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We’re no stranger to roadworks here in Ramsbottom (sadly), but what’s different this time is there are some roadworks planned which could clash with the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival! The worst time possible, when we should be expecting “HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS!”
The only DOUBLEDECKER you see down bridge street will be the one covered in chocolate cleverly crafted into an artisan muffin!
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UPDATED 19/02/19: It looks like there’s been some changes to the dates of the roadworks now. Directly below is the most up to date information taken from the roadworks.org website.
Ramsbottom, lovely town but damn we don’t half have a lot of road works. One way to know that there is a school holiday coming up is to see how many planned road works there are due, and this coming week is no exception with no less than four major planned road works for our town which will no doubt bring everything to a standstill. Partly due to the limited routes through Ramsbottom in general.
As a result of these roadworks there will be changes to the bus routes.
If you want to check the full list of planned road works for yourself you can find them all on roadworks.org, however here are the main ones you should probably be aware of:
Ramsbottom is once again set to become gridlocked with more planned road works. This time however it’s not resurfacing of Bridge Street nor a closure for another (fantastic) festival, It’s not even to fix broken water pipes due to the heavy goods vehicles that use our roads. This time it’s gas. Gas pipe replacement works.
Twitter follower Alan Groves brought to my attention (cheers Alan) recently the planned road works ready to hit Ramsbottom this coming Monday which will undoubtedly cause congestion and suffering over all our already busy routes.
@thisisrammysite Digging up Rammy this summer https://t.co/55R3L9BaJf
— Alan Groves (@TheSameTimeLord) July 17, 2018
The planned start date for the works is Monday the 23rd of July 2018.
Roadworks on Manchester Road in Ramsbottom are expected to be in place until the 10th of May causing many delays and frustration for drivers especially at rush hour.
The frequently repaired stretch of road is currently being worked on by Electricity North West who have yet to comment on the cause of the repairs but it’s likely to be damaged cables although they have recently been replacing cables in a large upgrade project.
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