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Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:27 pm
by The Boss
It's only taken 70 years but the days of queueing through Newtown Powys are over
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47229757
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:24 pm
by RIP
Not afraid of a bit of controversy me: 'traffic increases to fill up the road space available' unfortunately
. Good excuse for a bit of buildings infill now as well.
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:27 pm
by Zippy
It's not on google maps yet either - so may be a while before it becomes effective
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:59 pm
by Naffa
Ive travelled through Newtown regularly over the past 25 years to visit my parents who lived near Lampeter. Sat in traffic too many hours to remember in Newtown.
Now theyve moved to Ironbridge and I'll probably never get to 'bypass' Newtown.
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:15 pm
by jay91
It'll be a Less of a queue for Gregg's on the back from way BB towers then
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:47 pm
by barney
but I always pop into McDonalds for a loo break on the way to BB Towers!
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:28 pm
by Borderer
Was just there the other week. We didn't do that ride btw Stu - the temp was only -6C but it put some folk off.....
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:28 pm
by Richard G
I feel like I should definitely know this section, but it's escaping me for now.
Edit - Ahh, I don't normally go any further over than Caersws.
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:39 pm
by paramart
jay91 wrote:It'll be a Less of a queue for Gregg's on the back from way BB towers then
and costa at the garage
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 10:30 am
by Zippy
FYI, when heading back from the WRT, there was a Heddlu waiting at the top in the layby on the two lane section (cue some very heavy braking on my behalf
).
Just a heads up for anyone else who may slip on the right pedal a bit sometimes
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 10:40 am
by Bearbonesnorm
Didn't think it would take them long.
Re: Newtown bypass is open
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 10:46 am
by whitestone
Zippy wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 10:30 am
FYI, when heading back from the WRT, there was a Heddlu waiting at the top in the layby on the two lane section (cue some very heavy braking on my behalf
).
Just a heads up for anyone else who may slip on the right pedal a bit sometimes
Usually the case on new roads to catch the boy racers as well as visitors who've become frustrated sat behind caravans/tractors/cyclists for a minute or two.