Kingsway Villagers

Following on from previous discussions on the subject (see here and here)…
Here is a communication I received recently from the QUVL about the closed road:

With regard to the Naas Lane Link road between the main roundabout and Naas Lane, there are several reasons that this road is not yet complete and open:

The road runs through a development area of Kingsway, which will have significant commercial development alongside, and will therefore be subject to construction traffic while buildings are erected. Opening the road would introduce unneccesssary interfaces between public and construction traffic.

The road cannot be adopted by the County Council until the drainage and public open spaces are adopted by the water authority and City Council respectively. This process is ongoing, and once completed, the final surfacing will be laid to the road and footway. To install these at this time, would result in damage during future construction works and significant additional cost to QUVL, to bring the road back up to adoptable standards.

The road runs through land which is owned by parties other than QUVL. These parties have also requested that the road is not opened until their adjoining developments are carried out.

Keeping the link road closed at the moment also helps us to ensure that all construction traffic enters the development through our haul roads and not through the completed housing. This helps to ensure that the residents of Kingsway encounter the minimum level of construction traffic.

I hope the above gives you a useful update and can assure you that the road is not "unopened" in case materials are stolen.

The A38 had both carriageways completely closed today, from the main junction at Bristol Road down to Waterwells, due to an accident.

I don’t know how long it was closed for but effectively the estate was cut off; no-one could leave or enter! Consider people with appointments. What would have happened if it ocurred when people are leaving for or returning from work or the school run.

Surely there needs to be a secondary driveable way off and onto the estate for 900 occupied houses, probably 2000 persons and 1600 cars.

We come back again to the Naas lane link. Can’t the Police, Fire Brigade or Council have some authority over this for safety reasons?

Regards
Sandra

I do not know what all the other residents feel but I truly believe that the developers are taking the mick in leaving the pavements in a perilous state especially with the winter approaching. Walking along the pavements should carry a health warning for they are uneven, plastic pipes sticking up, ponds and muck left from the rain as they do not drain properly and the camber in places is truly unblievable but nothing is done. The County Council do not give a damn as they do not live here and say “the roads etc are unadopted so take matters up with the developers” yet they are the sorry people who gave planning consent and should look after the elctorate rather than just posying round for publicity for themselves.

The roads are potential death traps especially between the first and second traffic calming measures coming from the roundabout – cars parked on the double yellows right down to the corner. Mark my words someone will be seriously injured before long. The people who are parking in the road all the time must realise the danger they are causing, or is it the "I’m all right Jack" attitude and people are too lazy to walk to their allocated parking spaces or garages preferring to be a hindrance on the main roadway?

It seems as if the developers have a monopoly on blind tradesmen on this estate! Despite the signs saying "No Construction Traffic" there have been at least 16 lorries, fully laden inwards and empty out, plus umpteen vans and cars of contractors going up and down Thatcham Avenue today, presenting an ongoing danger when linked to the abysmal parking.

On the Taylor Woodrow site the contractors are parking on the pavements – or what should be the pavements – breaking them down even more! Lorries stop to unload, blocking driveways with no consideration for the residents.

When the developers had the little old security man at the roundabout matters improved, but they have slipped back.

I have rung the parking agents and nothing happens, so what the hell is the point of paying a fee for a non-service? Perhaps we should all hold back on the site fees and see whether matters improve!

After 2 years I still enjoy the location but the lack of a shop on this side of the road is a pain and with no pub’/hotel to call our own and create a focal point, the village is just a massive housing estate and does not possess the essential qualities of a village being its own stores and pub’ etc.

We have all heard of the death of Villages because of the closure of post offices and stores and even pub’s but Kingsway has not even been born yet as a village!

Morning Clive

May I say first of all what a grand job you are doing. I have just moved to Woodvale and have been trying to establish who to contact re issues of concern.
It does seem as if the developers have knocked the houses up, taken the money and done a runner, but that is my first impression.

I have concerns re the parking and speeding issues on Woodvale.
I was led to believe when we purchased some 6 weeks ago that there was no parking along Woodvale; the signs indeed indicate this. Can you enlighten me on how this is enforced please?

A couple of cars have recently started parking in front of my house. This is not only frustrating but it is going to cause a very serious accident.
I live opposite the first entrance into Chivenor Way and I noticed just last night, a moped overtaking the cars that were parked outside my house and then staying on the wrong side of the road around the little island. A car came out of the second Chivenor Way road and nearly collided with it!

I am a local magistrate and like to see the law upheld.
I will pursue the parking issues but wondered if you had any information regarding the proposals for double-yellow lines along the rest of Woodvale from the roundabout to the end of Woodvale, and also are there any plans to open up the road to Copeland Park?

Keep up the good work.

Hi all,

(I have been reading this site for some time but never before registered).

I am in the process of working through the legal options reference some anti social behaviour that affects us all local to Thatcham Avenue in the Bryant show home region and has been occurring for some time.

IE: Dangerous car parking, late-night noise etc.

If anyone wants to contact/support me on this issue, please use this forum and we can arrange for me to show you the current status.

I’ve only taken this on because my family’s quality of life is being severely diminished by some people who do not care for the welfare of others.

Sorry for the heavy sentiment!

Thanks
DJE

Does anyone have any idea when all the hardcore is going to removed from Woodvale (towards the business park) so that we can use the road to go towards the Naas Lane roundabout?

It is really starting to irk me that we cant use a road that has been laid and is intended for the purpose yet we have to go on some silly detour which is about a mile just to get to a place that is about 300 yards from the estate, please somebody have some good news?