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08/3/2014 at 11:00pm
Location: Derbyshire
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There have been a few people get caught up in it and either run out of fuel in the long wait, or start suffering from an overheated engine during the 2 mile crawl, then this of course causes further delays for all concerned as they await recovery help.
I wasnt aware that we were having to wait so long for the much needed flyover though, the offending island has a very bad camber on the entrance to Abbey Hill, and not a month goes by without a lorry sheds its load there, and in a couple of inceidents the whole lot has gone over, resulting in fatalities with one lorry falling onto and trapping an awaiting car at the junction.
Its right in my path for accessing the city centre, going into the city is not so bad, l can simply follow the A6, but the return journey becomes gridlocked by traffic trying to avoid the offending area and clogging up the City's one way system. It took me over an hour yesterday to do a journey home that normally takes me 15mins, and even then l used my local knowledge to the full to access all the backroads and shortcuts l knew, l feel sorry for those people who come across it unexpectadly, and may miss important appointments, its also on the route to the Derby Royal hospital for those travelling from the north via Ripley and the surounding area.
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09/3/2014 at 2:33pm
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You could try taking the A50 westbound at Toyota, then the Ashbourne road via Sudbury, continuing straight ahead through Ashbourne, through Hulland Ward, to join the A6 at Belper Mill, then turn right and follow up to the Hurt Arms at Ambergate, turn right again, and keep going straight on until you come to the A38 junction for Ripley, Alfreton, Derby, which is a large island with a flyover carrying the A38, take the Alfreton turning, 1st left, and your back on the A38 heading towards the M1and the Mansfield junction, which should then take you onto your original route to your destination. That way you will avoid the more southern leg of the A38 and the offending island at Little Eaton.
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Lol, not for my house you dont, I live in Belper, so its a right for me, and turn left at Morrisons island!
Its all the A6, right the way into the city centre if you turn left, including the closed off northbound junction onto the offending A38 at Allestree Abbey hill Island, although the junction here onto the southbound A38 is still open and fairly well running, apart from the rush hour times.
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