Changes at Long Road

For the last 15 weeks, contractors have been working at the junction of Long Road and the Ring Road in Paignton. Long Road goes down to the new South Devon College and the road works are to improve access to the College. To day a stage was reached which meant the temporary traffic lights had to be re sited. This meant the delay getting out of and into Long Road went from 3 minutes to 4 minutes if you just missed the lights. Not a problem for most of the day but between 3:30 and 4:30 when most of the students set of for home, mostly in their cars, it was taking not 3 minutes to get out but 30 minutes. Didn't we just have fun. Actually we had double the fun because on the way to Brixham the bus goes into Long Road and then 35 minutes later, on it's way back to Paignton and Torquay, it goes back into Long Road, and an other 30 minute exercise in Zen meditation for the poor bus driver. So once again road works take their toll.

To make it slightly worse, while you are waiting for the lights to change to get into Long Road there is a notice put up by our council announcing that the road works are for improved access and will last 13 Weeks and will start at the beginning of December, 15 weeks ago. And there is at least 2 weeks work still to do. Oh yes, one more thing about Long Road that anyone who drives down will confirm. The road surface looks and feels like the army have been driving tanks up and down it for the last 6 months. Some time soon 800 yards of roadway will have to be dug up and resurfaced. More fun for all.