The Roundabout :D

[Anon]

Just thought i would clear up the confusion about the roundabout.

People coming from Kinloch road have priority
Then its people coming from the Dual Carriage way
Then its people coming from Main street

[gizmo]

Excellent, thats cleared that up then.

[WC1]

Surely it's not actually a roundabout any more? You have a main road comprising Kinloch Road and Hall Street (dual carriageway) on which there is a T junction with Main Street. Traffic coming from Kinloch Road and wanting to turn right up Main Street should give way to traffic heading on to Kinloch Road from Hall Street, but has priority over traffic waiting to turn right on to Hall Street from Main Street. Simples.

[Anon]

Yea, the T junction would make alot more sense, but going by the signs, the way i posted is the correct way.

[EileenH]

Kinloch road was always stop and give way. Why should it change now? I always thought you gave way to the right. Also, if you are going across at a junction and the car opposite is turning right, across your path, the person going straight has right of way. So, the way I read the signs on the roundabout, the car coming from the carriageway has right of way. Kinloch road gives way to cars from main street also. Cars from main street give way to cars coming from carriageway. I've had a few near misses with cars cutting across in front of me.

[dustybin]

The thing that bugs me is people coming from main street using the space in the cone's ( that allows exit from the pier to main street) as a mini round about thinking they still have right of way even thou they have just driven through a give way sign!!! The next time this happens to me i'm just going to go! they will come off worse as i drive a big vehicle.

[Ross]

Ive seen a few near misses so far, worst i saw was car from main street turning right to go towards the dual carriage way but going through the no entry sign towards what could have been oncoming traffic coming off the dual.
I took it to be give way to the right but always take care when moving out as most people dont know who has right of way so just sit looking at each other

[bill]

Was in the town for a long weekend and have to say that that is the most shambolic set of roadworks signage I have ever come across.ONLY in CAMPBELTOWN.

[jaffacat]

Am pretty sure the works were only to be for 4 weeks? It`s 9 weeks and counting!

[maxmix]

Am pretty sure the works were only to be for 4 weeks? It`s 9 weeks and counting!

This is a typical thing for Campbeltown lol

My kitchen and Bathroom was to take 15 days..... It took over 3 months !

You have to live in the real world to get a job done on time....

maxmix

BTW Walking by it yesterday, it is looking near to completion (I think) ! lol

[bigchang]

believe there is a problem as they have found the old sea wall at the factory shop, don't know if job has stopped to find out what to do!

[EileenH]

Did they not find part of the old sea wall at the roundabout too? I recall reading something in the courier at the time. Do they have to get someone to inspect it or something? When this is finished we will automatically turn right onto the roundabout I think - we've been doing it for so long!!

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Was in the town for a long weekend and have to say that that is the most shambolic set of roadworks signage I have ever come across.ONLY in CAMPBELTOWN.

Ditto. I really didn't have a clue who had right of way and who didn't. There's so many signs, at slightly different angles, that you're sitting there thinking "Is that Give Way meant for me?" ! Mental.

[Kintyre Forum News]

Posted this on the other thread but probably should be on here!

Posted back on January 20th would suggest the work should be completed by now but we have been told it is 2 to 3 weeks away from completion.

Great - just with the 2 week easter break coming up visitors will see a major part of the town looking like a bomb site. I wonder if there is any compensation to the town for work that goes over the expected date by 5 weeks? It must be to the detriment of trade in parts of the town? I wonder if any of our elected officials are asking these questions?

We are led to believe the delay is also holding up work on the Royal Hotel with the contractors there being unable to erect their scaffolding due to the traffic diversions. (though it is heartening to see work started there)

[dustybin]

Can the people complaining about the sewer upgrade work getting done in the town not remember Campbeltown getting flooded with raw sewage on a regular bases with many local shops having to close due to damage to their premises and stock, people wading knee deep in it to save cars,not to mention all the raw sewage getting pumped straight into the loch! Surly having to wait at traffic lights is a small price to pay to have this problem solved..