Two years ago today, a road at the heart of the Ebbsfleet development area collapsed. Since then it hasn't been fixed. Instead, nothing has happened. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-landsl... - ThreadSky

jamesomalley.co.uk • 52 days ago

Two years ago today, a road at the heart of the Ebbsfleet development area collapsed.

Since then it hasn't been fixed. Instead, nothing has happened.

https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-landslide

Comments

rupertstubbs.bsky.social•52 days ago

See also: Hammersmith Bridge.

missblank01.bsky.social•52 days ago

Well, never knew this it's beyond ridiculous ! What a total pain in the arse for local people & transport. Whoever needs to sort this crap out needs to pull their finger out how the hell are they supposed to be redeveloping the whole area when they're literally at a standstill over one road 🤷‍♀️

joekelly216.bsky.social•52 days ago

I used to get the bus down this bit of road to and from school each day. At rush hour this could add half an hour each way to the journey. Somehow we need to factor in quality of life and the impact of these delays

magsmanston.bsky.social•50 days ago

I would dearly love this. Allow companies & councils a 'budget' of lost productivity. Model it from traffic flows from survey data during normal periods and during road works. I often wonder e.g how many appointments are being missed, or meetings shifted because of this when in roadwork traffic.

katebevan.com•52 days ago

Good piece, James. And this is precisely the kind of meaty story BBC London should be covering instead of doing another bloody puff piece about the Wicked movie

just-me123.bsky.social•52 days ago

Excellent as ever : )

equilibrium.bike•52 days ago

very good stuff, at the end you really nail the problem.

jamesomalley.co.uk•52 days ago

Cheers!

equilibrium.bike•52 days ago

filed under "DOGE-adjacent critiques".

lukeredpath.co.uk•52 days ago

Wait until you hear about Woodend bridge in Witham, Essex. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67796194 (article is over a year told, it’s still not fixed).

lukeredpath.co.uk•52 days ago

It even has its own Tripadvisor page. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g503796-d27099203-Reviews-Woodend_Bridge-Witham_Essex_England.html

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply