Leeds festival traffic chaos?

[raveydavey]

After the disaster that was "traffic management" at last years Leeds Festival and promises it wouldn't happen again, I can't believe that this years improved plan appears to be to completely close the A64 eastbound to through traffic from near the Windmill Roundabout at Seacroft all the way to Bramham crossroads for over 24 hours from midnight on Thursday 27th August. Whilst this might mean festival goers aren't directed via Colton and Crossgates, surely there will simply be gridlock going the other way as thousands of ordinary motorists attempt to get to the diversionary route via the M1/A1(M) by going along the Ring Road?Is this really the only alternative option? Once again the council claim there has been consultation with local residents. I'm a local resident and no-one has asked my opinion....Still, at least when Crossgates gets gridlocked again this year, all those motorists will have ample time to admire "Gruens Gates" on the roundabout!

[chameleon]

raveydavey wrote: After the disaster that was "traffic management" at last years Leeds Festival and promises it wouldn't happen again, I can't believe that this years improved plan appears to be to completely close the A64 eastbound to through traffic from near the Windmill Roundabout at Seacroft all the way to Bramham crossroads for over 24 hours from midnight on Thursday 27th August. Whilst this might mean festival goers aren't directed via Colton and Crossgates, surely there will simply be gridlock going the other way as thousands of ordinary motorists attempt to get to the diversionary route via the M1/A1(M) by going along the Ring Road?Is this really the only alternative option? Once again the council claim there has been consultation with local residents. I'm a local resident and no-one has asked my opinion....Still, at least when Crossgates gets gridlocked again this year, all those motorists will have ample time to admire "Gruens Gates" on the roundabout! No, no - they've thought about that - all the signs I've seen say,                                  'Find alternative route'So, with all that help, the folk passing through who don't know the area will be driving round and round looking fo it and probably end up coming back down Ypork Road and getting stuck in the Festival. That said, I don't know what else they could propose, 'cept maybe send everything in the back gate through Thorner

[raveydavey]

The obvious route for all festival traffic was short sightedly removed when the A1 was upgraded and the exit at Bramham (not Bramham crossroads, the next one north) was removed.This could / should have been left in place, even coned off if need be (when not required) so it could be used to direct festival traffic straight off the A1 into the estate and also used for the Bramham horse trials.If you drive up the A1 you can see where the slip roads have been ripped up and grassed over.

[Catweazle]

ban the (edit for content) thing let the student (edit for content) snarl up some other city    

[chameleon]

Catweazle wrote: ban the (edit for content) thing let the student (edit for content) snarl up some other city     You know, anyone who's been to the festival or even looked properly at the procession of vehicles heading there, will tell you that the people going cover a very wide range of ages and clearly come from an equally wide range of backgrounds and different social groups; it would take some imagination to label them all as students

[spongebob]

Well the signs are already up on the various matrices westbound on the M62 as you approach Gildersome warning of delays expected from the 26th to 29th???? Those of you screaming about congestion should bear in mind this is a site close to a decent road network, especially when other people are going on about the absence of a concert venue within the city, especially when you take into consideration the inability of the roads in said city centre to cope with either a standard evening rush hour and are gridlocked if there's a 20twenty game between Yorkshire and Lancashire on at Headingley.And of course it gives those community service people something to do the week afterwards

[Chrism]

Catweazle wrote: ban the (edit for content) thing let the student (edit for content) snarl up some other city     It's for a couple of days out of the whole year. Chill out. If you can't cope god help us.

[chameleon]

spongebob wrote: Well the signs are already up on the various matrices westbound on the M62 as you approach Gildersome warning of delays expected from the 26th to 29th???? Those of you screaming about congestion should bear in mind this is a site close to a decent road network, especially when other people are going on about the absence of a concert venue within the city, especially when you take into consideration the inability of the roads in said city centre to cope with either a standard evening rush hour and are gridlocked if there's a 20twenty game between Yorkshire and Lancashire on at Headingley.And of course it gives those community service people something to do the week afterwards Using Bramham causes far fewer problems (and less trouble) than the former Temple Newsam venue - and this year's arrangements should certainly help people living on the Leeds side of Bramham.Personal experience last year - an 8 minute journey to take a car to the local garage - just under two and a half hours!I just hope there is more help for people who use the A64 ordinarily past there than signs simply saying, 'Find alternative route'.    

[Leeds-lad]

The Wife and Daughter are going and they definitely ain't StudentsGet a life man and chill out

[chameleon]

Leeds-lad wrote: The Wife and Daughter are going and they definitely ain't StudentsGet a life man and chill out You make my point Leedslad - I don't think you would have liked your wife or children to have seen the editted-out phrases either