Fix Ferry Road

Short queues at long weekend

Well it has been pretty quiet this Queen’s Birthday Weekend.  No signs of any major traffic problems on the Ferry Road side of the Channel.

This could be due to the efforts of DIER  who recently advised Ferry Road residents via an information sheet that new traffic arrangements would be trialled  during the weekend.

Or it could possibly be due to the series of substantial “KEEP CLEAR” signs that have been painted along various parts of the east bound lane.

The new signage hasn’t done much to enhance the quiet charm or aesthetic appearance of our village but at least there were no instances of driveways being blocked. The keen observer may notice  in the example pictured above the word “CLEAR”doesn’t actually fit on its own side of the road.  Could this be an indication that the road is perhaps not quite wide enough?

In any event let’s hope that DIER are not put off by the lack of response (by way of hordes of motorists) to their traffic management trial.  It was much better to iron out the kinks in the dead of winter when traffic volumes are low rather than to test them out in the heat of the Christmas holiday gridlock.