Posted by: jkr, Lochwinnoch Greater Glasgow on 12:49pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Great to see the M74 Extension actually making progress after all this time.
Great to see the M74 Extension actually making progress after all this time.
Posted by: Johnny Punchclock, Glasgow on 1:35pm Tue 6 Jan 09
[quote][bold]jkr[/bold] wrote:
Great to see the M74 Extension actually making progress after all this time.[/quote] I agree - excellent news. And one in the eye for the trots and the whingers!
jkr wrote:
Great to see the M74 Extension actually making progress after all this time.
I agree - excellent news. And one in the eye for the trots and the whingers!
Posted by: LB, Glasgow on 1:57pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Amazed at how quickly work has progressed, and very much looking forward to its completion and the expected (and long overdue) positive impacts on the South & East areas of Glasgow.
Amazed at how quickly work has progressed, and very much looking forward to its completion and the expected (and long overdue) positive impacts on the South & East areas of Glasgow.
Posted by: Ian, Glasgow on 3:30pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Great news! Also agree with the above comments that progress seems to be chunting along well with the area around the connection with the M8 Kingston Bridge looking ever more ready for the roads to be connected after all these years!
Great news for Scotland and great news for Glasgow
Great news! Also agree with the above comments that progress seems to be chunting along well with the area around the connection with the M8 Kingston Bridge looking ever more ready for the roads to be connected after all these years!
Great news for Scotland and great news for Glasgow
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 3:52pm Tue 6 Jan 09
And, in these uncertain times, providing the best part of 1000 construction jobs.
And, in these uncertain times, providing the best part of 1000 construction jobs.
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 5:08pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Upon reading the submissions It made me think that [bold]some[/bold] of these posters above were active subscribers of Concrete Monthly.
Its only a motorway ffs!
Is there a link between fetish and concrete - maybe you could join the two up with a slip road, or possibly a spaghetti junction.
Phwoooaaaaaaar - Shiny Concrete [italic]giddly giddly goo[/italic]
Yes, the M74 will no doubt be good for the south side, how long it will be before its clogged though???
Upon reading the submissions It made me think that
some of these posters above were active subscribers of Concrete Monthly.
Its only a motorway ffs!
Is there a link between fetish and concrete - maybe you could join the two up with a slip road, or possibly a spaghetti junction.
Phwoooaaaaaaar - Shiny Concrete
giddly giddly goo
Yes, the M74 will no doubt be good for the south side, how long it will be before its clogged though???
Posted by: Brad on 5:50pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't [bold]what[/bold] you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent.
A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't
what you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent.
A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.
Posted by: Titus a duxas, Ft.McMurray on 6:32pm Tue 6 Jan 09
Geezajoab ya Bams ah want tae come hame to yer sunny -8 degs weather,how dae ah apply?
Geezajoab ya Bams ah want tae come hame to yer sunny -8 degs weather,how dae ah apply?
Posted by: bigcrispyhied, glasgow on 7:11pm Tue 6 Jan 09
[quote][bold]Ian[/bold] wrote:
Great news! Also agree with the above comments that progress seems to be chunting along well with the area around the connection with the M8 Kingston Bridge looking ever more ready for the roads to be connected after all these years! Great news for Scotland and great news for Glasgow[/quote] ok the south side aint no paris or milan but it will look hellish and not so great news if you live next to it ian,also... £700 million ,come on thats just taking the pi55.
Ian wrote:
Great news! Also agree with the above comments that progress seems to be chunting along well with the area around the connection with the M8 Kingston Bridge looking ever more ready for the roads to be connected after all these years! Great news for Scotland and great news for Glasgow
ok the south side aint no paris or milan but it will look hellish and not so great news if you live next to it ian,also... £700 million ,come on thats just taking the pi55.
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 7:18pm Tue 6 Jan 09
£700m for 5 miles of motorway?And then there's the maintenance.
£700m for 5 miles of motorway?And then there's the maintenance.
Posted by: Brad on 7:32pm Tue 6 Jan 09
[quote]£700m for 5 miles of motorway[/quote] Only one bidder...
£700m for 5 miles of motorway
Only one bidder...
Posted by: Brad Hater, St Enoch on 8:16pm Tue 6 Jan 09
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't [bold]what[/bold] you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent. A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.[/quote] Do you have any sort of life or friends? To be as big a **** as you must take years of devotion.
Brad wrote:
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't what you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent. A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.
Do you have any sort of life or friends? To be as big a **** as you must take years of devotion.
Posted by: openmind, Glasgow on 8:43am Wed 7 Jan 09
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't [bold]what[/bold] you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent. A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.[/quote] I usually agree with you Brad, but on this case I have to differ.
Of course, if I was around in the 1960s when all this was being planned I'd never have had a motorway blasting through the centre of the city in the first place. I'd have had it skirt around the city like London, Birmingham or Manchester.
Alas this is what we're stuck with, and I don't see any other option but to finish the stupid ring road. The lack of fuel protests and the minimal reduction in traffic during the spike in fuel prices tells me that people aren't going to get out of their cars all that easily - they are here to stay for the time being.
What I would have liked to have seen however, was a bit more courage in developing the local rail system a bit more - Crossrail for starters, and there is a host of other potential in terms of disused or underused lines which could have been brought back to life in parallel with the M74 Completion.
Brad wrote:
Connecting places is generally a good thing but as the old saying goes, it ain't what you do... I fear an elevated motorway smashing its way through the city (not that there was much left to smash after decades of planning blight) isn't going to be great for Glasgow. The blight and disconnection that already afflicts many areas will be made permanent. A less dogmatic approach, involving multiple, smaller-scale road and other transport improvements could probably have brought all the M74's benefits and more, without its costs - both short-term financial and to the surrounding areas in the long-term.
I usually agree with you Brad, but on this case I have to differ.
Of course, if I was around in the 1960s when all this was being planned I'd never have had a motorway blasting through the centre of the city in the first place. I'd have had it skirt around the city like London, Birmingham or Manchester.
Alas this is what we're stuck with, and I don't see any other option but to finish the stupid ring road. The lack of fuel protests and the minimal reduction in traffic during the spike in fuel prices tells me that people aren't going to get out of their cars all that easily - they are here to stay for the time being.
What I would have liked to have seen however, was a bit more courage in developing the local rail system a bit more - Crossrail for starters, and there is a host of other potential in terms of disused or underused lines which could have been brought back to life in parallel with the M74 Completion.
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