Comments on: Abnormal Load On A303 Near Andover is Back

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:37:46 +0000

To transport abnormal loads the company has to notify the highway agencies a number of weeks/months beforehand, they then have to pay cost for use of roads and police escort and the public can obtain information about such traffic, therefore allowing you to make an informed decision and use an alternate route, why do we have so many people in the world whining! Did it occur to you that this is also someone’s company trying to earn a living?

By: Janice Hassett

Janice Hassett — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:25:39 +0000

The people who live in Winterbourne Stoke are hardest hit by this type of traffic. Where else would a main arterial road – the A303 run through a sleepy village. To make matters worse, there was an accident at Stonehenge Bottom west bound so queuing was back to Amesbury. Also, while waiting on the abnormal load, east bound at the junction of the B3083 Winterbourne stoke, one of the HGV’s hauling a huge motorhome from Glastonbury Festival, broke down – break disk shattered….all chaos on the A303 around this area as usual and it needs to be dualled from West Amesbury and a Bypass around WBS. 2000 names already on our petition – Stonehenge Traffic Actio Group.

By: Andover Town

Andover Town — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:56:58 +0000

In reply to Dali Llama. We're not sure this is the REAL Dali Llama :-)

By: Dali Llama

Dali Llama — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 07:55:11 +0000

Of course there is a bloody cost to the public!! Getting caught up in a tailback will inevitably have an adverse effect on other road users, their employment, and others’ in the business and commercial sectors. This is a private enterprise and why not travel overnight when traffic is at a lesser level. ‘No cost to the public?’ Who do you/ they think pays to use the road, for the Police escort, highways staff and other behind the scenes traffic management departments? Stupid bloody mitigation!