A34 flooded

[denislawsbackheel]

The A555 near Bramhall is still shut to all traffic.
Apparently the pumps supposed to clear it of water don’t work!

 

[yeseye]

The A555 near Bramhall is still shut to all traffic.
Apparently the pumps supposed to clear it of water don’t work!

Sounds about right.

 

[flook]

All construction companies nowadays are run by idiots.I know from first hand being a former carillion contractor in the telecoms sector bid for a contract with no experience and just undercut Fujitsu to get the contract with no plan in place

in construction, 99% of the time, it's the bottom line. Quality of bid, experience, execution plan, all secondary. Even with public bodies who have to demonstrate "best bid", cost is always the highest weighted element

 

[Nellies left peg]

in construction, 99% of the time, it's the bottom line. Quality of bid, experience, execution plan, all secondary. Even with public bodies who have to demonstrate "best bid", cost is always the highest weighted element

Exactly. Cost at the expense of quality.No wonder nothing gets done to a decent standard in this country.Have you seen Balfour Beatty and Ringwsy repair potholes it's shameful

 

[flook]

Exactly. Cost at the expense of quality.No wonder nothing gets done to a decent standard in this country.Have you seen Balfour Beatty and Ringwsy repair potholes it's shameful

Balfour Beatty are probably at the forefront of those responsible for the state of the industry

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

My dad was telling me a while back about when he used to drive down the A34 en route to London. Before the motorways. Through towns like Cannock and Walsall. Took about a long working day to get to London from Manchester. Another fucking world - assuming no pile up on the M6!

 

[remember arthur mann]

My dad was telling me a while back about when he used to drive down the A34 en route to London. Before the motorways. Through towns like Cannock and Walsall. Took about a long working day to get to London from Manchester. Another fucking world - assuming no pile up on the M6!

Gronant, North Wales, 5+ hrs from Manchester, in the 1950s, in this....

 

[crazyg]

in construction, 99% of the time, it's the bottom line. Quality of bid, experience, execution plan, all secondary. Even with public bodies who have to demonstrate "best bid", cost is always the highest weighted element

Calling @JimB for an expert analysis.

;-)

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

absolutely no thought at all went into building that airport relief road. expect lots more flooding aswel with building it onto fields. dont really think its made a difference either. if anything its going to be worse as more homes/traffic will be put near it.

 

[doots]

This is the same road that took an extra year to finish because the drainage system was bonk and they tried to rectify the situation.
Our transport system is pathetic, road, rail or flight yet we still pay ridiculous taxes for the privilege.