I commute between Lincoln and Peterborough and the roads are just a complete and utter nightmare. What is it with all these frigging roadworks, it's not as if there's just one bad set, they are everywhere and all at the same time and going on for months!

It's really grinding me down and costing me a bloody fortune sat in the traffic for getting on for 2 hours a day each way just to do a 60 mile journey! And Mondays seem even worse (thank god I work from home most Mondays).

Anyone else noticed this ridiculous phenemenon? Why can't they do one big set of roadworks at once. Oh no, lets do 5 sets and piss everyone off as much as possible.

As you can probably tell I'm a little tense tonight.

And relax......

 

its the same all the way upto blyth mate. i work in stamford, You could try coming through there and through bourne and sleaford way. a mate of mine lived lincoln and worked stamford, he never used the a1 always cae through sleaford and bourne

 

I might have to if it keeps like this mate. It's bloody ridiculous. Surely the point of these roads is to make it quicker, well you would think so anyway. Sorry for the moaning, but Jesus Christ!

 

The roads are bollox ate. Got a few lads who work with e at weekends from grantham, They have a nightmare most dayd and have to go cross country, Where you live then, Lincoln or The posh Boro

 

I always try and avoid the A1 if I can - bastid of a road. I take the M1 instead and cut across rather than use it.

 

M1 where are you?? they are currently doing major alterations between peterboro and blyth near Bawtry. someties down to 1 lane sometimes closed because of accidents

 

Yes, the Grantham bit is the worst, but today on the way home there's a new set up coming up to the Stamford roundabout, and there's loads more sets where the road narrows and you're down to 50mph between Lincoln and Peterborough. I'm from Lincoln mate, I wouldn't call Pboro posh, there's some real rough bits to it.

 

I'm in London mate but travel oop North quite regularly.

 

Trev I too would try the Sleaford route mate the road to bourne is mint and quite quick, and I understand from Bourne to Peterboghorror is quite a quick road.

Or at the very least you could cut a big section out by Going down Via Ancaster and then taking the back road to Grantham that goes past Barkstone Heath, and then at the roundabout near the Army camp you follow the road to the A1. I used to be able to make Lincoln to Grantham in about 30 mins going that way.

 

I'd use the A15 mate its a quick road but just watch out for speed camara vans, the plod love setting up on that road especially between Sleaford and Bourne

 

I use the A1 every weekend, Never had a problem in a year and a half

 

you wont have a problem on your small distance drive
try my drive

 

2 hours aint small distance........

 

times that by 11 times is what i do on an average weekend LOL
thats not including my 11 hour trip to swindon back in october

 

I dont call Peterbog horror posh mate, thats the local name for the footie club and all the wannabe gangstas Give it large when you deal with them, Im from posh Innit bruv lol

 

Same here


Brian