Manchester Has A Hole
By Jim Symcox on Feb 11, 2009 in Manchester Traffic
Yes, I know some quip that Manchester is a hole. To those of you I say you’ve obviously not plumbed the depths elsewhere!
The hole I refer to is on the Middleton Road carriage way from the M60 towards Manchester.
Actually the hole isn’t visible because there’s obviously a leak in one of the mains water pipes under the road as water is leaking all over the road surface.
Maybe you’re already yawning and thinking, "so what? Manchester has water leaks all over the place.
Steady on for a moment…
This is about a yard from where the same road was dug up for 3 weeks about 2 weeks ago to fix a smaller leak that was getting on the road.
That small leak caused absolute chaos on the M60 and for commuters trying to get onto the 3 Arrows roundabout and into Manchester via Middleton road. This despite the fact that Middleton road is a dual carriage way until way past the leak point.
So be warned. When the contractors return it seems likely the same problem with traffic is going to happen. So start researching those rat runs now.
Plus I hope they get to it soon as I’m not sure I want a repeat of the flood that engulfed my gardens when the mains pipe suddenly blew up and thousands of gallons of water created a swimming pool about a 20 yards long by 20 feet wide by one foot deep in the back garden a few years ago.
sally traffic | Feb 11, 2009 | Reply
Manchester seems to be undergoing dozens of roadworks at present bringing parts of the city to a standstill.
Surely this hasn’t got anything to do with the fact that MCC didn’t get their way with the congestion zone referendum in December so they are letting commuters suffer somewhat?
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Jim Symcox | Feb 11, 2009 | Reply
Hi Sally,
Any relation to the Sally Traffic on Radio 2?
Anyway, the same thought floated gently through my head too as I watched the workmen digging a massive hole for the first leak and finding another leak coming up a few days after they finished filling the first in.