NCN-55 Closure (Part of it anyway)

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NCN-55 Closure (Part of it anyway)

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I wasn't sure where to put this so if it needs moving elsewhere on the forum, no probs.

Just a heads-up to anyone using the stretch of route 55 from the A5082 Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton to the B5229 Parrin lane at Worsley Golf Club/Patricroft.
The Roe Green section is closed from under the East Lancashire Road to the M60 for 14 weeks due to resurfacing work.
I only discovered it as I ran into this...

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having not seen one single warning notice from Salford Council or Urban Vision on previous rides anywhere along the route. Lovely.
Looks like I'm back to risking my neck on main roads and roundabouts for a while.
I only discovered this info after some ridiculous amount of googling ... http://www.urbanvision.org.uk/news/roe- ... rovements/
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Re: NCN-55 Closure (Part of it anyway)

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I'll try to get a warning raised on Sustrans mapping.

Edit 7/12/14: Seems it's already there, not as a hazard warning on the map but as a note on the link to the route description.

Follow the "More Information" box and there's even a discussion section to which I've now added your link.
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Re: NCN-55 Closure (Part of it anyway)

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It's open again and sooooooooooooo wonderfully smooooooooooooth :)

So far as far as I can see, Network Rail haven't managed to screw up this section of trail but from what I've read, this won't last. They've already made a porcine posterior of parts of Bolton and Horwich thanks to this stupid tramline.
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Reason: distressing swearywords redefined
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