Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Saddleworth2]

We stayed at the hotel next to BBC Scotland a couple of years ago, as Annie Lennox was doing a gig right across the river at the Armadillo.

Premier inn. Have used it many times.

 

[Holcombe bloo]

You're not encountering fans crossing into the paths of cars so the traffic lights can be left to run as normal. Currently they have someone overriding them so fans can get across the road and therefore partly why traffic just grinds to a halt. They could sequence the lights better so that the traffic flows more freely away from the area for a fair distance but at some point it just has to be what it is. I just wouldn't be closing roads off for an hour.

i think rather than closing the roads the other way a 5mins away from the stadium to 1 min towards the Etihad would be a good compromise. Anyone in the the 1min que is likely a rag anyhoo. In fact make it 8 mins to 1 min lol

 

[oakiecokie]

Premier inn. Have used it many times.

Thats the one, Saddle.On our first night the bastard fire alarm went off at 2.00am and evey fucker was out there in their jimjams and slippers. I only sleep in my boxers so I quickly got the jeans and a t-shirt on.
Five fire engines turned up and 2 hours later we were allowed back in as it was a fault in the electrical system.The fire alarm was on for over an hour and a half !!
The staff were very good and gave out free hot drinks but the twats wouldn`t let me have a Guinness ;)

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Funny isn't. You never hear the Rags complaining about getting away from OT, even though the get 74,000.

Having been to OT. Trafford Park through to the M60 is always gridlocked with cars and coaches. The Metrolink service is like ours, infrequent and rammed. They do have more Metrolink stops away from the ground. Around the ground it's residential parking only. Etc.

There are multiple stops for six Met destinations around their ground (Alty, Airport, EDids, Town, TraffCtr and Eccles), a train station, they even have water taxis on the canal…

Most importantly though, they have lots of places around their ground to have a pint after the game. People will nip into one of the many places to have a drink and let the crowds die down too.

We have one Met station for two directions (Town/Ashton) and that’s it.

 

[nmc]

The good thing is, now it's been done once, it should be easier and quicker the 2nd time around.

I wonder if we'll see the CTL 1600 crane back again? Along with the other 2 cranes?

The availability of a CTL 1600 crane, the largest crane of its type in the country, significantly influenced the lifting methodology as it permitted much larger lifts, speeded up construction and reduced the need for working at height splicing components.

Absolute beast.

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@jrb and his crane porn….!

 

[jrb]

@jrb and his crane porn….!

Correct mate.

Love cranes.

There's a cracking crane count thread on SSC-MCR. Trident Rider updates it as and when cranes go up and come down. Another update is probably due soon.

City centre and Salford Quays cranes only.

Crane Count

www.skyscrapercity.com

 

[nmc]

We have more moaners and fewer walkers. Plus they have the Lowry Centre if peole don’t wish to leave straight after the game. We will have the extra bars at the Coop Arena.

Maybe it’s the relativity of the time delay…. An hours delay on a 30 minute journey is significant but if you are heading back to Clacton on Sea or County Antrim does an hours delay really matter?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Maybe it’s the relativity of the time delay…. An hours delay on a 30 minute journey is significant but if you are heading back to Clacton on Sea or County Antrim does an hours delay really matter?

If I left 10 mins early at midweek games I would get home an hour sooner (due to the train timetable). It wouldn’t be worth going to the game if I missed the last 10 minutes.

 

[nmc]

Correct mate.

Love cranes.

There's a cracking crane count thread on SSC-MCR. Trident Rider updates it as and when cranes go up and come down. Another update is probably due soon.

City centre and Salford Quays cranes only.

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Crane Count

www.skyscrapercity.com

man’s porn….

 

[jrb]

There are multiple stops for six Met destinations around their ground (Alty, Airport, EDids, Town, TraffCtr and Eccles), a train station, they even have water taxis on the canal…

Most importantly though, they have lots of places around their ground to have a pint after the game. People will nip into one of the many places to have a drink and let the crowds die down too.

We have one Met station for two directions (Town/Ashton) and that’s it.

They do. And a train line.

As you say, we've got 1 Metrolink station at the Etihad. All Metrolink stations after that are a waste of time because the trams are rammed going both ways. We've also got Asbury train station as well.