On 20/11/2016 20:01, Another John wrote:
Fount of all knowledge request:

Our local council has given notice of closing a local road for a week or
so.

Typically, instead of asking the local paper to notify readers that "the
road from A to B will be closed for X from DD ...", they have taken an
advert in the form of a Public Notice, and stated the po-faced bare
facts: "the C123 will be closed from its junction with the U456 to its
junction with the U987".

Since only the highway people themselves know what the C123, U456 and
U987 actually are, we are somewhat in the dark.

There should also be a PDF that they sent to local or parish councils
and if there isn't then you should complain to the planning officer or
highways works supervisor (each may point you at the other).

Immediately prior to closure they should display notices on the route
saying when it will be closed and sign an alternate route. If you live
on the road then they have to let you reach your property most of the
time. Some businesses can be seriously affected by these road closures.

You do get rogue ones where they dig a trench preventing anyone getting
their car in or out someitmes. One made the headlines last year.

I'd like to look at a map which identifies these roads. Googlemaps
doesn't seem to do this. Does any online map?

Thanks a lot for any advice,
John

p.s. I recognize the 'legal requirements' placed upon local councils,
but what harm would it do for them to also get the paper to publish a
brief, informal, and highly informative article, which we could all
understand?

When they did this sort of thing to our cNNN road with no name we got a
letter through the door which served also as a residents pass to get
through the road blocks at each end. No through traffic allowed.

They enjoy tarring and feathering roads in autumn and also for some
strange reason adding kerbs to country lane bends so that the trapped
water is another 6" deeper when it rains. Several places on our road
already made excellent traps for Renault cars when there is severe rain
it will be even more fun now with the extra added depth.

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Regards,
Martin Brown