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Title: Vibrant or dangerous? Colourful roundabout redesign divides village in Berkshire Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 02, 2025, 21:23:54 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpv96lyp4o):
Quote (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/eaad/live/55d30050-df1a-11ef-ab2e-d5bb9715ff2c.jpg.webp) Horrendous and dangerous - or fresh and vibrant? The California Cross junction in Finchampstead, Berkshire, has been described as both. The product of a broader £5.5m seven-month revamp, the double roundabout and five crossings with distinctive leaf designs has divided opinion amongst locals, with 1,400 signing a petition calling for it to be gone. Residents have raised concerns about the cost of the work, as well as the safety of a junction that doesn't exactly follow convention. But how dangerous is it? The junction consists of two roundabouts, each with three exits. Each exit has a crossing for pedestrians. But instead of a zebra crossing with black and white stripes, there is a distinctive white leaf design - and instead of a roundabout with a standard central island, there's an array of rainbow leaves painted on the road. The changes were made as part of a wider project for the area, which also included drainage works. (article continues) Title: Re: Vibrant or dangerous? Colourful roundabout redesign divides village in Berkshire Post by: AMLAG on February 02, 2025, 22:09:44 What please is the relevance of this subject with regards to Rail / GWR services/ this rail passengers discussion and rail information site ? Title: Re: Vibrant or dangerous? Colourful roundabout redesign divides village in Berkshire Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 02, 2025, 22:16:20 I posted on our well-established board, at https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?board=31.0 , AMLAG, where 2212 posts in
295 topics have previously been posted. I'm sorry if I seem a little terse. Chris. :-[ Title: Re: Vibrant or dangerous? Colourful roundabout redesign divides village in Berkshire Post by: grahame on February 02, 2025, 22:41:55 It *is* posted in the right place - "The West but not the West's trains" ... but .. it came up for me at https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/recent.html as I am testing stuff in the mobile friendly pages, and it flagged up to me that I haven't yet added the board name into that format. Something added onto my list.
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