IN England we seem to spend half our lives stuck in traffic.
Stuck forever twiddling our thumbs at the traffic lights, stuck playing with the car radio, arranging our CD’s once again to try and defeat the evil forces of boredom caused by yet another traffic snarl up.
It’s a pain. And here in Ashfield the pain never ends, it seems to now be a daily blight for the good motorists of the district, who are forever stuck gridlocked.
Sutton has been a living nightmare this week as Outram Street grinds to a halt thanks to the High Pavement roadworks.
It is bad enough when a delivery truck blocks Outram Street for half an hour creating more tailbacks without this adding to the misery.
And we all know about the Kirkby traffic chaos with all routes into the town becoming a living nightmare any time its rush hour. Let’s face it, If you’re planning to drive from The Ashfield pub into the town past the Ashfield School is probably advisable to leave four days to ensure you actually get there on time.
Is it really any wonder businesses do not see Sutton and Kirkby as attractive propositions? Is it any wonder Sutton and Kirkby are dying towns mocked by many people? not for me it isn’t.
Unless the infrastructure in the two town’s are sorted out and major investment made by the relevant council authorities Sutton and Kirkby will arrest their sad decline.
So come on Ashfield District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, sort out this mess once and for all.
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