O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

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O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:32 am

If you’re anything like me then you’ll be becoming increasing annoyed/frustrated at the amount of roadworks there are at the moment and temporary lights popping up out of nowhere. I’ve never known so many. Does anyone know what is going on and why there are so many?

I thought it would be useful to post updates to this thread so that people can make alternative routes if necessary.

Roadworks on Burnley road in Padiham just outside the schools.

Roadworks on accy road just past the rose grove unity causing delays.

There were just setting up temporary lights further along heading towards Hapton just before Agra restaurant.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Chobulous » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:46 am

The ones at Padiham are a nightmare. It’s bad enough at school mother time, with all the SUVs and 4x4s as the mums drop off their little darling after driving from 2 streets away, but the addition of these lights make Padiham utterly impassable

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by dougcollins » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:20 am

I'm assuming some new law was issued that requires even the most minor of works to have temporary lights in place.

Whoever hires these things out must be coining it in.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Aclaret » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:32 am

Burnley Rd, Rawtenstall....its a disaster area.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by wilks_bfc » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:35 am

dougcollins wrote:
Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:20 am
I'm assuming some new law was issued that requires even the most minor of works to have temporary lights in place.

Whoever hires these things out must be coining it in.
There is/was a set at the junction of Gannow Lane/Sycamore Avenue, the 2 lights weren't more than 20yrds apart and could be “self managed” easily enough

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by fanzone » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:36 am

Burnley over to Bacup since March. Will be impossible if it snows.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by fzr162 » Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:56 am

What do you all suggest they do, ignore the gas, water and electricity supplies that need repairing or just not have lights and endanger the people working on these projects. Who would want to work on a road unprotected with a load of old giffers driving around in their Volvo's between moaning on a FOOTBALL FORUM.
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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Jel » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:11 am

What the hell is going on on the motorway?
50mph for weeks and I've seen nothing happening.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by dsr » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:29 am

Burnley Road, Colne is closed till weekend. Good luck anyone trying to get to or through Colne!

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Dec 07, 2022 1:33 pm

fzr162 wrote:
Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:56 am
What do you all suggest they do, ignore the gas, water and electricity supplies that need repairing or just not have lights and endanger the people working on these projects. Who would want to work on a road unprotected with a load of old giffers driving around in their Volvo's between moaning on a FOOTBALL FORUM.
It’s the amount of roadworks that is about. You seriously telling me that there is an issue with all these gas supplies at the same time?

And if you’d bothered to read the full post, aside from asking why there are so many it serves as information to people at where there all are, so people aren’t unexpectedly stuck/late for work.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by fzr162 » Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:58 pm

My post wasn't at the original public info post but at every other post which are moans Which sometimes seems to sum up a lot of the posters on here. Nothing to moan about I'm going to moan that I've nothing to moan about.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by pushpinpussy » Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:19 pm

They have a right to work on the roads just as you have a right to drive on the roads.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:43 pm

As expected chock a block around junction 9 of M65 tonight.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Claretnick » Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:24 pm

dsr wrote:
Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:29 am
Burnley Road, Colne is closed till weekend. Good luck anyone trying to get to or through Colne!
Yeah Colne was a joy this morning, took 90 minutes to get from Laneshawbridge to the M65

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:11 am

Temporary traffic lights not working this morning on Burnley road near the school in Padiham.


Also more temp traffic lights. This time at Tim Bobbin causing tailbacks

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Loyalclaret » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:32 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:11 am
Temporary traffic lights not working this morning on Burnley road near the school in Padiham.
They weren't working Saturday morning either

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Claret Till I Die » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:56 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:11 am
Temporary traffic lights not working this morning on Burnley road near the school in Padiham.


Also more temp traffic lights. This time at Tim Bobbin causing tailbacks
Give it a rest Karl
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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by dsr » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:24 pm

Burnley Road, Colne reopened today.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:09 am

Padiham road now clear

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:52 pm

2 sets of temporary traffic lights now on the moor leading up towards Hapton. They’re everywhere.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:58 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:32 am

Roadworks on accy road just past the rose grove unity causing delays.

We got caught up with those today on the way back from Leyland. They are repairing the wall on the canal side.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Milltown1882 » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:00 pm

Coming up to new council budgets, they have to spend it all before the new financial year. Hence the panic this time every year with stuff like this. Every street around us is having this exact issue at the moment, accidents waiting to happen.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Dark Cloud » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:02 pm

Drove 8 miles and encountered 4 sets. They literally are springing up everywhere.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:14 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:32 am
Burnley Rd, Rawtenstall....its a disaster area.
It’s not that bad it’s been at least one full week since the last set of temporary lights were up on Burnley Road!

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Aclaret » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:22 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:14 pm
It’s not that bad it’s been at least one full week since the last set of temporary lights were up on Burnley Road!
True...it can't be long before they are back, they just move them around Rossendale on a rota !

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:29 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:58 pm
We got caught up with those today on the way back from Leyland. They are repairing the wall on the canal side.
Original post was over 2 months ago so they have been there at least that amount of time if not more. Are they laying 1 brick a day?

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:32 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:29 pm
Original post was over 2 months ago so they have been there at least that amount of time if not more. Are they laying 1 brick a day?
Hadn’t spotted that but there were queues today

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Cheshireclaret » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:33 pm

I'm not sure there has ever been a more Alan Partridge themed thread on this messageboard in its history.

It was always thus as we headed towards 31st March and Local Authorities had money to burn before their budgets were reset.
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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Somethingfishy » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:43 pm

Investment opportunity. Buy shares in a mobile traffic light manufacturer.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:52 pm

Cheshireclaret wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:33 pm
I'm not sure there has ever been a more Alan Partridge themed thread on this messageboard in its history.

It was always thus as we headed towards 31st March and Local Authorities had money to burn before their budgets were reset.
It’s been happening for at least 3/4 months.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Sozturf7 » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:54 pm

How has nobody mentioned Eastern Avenue, two sets of lights for Electricity works. For about 3 weeks oh joy.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:55 pm

I reckon it's a combination of using up the budget before year end
and starting the infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Either way, it's becoming a pain in the 'arris.

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Post by Loyalclaret » Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:58 pm

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Sozturf7 wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:54 pm
How has nobody mentioned Eastern Avenue, two sets of lights for Electricity works. For about 3 weeks oh joy.
Ball ache ☝️

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Wile E Coyote » Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:25 pm

more temp lights burnley road near hare and hounds CLM, it would help if they went green for one lane and red for the other, but both sets on same colour.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by basil6345789 » Mon Feb 20, 2023 10:51 pm

If feels better when you can see people working

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Loyal Supporter » Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:10 pm

Temporary traffic lights can be frustrating. But just flip the argument. No temporary traffic lights means no road works. Imagine the thread on here. No repairs being done to the roads. What do I get for my road tax?
Just be patient and accept roads need repairs and other things need access under or at the side of the road. Why get hot under the collar over a 5 minute delay.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Tue Feb 21, 2023 7:06 am

Loyal Supporter wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:10 pm
Temporary traffic lights can be frustrating. But just flip the argument. No temporary traffic lights means no road works. Imagine the thread on here. No repairs being done to the roads. What do I get for my road tax?
Just be patient and accept roads need repairs and other things need access under or at the side of the road. Why get hot under the collar over a 5 minute delay.
I understand this, but it’s the amount at the moment, that is causing frustration. On my way to work the other week I encountered 5 sets.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by pushpinpussy » Tue Feb 21, 2023 7:27 am

What frustrates me is people leaving games early just to get stuck in roadworks and miss stoppage times winners.

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Post by Dark Cloud » Tue Feb 21, 2023 7:50 am

Loyal Supporter wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:10 pm
Temporary traffic lights can be frustrating. But just flip the argument. No temporary traffic lights means no road works. Imagine the thread on here. No repairs being done to the roads. What do I get for my road tax?
Just be patient and accept roads need repairs and other things need access under or at the side of the road. Why get hot under the collar over a 5 minute delay.
But 99%of the time they're not repairing the road (unless it's the motorway). It's the ubiquitous "utilities" who are digging everywhere and they then become the villains a second time when they fill in their holes and repair the surface extremely shoddily and it invariably becomes an area of weakness and falls apart within months. Most of the pot holes you see are where roads have previously been dug up for other purposes.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Bfc » Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:51 am

As I was driving down Todmorden Rd past Lyndhurst Rd, a road sign says the road will be closed for early a month. I can't say if it's just working hours, or completely shut.
This would badly affect anyone parking in the Fulledge area of the ground. There are still ongoing temporary traffic lights on Red Lees Rd, also slowing drivers journey time.

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Post by basil6345789 » Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:04 pm

If coming over the tops from Tod. area there's yet another roadworks at Lower Red Lees (junction of Red Lees Road and Hillcrest Avenue) - pavement widening in the wake of the new housing scheme, "The Boxes"

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by get stuck in tracy » Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:27 pm

Sozturf7 wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:54 pm
How has nobody mentioned Eastern Avenue, two sets of lights for Electricity works. For about 3 weeks oh joy.
Yes thats what I thought the post was about! Its the 2nd time in the last 6 months that these things popped here. PS what sort of Volvos are these old giffers driving, only young giffers driving Volvos these days.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:36 pm

Got stuck in those a month or two back.


Temp traffic lights also been on the end of the nelson bypass outside thatch and thistle for the last month or so also.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Falcon » Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:42 pm

I'm assuming Colne Road has some kind of works happening on it given the traffic was backed all up Church Street as far as the Kierby roundabout this morning before I nipped up School Lane.

Or is Colne Road just more busy as people avoid the Eastern Avenue route?

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Bfc » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:38 am

As of this morning, Lyndhurst Rd Fulledge is still open to traffic.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:41 am

Best avoiding junction 9 today if travelling westbound the accy road lights are still there

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Post by Loyalclaret » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:25 pm

Eastern Avenue stilll in place - live reporting

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by gandhisflipflop » Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:18 pm

They seemed to have popped up left right and centre again.

Temp lights outside the Nissan garage on the way into town which will cause issues if they are still there saturday. Traffic was backed up right past the tim bobbin this morning and that’s before the schools go back next week.


Others of note - top of Manchester road summit

Liverpool road next to lowerhouse cricket club

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by mikeS » Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:29 pm

There never seems any urgency in finishing a job.
Staff set up temporary lights.
Staff Dig hole.
Staff Disappear - probably down the hole or spend hours in cab on tea breaks.

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Re: O\T roadworks/ temporary traffic lights

Post by Loyalclaret » Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:30 pm

The arteries into town are knackered at the moment. Offices chatter everything morning are the blasted temp lights, next week we add in the schools reopening :?

Coming from Padiham/Bobbin area into town is a right pain, obviously those in Pike Hill/Worsthorne have had to deal with Harry Potts Way/Culvert for ages too.

Anyone else think the left turn only from Omerod Road into Church street should be made permanent!?!

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