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[Monsta®]

for example the furnace bank, my god its like an off road course! 

[PussyKat]

is that the hair pin bend near the bank top pub? if it is then its a crackin road if you like fast corners lol

[Mr Darn]

PussyKat, on Aug 23 2007, 10:44 PM, said:

is that the hair pin bend near the bank top pub? if it is then its a crackin road if you like fast corners lol

The hairpin side is quite good, if i remember right, its the bedlington side, when you cross the bridge and go up the hill its a little lumpy!

[threegee]

This isn't rocket science. Councils everywhere don't spend money unless they need to. The Hairpin Bend is no longer the busy road it once was, being long since bypassed by the SE Northumberland spine road.

I can remember, many years ago, being in Bob J's car (the last Bedlington Town Surveyor?) when he'd unaccountably hit the brakes to record any potholes. The instruction would go down to fix them in the next days/weeks.

Believe me - compared with other parts of the EU were I frequently "Rome" - WDC is HOT on fixing bad roads. One thing you can't fault them for!

[Monsta®]

threegee, on Aug 24 2007, 12:06 AM, said:

This isn't rocket science. Councils everywhere don't spend money unless they need to. The Hairpin Bend is no longer the busy road it once was, being long since bypassed by the SE Northumberland spine road.

I can remember, many years ago, being in Bob J's car (the last Bedlington Town Surveyor?) when he'd unaccountably hit the brakes to record any potholes. The instruction would go down to fix them in the next days/weeks.

Believe me - compared with other parts of the EU were I frequently "Rome" - WDC is HOT on fixing bad roads. One thing you can't fault them for!

well there not that hot! any way what happened to "pete the pot hole fixer"!

[Pete]

threegee, on Aug 24 2007, 12:06 AM, said:

This isn't rocket science. Councils everywhere don't spend money unless they need to. The Hairpin Bend is no longer the busy road it once was, being long since bypassed by the SE Northumberland spine road.

I can remember, many years ago, being in Bob J's car (the last Bedlington Town Surveyor?) when he'd unaccountably hit the brakes to record any potholes. The instruction would go down to fix them in the next days/weeks.

Believe me - compared with other parts of the EU were I frequently "Rome" - WDC is HOT on fixing bad roads. One thing you can't fault them for!

Long gone are the days when the bus to Blyth used to go that way

[Monsta®]

Pete, on Aug 24 2007, 09:29 PM, said:

Long gone are the days when the bus to Blyth used to go that way

or horse and cart!

[Pete]

monsta, on Aug 29 2007, 05:30 PM, said:

or horse and cart!

Jacky Bell the ice cream man used to go that way on his horse and cart.

[Owen]

the subisiding road as you come in past the golf crouse is quite bad.

where the ground is settling still from the open casting.
tbh its quite handle....on the bus coming back from durham....fall alseep on the x31.........head ageisnt the window
when you get near the golf crouse all a sudden BANG!!! as ya head is stottied off the window as a wake up call

[Pete]

Owen, on 09 December 2009 - 10:25 PM, said:

the subisiding road as you come in past the golf crouse is quite bad.

where the ground is settling still from the open casting.
tbh its quite handle....on the bus coming back from durham....fall alseep on the x31.........head ageisnt the window
when you get near the golf crouse all a sudden BANG!!! as ya head is stottied off the window as a wake up call

If the road was good you might miss your stop

[tomtom]

Is it just me moaning or are others of a similar view with the perpetual road works and temporary traffic lights which seem to spring up on Ridge Terrace with regular monotony. When I worked in Wallsend many moons ago the road at the of Swans Bank was forever being dug up and then filled in and resurfaced - rumours at the time were that this area was the training ground for the council road repair men. I wonder if this area of Bedlington is in the same category!

[Merlin]

At least, or should I say at last, someone, somewhere used a bit of common. While the road surface was up they actually got the water board to do some repairs before they relaid the road! All we need now is for the gas board to come and dig it all up again

[tomtom]

Don't speak too soon - stanger things have happened!

[Merlin]

Hasn't took them long, they're digging it up as I write this

[tomtom]

The mind boggles - just more unecessary hassle with these d****d temporary traffic lights again. Let's hope that the road surface is relaid properly once the work if finished - until the next time!!

[Malcolm Robinson]

Anyone else puzzled by the amount of re-surfacing and pot hole filling been done around Bedders recently? Just seems a bit strange for a cash strapped council.....

[Monsta®]

Malcolm Robinson, on 27 October 2010 - 07:53 AM, said:

Anyone else puzzled by the amount of re-surfacing and pot hole filling been done around Bedders recently? Just seems a bit strange for a cash strapped council.....

it smooths the way to ashington, newbiggin, blyth and morpeth!!!!

cash strapped council! there so strapped there only going to the tropics for a fortnight this year! and they'll have to settle for a audi rather than the aston they had so so wanted!

[Malcolm Robinson]

Monsta®, on 27 October 2010 - 09:38 AM, said:

it smooths the way to ashington, newbiggin, blyth and morpeth!!!!