We urgently petition the council to look at the safety of the traffic queuing on the A429 onto the M40 roundabout at Longbridge. Traffic is increasing and is particularly bad during rush hour, however queues can form at any time of day. Please see points below for further details.
1. The A429 is the only junction with no traffic signals and
relies on a slight delay at the lights coming off the A46 and round
from the M40 junction. This is currently not fit for purpose due to
cars either going through on amber or often doing a racing start
from the lights. Many of us have seen some incredibly near misses
where vehicles speed off from the lights just after the M40
junction and swerve to avoid a collision with vehicles pulling out
from A429 junction.
2. Often no vehicles can pull out of the A429 as the entrance onto
the roundabout is blocked with cars queuing to get off at the
Barford junction. This means traffic can back up all along the A429
towards Tournament fields. This affects cars pulling out from the
hotel/The Peacocks entrance wishing to turn right.
3. We have witnessed vehicles, including buses, using the wrong
side of the road, going around the bollards to get into the middle
and right-hand lanes.
4. This small stretch of road is very busy with the people turning
into McDonalds, Forever living and the Holiday Inn, the Delta hotel
and The Peacocks, as well as the bus stops. Buses coming off the
roundabout towards Warwick obstruct the view down the A429, cars
then queue behind the bus completely obstructing the exit from the
hotel. Often people use the other side of the road, across the
designated right turning filter lane into the Delta Hotel entrance
to overtake the bus.
5. This stretch of road is only going to become worse with the
decision to allow planning for a drive thru coffee shop on the site
of the Delta Hotel. Even with a keep clear box added, this does not
solve the issue that many cars will not be able to turn right to
get back onto the motorway due to traffic queues.
6. Traffic turning into McDonalds from the roundabout often drive
through or occupy the right filter lane into the hotel which blocks
cars wanting to turn right.
7. In the 1980s when the original plans were approved The Peacocks
were not given their own designated entrance as it was felt this
would make the stretch of road too busy with entrances. The council
is clearly aware that this stretch of road is very busy.
8. Many people take the decision not to use this route which pushes
traffic through the centre of Warwick or smaller roads which are
less able to cope with this volume of cars.
Started by: Jess Layman-Brown
This petition runs from 20/08/2024 to 20/11/2024.
194 people have signed this petition.