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Old 23rd June 2008, 07:47 AM   #12 (permalink)
Gavin Hamilton
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Default Update: East West Rail (Western Section)

Neil Williams wrote:
> Dinky Earnshaw wrote:
>
>> As for congestion in MK - it makes me laugh how it's always advertised
>> as a congestion free place. It is, provided you don't travel at rush
>> hour. Pretty much like anywhere else in the country, then.

>
> Congestion at rush hour in MK is still *nothing* on what it is
> anywhere else. MK people get used to free flowing fast traffic, such
> that a 5 minute delay is considerable rather than normal. But as the
> place gets bigger (than originally planned - the original masterplan
> was completed last year, as I recall), it will get worse.
>
> Neil


Neil,

Have you tried getting to J14 in the evening rush recently? It's
probably quicker to walk from the V10 than driving - especially with the
so called "improvements" to the V11 over the last 9 months (complete
with an overrun of Network Rail magnitude)...

G
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