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Posted: Sat 07 Mar, 2009 1:05 pm
by patter
Hi gang, does anyone know why the A643 link road (M621 to Armley Gyratory) goes through a shallow tunnel about here?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 17Crossing Brown Lane, WortleyDoesn't look like there's much up there, judging from google maps
Posted: Sat 07 Mar, 2009 6:05 pm
by Cardiarms
IIRC there's a school right next to the road there and the tunnel is to reduce noise.
Posted: Sat 07 Mar, 2009 9:33 pm
by The Parksider
Cardiarms wrote: IIRC there's a school right next to the road there and the tunnel is to reduce noise. Matthew Murray school?Great question and usual C.A. genius answer!!!
Posted: Mon 09 Mar, 2009 1:13 pm
by railnut
I seem to remember that when this road was built in the 70's, the pupils & teachers of MR school organised a protest about the loss of playing fields. They were duly retained by building the tunnel and were thus put onto the top.
Posted: Mon 09 Mar, 2009 3:39 pm
by patter
Ah, that makes more sense
Posted: Mon 16 Mar, 2009 7:52 pm
by Terrym
The strange thing is that although they built the tunnel it did not go deep enough and as a result Brown Lane was split in half and in effect became a no through road.
Posted: Mon 16 Mar, 2009 10:21 pm
by Cardiarms
Money I bet.