right

 

twice in last 2 weeks have stopped at my folks in Horwich and driven to work in Bury in the morning

 

WTF is going on on that there M61

 

queue all the way from the Reebok to where it joins the M60, and then off and beyond towards Manc, fortunately I went north on the M60

 

but these people, must do this everyday, must be going into Manchester, and must be late

 

thought t'other way on the M60 were bad at times but that takes the p?ss

 

next time they propose a congestion charge I'm voting yes

 

1h 15m to get to work

 

tw?ts

2hrs 15 to preston this morning....normally takes just over an hour. if you do not feel comfortable on the motorway in the rain stay at home and stop holding me up!!!!

right

 

twice in last 2 weeks have stopped at my folks in Horwich and driven to work in Bury in the morning

 

WTF is going on on that there M61

 

queue all the way from the Reebok to where it joins the M60, and then off and beyond towards Manc, fortunately I went north on the M60

 

but these people, must do this everyday, must be going into Manchester, and must be late

 

thought t'other way on the M60 were bad at times but that takes the p?ss

 

next time they propose a congestion charge I'm voting yes

 

1h 15m to get to work

 

tw?ts

 

Usually the congestion goes to junction 5 Hunger Hill where I get on

 

Fortunately I'm going to Chorley. Or not perhaps

 

Think its caused by St Peters Way/M61 traffic joining the M60 anti-clockwise. The bottleneck gradually moves backwards.

 

Plus all the lane jostling SPW/M61 just prior on that 4 lane bit.

 

They're widening the M60 between J14 to 12 over the next 5 years I think. Not sure it will rectify it meself

in the countryside this morning, it was tidal

 

methinks our wonderful council have let all the grids/drains get silted up

in the countryside this morning, it was tidal

 

methinks our wonderful council have let all the grids/drains get silted up

 

speak to the guy in charge and he'll tell you gullys are cleaned on an 18 month cycle.

 

however when we resurfaced trinity street nigh on every gully was full of upto 4 foot of crap.

in the countryside this morning, it was tidal

 

methinks our wonderful council have let all the grids/drains get silted up

Well, they had a warning 2 weeks ago, but seem not to have heeded it

 

CNR was a lake early on

Chorley new road nr beehive was underwater. It only happend about 2 weeks ago, council dont seem to have done much about it.

 

Frank Spencers lot are wankers

right

 

twice in last 2 weeks have stopped at my folks in Horwich and driven to work in Bury in the morning

 

WTF is going on on that there M61

 

queue all the way from the Reebok to where it joins the M60, and then off and beyond towards Manc, fortunately I went north on the M60

 

but these people, must do this everyday, must be going into Manchester, and must be late

 

thought t'other way on the M60 were bad at times but that takes the p?ss

 

next time they propose a congestion charge I'm voting yes

 

1h 15m to get to work

 

tw?ts

 

 

 

CNR - Topp Way - St.Peter's Way, Off at Kearsley down the A666, get on the M60 at Clifton.

Still a couple of bottlenecks to negotiate, but quicker overall I reckon.

go down the A6 thro walkden and on to the M60. shimples

2hrs 15 to preston this morning....normally takes just over an hour. if you do not feel comfortable on the motorway in the rain stay at home and stop holding me up!!!!

 

Same for me coming to Preston. You are probably right as unbelievable as it sounds that people can't drive properly in the rain. From what I saw and traffic reports on the radio there didn't seem to be any crashes.

Same for me coming to Preston. You are probably right as unbelievable as it sounds that people can't drive properly in the rain. From what I saw and traffic reports on the radio there didn't seem to be any crashes.

 

that is correct. not one crash from leaving frodsham and getting on the m6 at lymm to leaving the m6 at junction 32! very frustrating.

It always backs up, for a while you only hit it at junction 3 or 2, especially when the kiddies are off. But this year we didn't get that respite due to the roadworks and camera traps. Normally you'd hit the backed up traffic at junction 4 and queue along with the merging traffic from A666 to get on the M60. Now its fuckin' ridiculous, its at the worst I can remember it, almost daily between 7.30 and 9.00 the traffic will back up all the way to Chequerbent Junction 5 and almost certainly further back.

 

The only time I could recollect that before it becoming a regular occurance was when all the Scot's came down to Manc for the UEFA Cup. The A6 becomes clogged up with excess traffic too and is slower than the M. It's a tedious journey needs sorting big time.

 

Edit: There never is any crashes, you'd have to be a fuckin numpty to crash in snail pace traffic!

Edited November 18, 200916 yr by boothybwfc

It always backs up, for a while you only hit it at junction 3 or 2, especially when the kiddies are off. But this year we didn't get that respite due to the roadworks and camera traps. Normally you'd hit the backed up traffic at junction 4 and queue along with the merging traffic from A666 to get on the M60. Now its fuckin' ridiculous, its at the worst I can remember it, almost daily between 7.30 and 9.00 the traffic will back up all the way to Chequerbent Junction 5 and almost certainly further back.

 

The only time I could recollect that before it becoming a regular occurance was when all the Scot's came down to Manc for the UEFA Cup. The A6 becomes clogged up with excess traffic too and is slower than the M. It's a tedious journey needs sorting big time.

 

Edit: There never is any crashes, you'd have to be a fuckin numpty to crash in snail pace traffic!

So

 

From Lostock, go down CNR, onto St Pete's Way

 

 

15 minutes consistently every day to the slip road down onto East Lancs

CNR is also a ball ache in the morning. St Peter's backs up aswell at the merging junction. I would make about 5 minutes if indeed it only took me 15 to get there and a lot more mileage.

Info page on the M60 Junction 15 to 12 extra lane scheme

 

Seems it starts Summer 2010.

 

http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/23003.aspx

Why would you touch the M61 in rush hour to get to Bury? Twice!

 

Bury Rd surely?

Why would you touch the M61 in rush hour to get to Bury? Twice!

 

Bury Rd surely?

 

only been working there 3 months

 

am v used to going anywhere from Horwich via M61

 

rarely ever driven across bolton

 

before I started this job I'd never been to Bury

 

will put this one down to experience

I go to Manc every day on the East Lancs, I used to set off around 6:20 to beat the traffic because after 6.30 the build up is fuckin awful, adds at least half an hour on the journey. No problems now thouigh because I go in on the bike, half an hour extra in bed and home 40 minutes earlier too.

Why would you touch the M61 in rush hour to get to Bury? Twice!

 

Bury Rd surely?

 

 

Depends where you live & which part of Bury. For someone over our way to try & even get to Bury road is just as horrendous.

BTW, Bolton Council leaf men were unblocking drains on Lever Park near Rivington school today, where were Chorley's to sort out the lake on Dryfield which nigh on knackered my car up? Not a one to be seen!

Fair play Bolton Council even turned up to do it!

right

 

twice in last 2 weeks have stopped at my folks in Horwich and driven to work in Bury in the morning

 

WTF is going on on that there M61

 

queue all the way from the Reebok to where it joins the M60, and then off and beyond towards Manc, fortunately I went north on the M60

 

but these people, must do this everyday, must be going into Manchester, and must be late

 

thought t'other way on the M60 were bad at times but that takes the p?ss

 

next time they propose a congestion charge I'm voting yes

 

1h 15m to get to work

 

tw?ts

 

Today it was because of the rain. It took my mate 1.5 hours to get from Crown to Beehive this morning.

 

Thankfully I wet the bed last night so left for work at 7.15 and it took me an hour to get in. It's half an hour on a good day.

 

If I get up late, there's no point me leaving the house until 9am as I'd just be sat in traffic. It's usually ok after 9. Thank heaven for flexi time.

 

I do M61, and M60 North thankfully, would hate to do South in a morn. I usually skip past those queuing.

Hour and a half to get to Chester this morning because of a thepissing rain and waggins hogging the middle lane of the M56. These cunts should be pulled over and tried for attempted manslaughter.

It's a good job the public transport in this country is of such a terrifically superior standard or else the roads would be fucked

 

Right, now, waggon drivers. I can begin to appreciate that sometimes a slightly smaller waggon will need to overtake a great big waggon. That much is just fine with me.

 

BUT

 

When it happens, why can't the great big waggon touch his brakes, just for three or four seconds, and let the smaller one by. Instead it's a fuckin five minute ordeal holding the rest of us up. THEN THE BIG FUCKER WILL FLASH THE SMALLER ONE TO LET HIM BACK IN AS IF HE'S DONE THE WORLD A FUCKING FAVOUR.

 

And another thing, when I'm in charge people who don't indicate on roundabouts are in serious mither and will be best advised to emigrate.

 

Most of this country's problems can be directly attributed to the acute stupidity of most of its inhabitants.

It's a good job the public transport in this country is of such a terrifically superior standard or else the roads would be fucked

 

Right, now, waggon drivers. I can begin to appreciate that sometimes a slightly smaller waggon will need to overtake a great big waggon. That much is just fine with me.

 

BUT

 

When it happens, why can't the great big waggon touch his brakes, just for three or four seconds, and let the smaller one by. Instead it's a fuckin five minute ordeal holding the rest of us up. THEN THE BIG FUCKER WILL FLASH THE SMALLER ONE TO LET HIM BACK IN AS IF HE'S DONE THE WORLD A FUCKING FAVOUR.

 

And another thing, when I'm in charge people who don't indicate on roundabouts are in serious mither and will be best advised to emigrate.

 

Most of this country's problems can be directly attributed to the acute stupidity of most of its inhabitants.

 

You might appreciate this then...

 

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/news-he...re-20071001435/

It's a good job the public transport in this country is of such a terrifically superior standard or else the roads would be fucked

 

Right, now, waggon drivers. I can begin to appreciate that sometimes a slightly smaller waggon will need to overtake a great big waggon. That much is just fine with me.

 

BUT

 

When it happens, why can't the great big waggon touch his brakes, just for three or four seconds, and let the smaller one by. Instead it's a fuckin five minute ordeal holding the rest of us up. THEN THE BIG FUCKER WILL FLASH THE SMALLER ONE TO LET HIM BACK IN AS IF HE'S DONE THE WORLD A FUCKING FAVOUR.

 

And another thing, when I'm in charge people who don't indicate on roundabouts are in serious mither and will be best advised to emigrate.

 

Most of this country's problems can be directly attributed to the acute stupidity of most of its inhabitants.

 

people who indicate right on mini roundabouts and go straight on are my main hatred

 

that and people who try and jump the traffic by going straight on in a right turn lane