(21 Sep 2025, 8:22 am)Andreos1 wrote The issue you've got with those hard white bits, is that you're offering little to no alternative for ambulance traffic.
You mentioned Low Fell previously, but that doesn't compare to Chester Road.
Ambulances to the QE from the south, don't hit the traffic measures introduced in Low Fell.
They've either scooted up to Wrekenton or are heading up Beacon Lough Road.
Whereas with this proposal, any ambulance between the A19 and the hospital or city centre and the hospital, would be stuck in and amongst the traffic measures you propose.
Those roads leading to and from the hospital need to be functional for ambulances etc.
In fairness though, if a bus is getting a free run then so is an ambulance, they'll have the same priority anyway so surely it's better for them anyway?
Old Durham Road is much of the same as Low Fell anyway really, with bus lanes along most of the road and to be fair, most the time the buses get a free run along there.
(21 Sep 2025, 8:36 am)F114TML wrote Also the 1231 backs up horrendously in peak times approaching the junction with the A19. Diverting Chester Road traffic round there will just make it worse.
The core of the issue is the roundabout is not suitable for the volume of traffic using it, not that traffic is using it.
Problem is you'll never fix that roundabout, lights will make it worse as there's too much traffic going in different directions. Like I wouldn't even be surprised if the A183 -> A183 is the busiest flow and it's actually the A183 from the A19 towards the Springwell Road that's actually the busiest flow, it's effectively the main road from the North to the whole South of Sunderland. The A183 just backs up because of the traffic rules, give way to right etc.
Obviously then Holborn Road towards the A19 (another busy flow) getting second priority so you just can't get out from the hospital direction.
Put lights there and you'll have about 6 sequences and no-one will be moving. I'm sure studies said that it actually would make it worse aswell hence they scrapped the plans.
Agreed there's issues at the A19/A1231 roundabout but that probably needs dealing with aswell and should be higher priority really.