Topic ID 3418
Does anyone know what the traffic issues at Rush Green and the A414 were this morning? It took 40 minutes to get from the viaduct to the Bluecoats Roundabout. While I'm at it, does anyone know why it took the same amount of time last Thursday? It took 35 minutes on Wednesday, but that was due to rubberneckers looking at the prang blocking the viaduct northbound.
Reply ID 49527
Maybe this, accident this morning...? [url]http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=259074[/url]
Reply ID 49528
quote:Aha! Thanks Sarah. So two accidents in less than a week. Its seems to be never ending at the moment. I like the say the Mercury says in a "pile up" then go on to say only one lane was closed! [:)]
Originally posted by ~Sarah~
Maybe this, accident this morning...? [url]http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=259074[/url]
Reply ID 49614
30 minutes from the rush green slip road to mead lane this morning. It must be some sort of change to the light phasing. Its a nightmare every morning now.
Reply ID 49641
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 49645
quote:Which, of course, will not be made worse still by having a supermarket access road off of Cowbridge.
Originally posted by nora batty
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 49647
quote:It always was quicker. Even when I lived in Cowbridge, I'd often avoid the A414 by going up the hill and round.
Originally posted by nora batty
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 49669
I frequently go that way, saves a lot of hasstle
Reply ID 49955
Was there a problem somewhere this morning? Rush Green roundabout seemed to be stuffed in all directions around 8.15
Reply ID 49957
quote:It dependes on what time, I normally leave at 7.45ish, and drive down Port Hill, but if I leave 15 mins later I drive the other way. I blame the pesky new traffic restrictions on Cross Road!! [8D]
Originally posted by nora batty
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 49962
quote:I don't think the new traffic restriction in Cross Road have made that much difference to Port Hill, it has always been bad from 8 to 9. A lot of people are using The Avenue instead of Cross Road and that is where you can see an increase in traffic
Originally posted by Victor Meldrewquote:It dependes on what time, I normally leave at 7.45ish, and drive down Port Hill, but if I leave 15 mins later I drive the other way. I blame the pesky new traffic restrictions on Cross Road!! [8D]
Originally posted by nora batty
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 49963
They have been lots of £30.00 fines dished out in Cross Road, seen the police there again this morning, while the traffic in Bengeo Street was way pass the school to go into Hertford!!!
Reply ID 49967
quote:But the traffic was often way down Wadesmill Road long before they put the new retrictions in so that not really new.
Originally posted by furrybunny
They have been lots of £30.00 fines dished out in Cross Road, seen the police there again this morning, while the traffic in Bengeo Street was way pass the school to go into Hertford!!!
Reply ID 49973
quote:Port Hill traffic has increased for two principle reasons, both gradual. First, far more people drive their children to school and second, Port Vale, Byde Street and Nelson Street have become increasingly blocked and difficult to use. At the time people go to work, the traffic isn't too bad. It's later, at school time that the queues develope. The "no right turn", and "except for access" add very little to those difficulties, but are odd only because they appear to sanction illegal and anti-social parking, rather than addressing the real problem. Port Vale was originally closed because of the occasional speeding motorist and is yellow lined. They hadn't invented "traffic calming" back then.
Originally posted by Marilynquote:But the traffic was often way down Wadesmill Road long before they put the new retrictions in so that not really new.
Originally posted by furrybunny
They have been lots of £30.00 fines dished out in Cross Road, seen the police there again this morning, while the traffic in Bengeo Street was way pass the school to go into Hertford!!!
Reply ID 50021
The "Parking" by people at the Co-Op does not help at all!!!
quote:
Originally posted by shuntquote:Port Hill traffic has increased for two principle reasons, both gradual. First, far more people drive their children to school and second, Port Vale, Byde Street and Nelson Street have become increasingly blocked and difficult to use. At the time people go to work, the traffic isn't too bad. It's later, at school time that the queues develope. The "no right turn", and "except for access" add very little to those difficulties, but are odd only because they appear to sanction illegal and anti-social parking, rather than addressing the real problem. Port Vale was originally closed because of the occasional speeding motorist and is yellow lined. They hadn't invented "traffic calming" back then.
Originally posted by Marilynquote:But the traffic was often way down Wadesmill Road long before they put the new retrictions in so that not really new.
Originally posted by furrybunny
They have been lots of £30.00 fines dished out in Cross Road, seen the police there again this morning, while the traffic in Bengeo Street was way pass the school to go into Hertford!!!
Reply ID 50103
Todays accident was pretty meaty. There hardly seems to be a day go by now without the road getting clogged with accidents.
Reply ID 50105
quote:Two people died on the A10 near Buntingford yesterday and a car hit the central reservation of the A10 near the A414 this morning.
Originally posted by Dude
Todays accident was pretty meaty. There hardly seems to be a day go by now without the road getting clogged with accidents.
Reply ID 50110
Yeah, I saw the four cars on the viaduct this morning. Where was the nr Buntingford one? Not at Westmill again was it?
Reply ID 50114
quote:Viaduct? I think that was a different crash to the one I was referring to.
Originally posted by Dude
Yeah, I saw the four cars on the viaduct this morning. Where was the nr Buntingford one? Not at Westmill again was it?
Reply ID 50116
Another one! The Viaduct was shut northbound at 8.45, 4 cars colloided just off the Hertford slip road. On hit the central resevation send bits all over the south side (but it was kept open). If you say there was another one a mile away, that explains why it was so easy to get round the rush green roundabout this morning!
Reply ID 50119
http://www.herts24.co.uk/content/herald/news/story.aspx?brand=EHHOnline&category=NewsEastHerts&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=newsehhnew&itemid=WEED06%20Mar%202008%2011%3A59%3A13%3A703 Who do they get to write these stories? A 10 year old?
Reply ID 50150
No, surely a ten year old would have known it was "just past ...etc" rather than the illerate statement in the paper
Reply ID 50151
quote:Sorry but have to disagree with you. There is far less traffic on Beane Road in the mornings now so there must be less traffic coming through Lower Bengeo. Traffic on the Avenue may have increased somewhat but Lower Bengeo is seeing less cars in the morning. The number of cars coming through Hertford will not have dropped because the the no right turn at Cross Road so if it is not using Port Hill what route is it taking?
Originally posted by Marilynquote:I don't think the new traffic restriction in Cross Road have made that much difference to Port Hill, it has always been bad from 8 to 9. A lot of people are using The Avenue instead of Cross Road and that is where you can see an increase in traffic
Originally posted by Victor Meldrewquote:It dependes on what time, I normally leave at 7.45ish, and drive down Port Hill, but if I leave 15 mins later I drive the other way. I blame the pesky new traffic restrictions on Cross Road!! [8D]
Originally posted by nora batty
I discovered today that from Bengeo it's actually quicker for me to drive out of Hertford via Westmill and join the A10 south at Ware rather than join the queue on Port Hill. It cut 5 mins off my journey time to Broxbourne.
Reply ID 50327
Friday night saw the third crash in two days at the bottom of the A10 sliproad/start of the viaduct. I wonder why it keeps happening there so much?
Reply ID 50489
A10 shut again last night. Seems daily now. Nice to see the Rush Green light out this morning though. Breezed through.
Reply ID 50560
yep, rush green was delightful this morning :)