Never to the dark side Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 The M5 will be closed from 10pm next Wednesday from Junction 18 at Avonmouth to the Weston super mare junction at junction 21. The clean air zone charge will be suspended. Considering that fixtures have been known since june2023, you would have thought the bone heads at Highways agency would have picked a non football home mid week game to do the work. Maybe the bone heads could delay the closure till 11pm on Wednesday night? I have sent an e-mail to highways agency asking if these works could be delayed to start at 11pm on Wednesday night, could I ask as many of you to do the same 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 23 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: The M5 will be closed from 10pm next Wednesday from Junction 18 at Avonmouth to the Weston super mare junction at junction 21. The clean air zone charge will be suspended. Considering that fixtures have been known since june2023, you would have thought the bone heads at Highways agency would have picked a non football home mid week game to do the work. Maybe the bone heads could delay the closure till 11pm on Wednesday night? I have sent an e-mail to highways agency asking if these works could be delayed to start at 11pm on Wednesday night, could I ask as many of you to do the same Maybe the boneheads thought... Can't imagine that many football fans will be impacted in the grand scheme of things, if the club are concerned they'll get in touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: The M5 will be closed from 10pm next Wednesday from Junction 18 at Avonmouth to the Weston super mare junction at junction 21. The clean air zone charge will be suspended. Considering that fixtures have been known since june2023, you would have thought the bone heads at Highways agency would have picked a non football home mid week game to do the work. Maybe the bone heads could delay the closure till 11pm on Wednesday night? I have sent an e-mail to highways agency asking if these works could be delayed to start at 11pm on Wednesday night, could I ask as many of you to do the same According to the Highways Agency website, for light vehicles the closure is limited to southbound - Portishead to Weston northbound - Weston to Clevedon. I can’t imagine that will seriously affect too many? And I’m sure they’ll say that if they start at 11 then they won’t finish til 7 - and that potentially impacts far more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: Maybe the boneheads thought... Can't imagine that many football fans will be impacted in the grand scheme of things, if the club are concerned they'll get in touch. Or...from Ashton Gate it's just as easy to go down the Weston Road than the M5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 At least parson street not shut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 51 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Or...from Ashton Gate it's just as easy to go down the Weston Road than the M5. Which is what I’ll do. These night time closures are a pain and they don’t always seem to announce them, I was driving back from the last evening game and all of a sudden we were led off the motorway for a junction. It wasn’t too bad but those who travel further than me can end up with huge delays which make evening games nowadays almost not worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 At busy times I now default to using the A38 from J22 in both directions. Invariably it is quicker than staying on the motorway as that stretch is often very slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Would have been fun if instead we were playing Plymouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave L Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Sir Geoff said: Or...from Ashton Gate it's just as easy to go down the Weston Road than the M5. Bear in mind the daytime closure of the A370 next week https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/23862635.a370-west-town-road-close-two-weeks/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, ralphindevon said: These night time closures are a pain and they don’t always seem to announce them Not sure where or when they send that information out, but not many will get it if my experiences are anything to go by. Used to work in Bedminster and live in Fishponds. The occasionally shut the M32 , seemingly without warning. I have been caught on the St. Pauls roundabout at 10:15pm ish and it's been worse than the busiest rush hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Not sure where or when they send that information out, but not many will get it if my experiences are anything to go by. Used to work in Bedminster and live in Fishponds. The occasionally shut the M32 , seemingly without warning. I have been caught on the St. Pauls roundabout at 10:15pm ish and it's been worse than the busiest rush hour. They have been closing various bits of the A30 overnight down here in Devon for months. Trying to find out which bits and when is a nightmare - none of the travel sites ever seem to have any details. I`ve given up looking and just take my chances these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: They have been closing various bits of the A30 overnight down here in Devon for months. Trying to find out which bits and when is a nightmare - none of the travel sites ever seem to have any details. I`ve given up looking and just take my chances these days. I'll be glad when they finish that expansion or whatever they are doing now. Such a busy road and absolutely horrible to navigate at times. I've had more than my share of 6 hour trips back to Bristol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: I'll be glad when they finish that expansion or whatever they are doing now. Such a busy road and absolutely horrible to navigate at times. I've had more than my share of 6 hour trips back to Bristol. It`s always mental down here this time of year with roads closed all over the place - it`s that window between the end of the holiday season and winter coming in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 6 hours ago, East End Old Boy said: Would have been fun if instead we were playing Plymouth? Don’t worry, there were plenty of closures when we did play Plymouth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted October 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 A request to those visiting Ashton Gate for the game against Coventry,just to pass the info on,as not every one is connected to the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red DNA Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 19 hours ago, ralphindevon said: These night time closures are a pain and they don’t always seem to announce them, Might be worth checking on the one.network website which all the utility companies use for notifying work being done? It can be set for today, next few weeks or 6 months. Obviously emergency closures for a few hours won’t get posted but it might be worth checking for any journeys you need to do? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted October 21, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: A request to those visiting Ashton Gate for the game against Coventry,just to pass the info on,as not every one is connected to the internet. I’d be pretty surprised if anyone who travels that distance to Ashton Gate does not have any internet access, barring possibly some ancient old boy who travels with family or friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted October 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 You would be surprised by how many in MY age group,AND our City followers who don't have access to the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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