(17 Oct 2014, 7:19 am)Michael wrote Passing the hospital for the first time in months... the new multi-story car park looks like its nearly done.. should be open soonAye, was the same for me a few Fridays ago when I checked into A&E for the first time in over 10 years (they didn't even have details of my primary school!)
(17 Oct 2014, 9:08 pm)Dan wrote Aye, was the same for me a few Fridays ago when I checked into A&E for the first time in over 10 years (they didn't even have details of my primary school!)
What was there before - was it just an ordinary car park?
(20 Oct 2014, 9:50 am)idiot wrote Dies anyone know if you will be able to turn right out of St Mary Car Park. This is causing a lot of traffic to go round the roundabout causing delays.
(25 Oct 2014, 11:11 am)Andreos1 wrote Is the new bridge still going to be built?
The amount of traffic passing the site will increase quite a bit, once the bridge and road is constructed - maybe the new owners are speculating to accumulate?
(25 Oct 2014, 11:23 am)Andreos1 wrote Speculate to accumulate - means spending money now, in the hope that you get that money back in the future.
So although that retail park isn't the busiest in the world at the moment, by building those extra units now - once the bridge is constructed and more traffic passes the site, it may lead to increased custom and may attract business to the new units.
Retail World at Team Valley and the retail park at the Metrocentre, were built in the late 80's, basically on the same principle.
The Metrocentre was built, the western bypass was extended and traffic in the area increased.
All of a sudden, that side of Gateshead attracted shoppers - shoppers who wouldn't have been in the area just a few years previously.
Hope that helps?
(25 Oct 2014, 11:31 am)Andreos1 wrote Can always remember working with an older guy years ago.
He was training me up and said to me: "Ask a question and you feel like a fool once. Don't ask a question and you will be a fool forever".
As for buses, maybe the new 8 will use it.
Can see Southwick buses still using the Queen Alexandra Bridge still - saying that, there may be restrictions put into place and the traffic management system may dictate something.
(25 Oct 2014, 12:24 pm)Michael wrote :0, suprised at that, where did u hear that?
(25 Oct 2014, 12:33 pm)cbma06 wrote It was in amongst all the online documents about the new bridge, either on the council planning documents or in the documents from a organisation about the plans. Since the announcement about the new bridge was quite a few years ago and the QA bridge section was about the same time.
Preparation of an Area Action Plan and; the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Development Consent Order; and the Outline Planning Application for the International Advanced
Manufacturing Park (IAMP)
(05 Nov 2014, 9:02 pm)Dan wrote Bit of a shite photo, but the road is closed tonight and it looks like they've resurfaced the road on St Marys Way