(30 Aug 2020, 11:09 am)Rob44 wrote Ah right. I agree it took longer than it should but dont get me start on the " bad signage " rubbish. If you went through there and then suggest you didn't know it was bus only you shouldn't be driving on the road!!
I used to drink in the weatherspoons at that junction and since the bus lane has be put there it looks to me that there are less jams and standstills as you put it. That included December time. So not sure what has changed recently to cause more disruption?
Oh and can i ( from a personal point of view) just say the road works outside of civic centre/crows nest have made it quicker for buses in and out of Newcastle. Since the GNE have used JDS instead of blacket street my journeys into town are now quicker. Plus with the new system outside crows nest i think the bus is yet to stop at those light... just get stuck at the ones next to Percy pub/ladbrookes.. Another up for NCC in my view anyway!
I think it was coming from Haymarket end wasn't it where the issues was there was no pre warning about the road being buses only until you actually got to the junction itself and if you had someone behind you, there was nowhere to go.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...r-17323321 - Happened a few times last year, believe it was traffic light issues but I assume the buses would've been caught in it aswell.
I haven't been through there for awhile tbh but it's taking a god damn long time I know that (as usual). Guessing we'll have to wait until christmas to see how it does once the usual queues trying to get into Eldon Square car park come and everything gets blocked up. Glad they've went against the crazy making it one lane each direction for a cycle lane though (for now) that would've been a nightmare around christmas time.