Fixed
Tradmffic lighting system not managing the traffic. The lights were green for 4 seconds only and red for 35 secondsc. On green
Reported via mobile in the Traffic lights (NH) category anonymously at 13:30, Fri 11 November 2022
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 3956791.
On the 9th Nov at 5.45pm I left the m606 onto the slip road leading to chain bar rundabout. The traffic was backed up for 1 hour grid locked all the way around chain bar round .about. this is the 3rd time I have been held up on this slip road this month. I only travel across it a few times per month. Therefore I believe this is a regular occurance due to the extent of a problem I have been involved in over the last month. The lighting system on this roundabout is not set up sufficiently to cope with the traffic volume. Cars go through red lights and block the oncoming traffic off the motor. The lights are only on green for 3csecs then red for over 30 secs leaving the m606 to enter chain bar round about. This backs up onto the slip road of every direction ie. From Halifax, from Birkenshaw, from low moor and off the m62 onto chain bar interchange. I was sat an hour on the slip road of the m606 trying to head across the roundabout to gain access to Drub Lane to visit my elderly father. Can you advise what if anything is going to be done about this grid lock situation? If an emergency vehicle would have needed access they would not have got through the grid locked traffic. This is dangerous as cats that couldn't wait as long as I did were then trying to exit the queue on the m60 exit slip road trying to enter the m62 entrance slip road. There were several near misses at the traffic exiting m606vwere travelling at speed, and having to brake hard or swerve cars. Also cars are not queuing in the A58 lane, they are bypassing the que in the m62 lane and then blocking the roundabout further so cars wanting to go onto the m62 heading towards leeds cant access it. This then backs up all round the round about. Can you advise further what will be addressed to resolve this issue as it is dangerous and putting drivers at risk especially in bad weather as we have experienced recently with heavy rain. Thank you Pauline
Updates
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Dear Sir or Madam
Thank you for contacting us by Fix My Street on 11 November about issues you’ve observed with the timing of the traffic signals at this location.
I can confirm that our technology team has carried out repairs to these signals and there should no longer be issues with the timing of the lights. As with many interchanges on the strategic road network, there will be times when traffic builds up at certain times of day on the approaches to Chainbar Roundabout.
Thank you again for contacting us. If there is anything we can help you with, please email or telephone our Contact Centre. They’re available 24 hours a day by phone: 0300 123 5000 or by email info@nationalhighways.co.uk. Alternatively, please visit the National Highways website at nationalhighways.co.uk.
Kind regards
National Highways
State changed to: Fixed
Posted by National Highways at 15:10, Mon 21 November 2022
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