

• United States

2 Apr 16

I enjoying walking or even biking on my outings but sometimes the roadwork makes even that impossible and unsafe.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

It's the safety thing I worry about on the bike, lots of car folks are determined to get past no matter that the lights have just changed

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WendySpickerman

@WendySpickerman (983)

• United States

2 Apr 16

@Ronrybs Here many don't even care about the walk light, they think if their light is green and the walk light is on they have the right and that's not the case. I've had people even go around me walking across the street.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

@WendySpickerman Yeah, that happend over here too

@JudyEv (326155)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 16

We've had road works at the entrance to our small town for a month or two now. They seem to be getting near the end of it at last.

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@JudyEv (326155)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 16

@Ronrybs That's very true. The have built up the road a great deal on one side and are now putting in a new bridge. Luckily they were able to remove all the barriers over Easter or it would have been a nightmare.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

5 Apr 16

@JudyEv Yes, most of the time at holidays they reduce the works as much as they can

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

5 Apr 16

Sometimes they seem to make slow progress, but it can hard to tell if you don't know what they are trying to do

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@teamfreak16 (43419)

• Denver, Colorado

1 Apr 16

For some reason, here in Colorado, they seem to wait until tourist season to start tearing stuff up.

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@teamfreak16 (43419)

• Denver, Colorado

2 Apr 16

@Ronrybs - Yes, that was what I was looking for. Busy season, and hot.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

I take it that is the height of summer, sounds like the worst time in more ways than one!

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@DesirousDreamer (34780)

• Peoria, Arizona

1 Apr 16

Road work is always a pain even though I'm a walker I still find it annoying. Especially when I live in a place where no one knows how to drive, when they see anything orange and white on the road people know how to drive even less.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

1 Apr 16

You can't quite make it out, but in the middle of the works is a pedestrian crossing, making getting to the other side all the more fun! Some drivers just concentrate on the colour of the light, never mind anyone else

@DesirousDreamer (34780)

• Peoria, Arizona

1 Apr 16

@Ronrybs Gosh that is terrible. Why must they get so messy with everything haha

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@suzzy3 (8342)

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3 Apr 16

What a nightmare sometimes I wish I had learned to drive. Then other times I am glad I did not.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

4 Apr 16

Quite happy that I can't be bothered to drive

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@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

4 Apr 16

Manchester seems to be one big roadworks lately and in some areas even pedestrians get diverted

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

4 Apr 16

Yes, there seems to be areas where they are forever digging up, filling in and then digging up again

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

1 Apr 16

It's a pain in the neck when the work is being done, but lovely after it is.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

1 Apr 16

It is the way they just pop up, but you know where they've been

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

1 Apr 16

it's not so bad when they are actually doing some work, but half the time there's no-one there.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

True, at least there was someone there

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Apr 16

I guess we should be glad roadwork is being done but it is a pain. Especially when it is done near where one lives.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

2 Apr 16

Yes, drivers complain about potholes in the road, so you have to put up with roadworks, if you want them sorted