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Eastern Bay Link

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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 12:17 am

Well I thought I'd finally register to post this, as I've been lurking this thread for some time :mrgreen:

I work in Caspian Point 1, and looked out of the window today, and noticed two blokes in yellow jackets on the "Ski-ramp" back-to-the-future-must-hit-88-mph style road to nowhere.
One of them was right at the top, about 5 metres away from the edge, on the right hand side, looking through one of those yellow surveying tripod devices.

He was looking towards the roundabout. I've no idea what they are doing, but surely if they are on the ski jump, it implies they are intending to use. Good news, if like me, you have often wished they'd finish that bit off. I can't wait to drive up it!

Maybe the "All Traffic must go Left" signs here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.462218,-3.17112,3a,75y,78.2h,83.49t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQhGbxfqY7TvDWnj5GYDpOg!2e0
will finally be rotated :D
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 12:20 am

CBR600rr wrote:...but surely if they are on the ski jump, it implies they are intending to use...


err.... I meant use the ramp for development, rather than break out the crack pipe :oops:
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 12:44 am

We can only hope. Surely one day it has to be completed!
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 9:14 am

CBR600rr wrote:Well I thought I'd finally register to post this, as I've been lurking this thread for some time :mrgreen:

I work in Caspian Point 1, and looked out of the window today, and noticed two blokes in yellow jackets on the "Ski-ramp" back-to-the-future-must-hit-88-mph style road to nowhere.
One of them was right at the top, about 5 metres away from the edge, on the right hand side, looking through one of those yellow surveying tripod devices.

He was looking towards the roundabout. I've no idea what they are doing, but surely if they are on the ski jump, it implies they are intending to use. Good news, if like me, you have often wished they'd finish that bit off. I can't wait to drive up it!

Maybe the "All Traffic must go Left" signs here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.462218,-3.17112,3a,75y,78.2h,83.49t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQhGbxfqY7TvDWnj5GYDpOg!2e0
will finally be rotated :D


Welcome to the forum!

Hopefully it does mean they are going to develop it from there. Fingers crossed.
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 10:06 am

I hope they do join it up from the start, but they may be ensuring they align the new road with the ski-ramp so they can more easily connect it up a few years down the line, once they have the rest of the eastern bay link ready to replace Rover way.
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Feb 17, 2015 11:10 am

It would be very odd to leave the jump there unfinished. It can't add that much to the overall cost of the road and would definitely more expensive to go back and do later.

Are there any detailed plans online anywhere?
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostWed Sep 16, 2015 11:44 pm

Driving around the queens gate round about today, it looks like the clearance work has started for this project.
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostThu Sep 17, 2015 8:18 pm

You wonder if the Labour Assembly Questions are stage managed.

Oral Assembly Questions tabled on 16 September 2015
for answer on 23 September 2015

4. Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central Labour): What progress has been made on the Cardiff eastern bay link road project? OAQ(4)0609(EST)

Answer: Well, I am pleased to say we have had yet another mention on the lovely Walesmapforum, not only that but lovely men in yellow vests have been seen from the roundabout, thats fabulous!
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostMon Dec 21, 2015 4:41 pm

It would appear that some work has started on this project. http://www.globaldronesurveys.com/#!Eas ... 8e001984ca
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Re: Eastern Bay Link

PostTue Dec 22, 2015 6:04 pm

for the next two years of aerial survey work, we have been commissioned to do on the £27.3m Cardiff bay link project.

This is how the UK does things these days, all about the reporting rather than the actual building. I wonder how much of the £27.3m is actually spent on tarmac rather than on consultants and surveys?

In 1959 the M1 J10 to J18 (50 miles) was built in 19 months, 3 lanes each way and 132 bridges.

Two Year for Cardiff's vital 1.2 Kms of road, that the land has already been partially cleared, I despair.

This puts the potential progress and opening of the M4 relief road into perspective, with 3 accidents in a week, what is with the lack of investment in South Wales road infrastructure.

It amuses me some other Welsh road schemes in the middle of nowhere get built even though they are hardly used e.g. Brecon dual carriage way by-pass being one example. Nobody used it, so the built another inner bypass in Brecon!!
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