Mount Pleasant Road closed Saturday?

[Tractor_Saint]

A comment on the Echo this morning is below. Anyone know if this is still the case? It's the route we usually take in and are going to be leaving later than normal to get into the ground tomorrow! Cheers for any advice.

 

Saint_John, Bassett says...

2:54pm Thu 8 Apr 10

I was out for a run this morning and noticed that Mount Pleasant Road is CLOSED by the Old Farmhouse.

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They are digging a 6 foot deep trench from the level crossing back past the pub and all road traffic is diverted down Derby Road.

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As it is a large trench (? drains or gas ?) I would not expect it to be open on Sat, and I know a number of people drive that way to the game so i thought I would give a "heads up".

[Mattio]

A comment on the Echo this morning is below. Anyone know if this is still the case? It's the route we usually take in and are going to be leaving later than normal to get into the ground tomorrow! Cheers for any advice.

 

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Saint_John, Bassett says...

2:54pm Thu 8 Apr 10

I was out for a run this morning and noticed that Mount Pleasant Road is CLOSED by the Old Farmhouse.

.

They are digging a 6 foot deep trench from the level crossing back past the pub and all road traffic is diverted down Derby Road.

.

As it is a large trench (? drains or gas ?) I would not expect it to be open on Sat, and I know a number of people drive that way to the game so i thought I would give a "heads up".

 

Maybe the cemetery has run out of space?

[John McAndrew]

it was still closed as 9pm tonight...i live a few hundred yards away so could check tomorrow if required

[Colinjb]

Please do, that is usually my rat run after Charlotte Place, it convenently avoids the awful gridlock as you go towards Thomas Lewis way.

[Tractor_Saint]

i live a few hundred yards away so could check tomorrow if required

 

Sit Rep please John

[yellow&blue]

I walk past it every day on the way to and from work - I have walked past it about 15 minutes ago and it still appears to be closed as the signs are still there.......

[D-GOD]

as at 8.00 this morning still all fenced off and all diversions in place....will do another when i head home at 12.15

[Huntingdon]

Wow, I bet all the kerb crawlers are well gutted

[Tractor_Saint]

I walk past it every day on the way to and from work

 

Wow, I bet all the kerb crawlers are well gutted

 

Yellow?

 

Thanks for the update and I'll check at 12:30 just before setting out to see which way I'm going!

[John McAndrew]

posting as me and not d-god this time....still shut @ 12.15 so please allow more time to get to the stadium as the other routes are going to be very busy

[derry]

posting as me and not d-god this time....still shut @ 12.15 so please allow more time to get to the stadium as the other routes are going to be very busy

 

Well done, much appreciated.

[Tractor_Saint]

Cheers! Took a different route in and flew through. Sat outside at the waterfront now.

[Saint_John]

As a heads-up for tomorrow night and Saturday, Mount Pleasant level crossing is still CLOSED to vehicles, only pedestrians and bikes can cross.

 

When I ran by this morning (09:30 ish) the 2 workmen were looking at a water pipe that ran across the new trench, the earth around it looked a bit damp.

 

I have heard this work is due to go on until at around the 24th May, i.e. all the games this season.