A453 to close to all traffic
THE A453 is to shut overnight in both directions for four weeks.
The road will close between junction 24 of the M1 and the Crusader island near Clifton for resurfacing work.
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The A453
It comes ahead of the multi-million pound widening of the road, which is set to start in the next three years.
The announcement of the overnight closure has led to fears of traffic chaos, with large lorries travelling through villages from 8pm to 5.30am.
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The work will start on Sunday, January 22, and is expected to be completed by February 20, if the weather stays fine.
The Highways Agency says the work will be done overnight to keep congestion to a minimum.
While the work takes place, the main diversions will be set up to and from Nottingham along the M1 and A52 near Stapleford.
But there will also be local diversions for traffic, including HGVs from the power station, via villages such as Gotham, Bunny and Rempstone.
Colin Raynor, who lives in Gotham, says lorries travelling through the villages at night would be dangerous.
He said: "The night-time rat run through Gotham caused by this unnecessary work will lead to major safety concerns for villagers."
A spokesman for the AA said it was important lorries stuck to the main diversion routes for safety reasons.
The Highways Agency says the £1.68 million work is necessary because the current road will remain open while the widening project is done. A spokesman said: "The road surface is currently showing significant signs of fatigue, which if not addressed are likely to result in increasingly frequent and more severe surface failures."
John Dowson, of the Derbyshire and Notts Chamber of Commerce, called for the disruption to be kept to a minimum so it would not affect businesses,
For more reaction, see tomorrow's Post.
Comments
by bosephus
Friday, January 13 2012, 10:10AM
“Presumabbly, Mr B, the residents of Gotham who own cars (most of them, I suspect) are all considerate motorists, and never, ever, drive their cars through any other villages or towns and past other peoples houses.”
by mouth2010
Thursday, January 12 2012, 10:20PM
“you all seem to be forgetting that Gotham has a bus garage as well as the nearby Gypsum works and these vehicles travel through the village at times between 8pm and 5.30am with little to no trouble. if you don't like it - move somewhere else. I mean because since there will be a major improvement in the local/nearby infrastructure (tram system, park and ride, dual carriageways in both directions) your house will be worth a lot more so you can afford to move somewhere that hasn't got any of these things and then moan about it when they do decide to build them.
The A453 has been a dangerous road for many years and if those in charge can prove that there will be a reduction in the danger levels then the project will get my positive vote.”
by MR_B_NOTTM
Thursday, January 12 2012, 10:19PM
“living near to the area i do know gotham has been used as a rat run for over a decade. between 7am and 7pm the amount of traffic speeding through this lovely village is alarming. i have thought of moving to this village on numerous occasions, but unfortunately have never been able to afford to. why should these residents, who pay a high premium to live in a nice, quiet village, have to put up with the high volume of incosiderate motorists ?”
by plumb_68
Thursday, January 12 2012, 9:51PM
“roadworks are a pain in the ass for everyone ''daveshepard'', why should someone living in a village be exempt??”
by daveshepherd
Thursday, January 12 2012, 9:29PM
“What a waste of time. I had hoped that this site would be an forum for airing sensible views about important local topics and matters of concern to the residents of Nottingham. Instead it turns out to be a place for a bunch of mindless idiots ( see martinofderby, bybeef7822 ) to gain say everything that's said. Learnt my lesson, won't bother again.....”
by martynofderby
Thursday, January 12 2012, 6:30PM
“daveshepherd is always hanging round top shop in clifton on a bmx now he thinks hes the local mayor.
Just divert the traffic thyough gotham who cares what they think? Not me”
by beef7822
Thursday, January 12 2012, 5:27PM
“20 Mins to cross a road???? What you crossing the M1”
by beef7822
Thursday, January 12 2012, 5:25PM
“Moral of the story Mr Raynor is "Dont live in Gotham"”
by SidtheKid123
Thursday, January 12 2012, 2:58PM
“I'd like to moan about those people who moan about the moaners.”
by daveshepherd
Thursday, January 12 2012, 2:51PM
“Yes, we have shops. We also have pubs, a chip shop, a local memorial hall which supports local activity groups, and a sports arena which is floodlit and used after 8:00pm. At least half of the village lies on the other side of the main road which will take the diverted traffic. Perhaps you should get a life bosephus and use your local amenities....”