Quote Originally Posted by SteH View Post
Edge Lane is finally about to become two lanes in each direction again after 18 months of chaos. Was it really necessary just to add some fancy lampposts, smrt pavements and a smoother road surface?
Yes! I'm sick and tired of travelling around this city seeing nothing but a poor streetscape. Poor roads/pavements, rusted street furniture, wonky signs and general dirt are an all too common occurance in this city. It's about time we started taking some pride in where we live. The improvements to edge lane are a great example of how to do this. I just hope that more improvements are made away from city centre routes in mainly residential areas such as prescott road and rice lane which are in an awful state.
Lets not forget that improvements to edge lane didn't just involve putting up new lights, it also involved the creation of better junctions/pedestrian crossings and the creation of off road parking to keep the traffic flowing.
The completion of this section of edge lane is only a small part of the wider edge lane project which includes the creation of a new business park and vastly improved housing to bring people back to the area and get more people in to work.
I applaud the edge lane project for its high quality and broad thinking.