Intelligent traffic lights to be installed at Hyndburn's 'worst junction'

10:10pm Saturday 7th July 2012 in News

A BOROUGH’S ‘worst junction’ will see intelligent traffic lights installed to stop queuing chaos.

The problem junction at the gateway to Church and Accrington, commonly sees drivers wait up to 20 minutes just to turn. Daily queues at the junction of Dunkenhalgh Way, Henry Street, Hyndburn Road and Dill Hall Lane led the area’s county councillor to campaign for action to be taken.

Coun Malcolm Pritchard said the problems caused on a daily basis showed a clear need for the light sequence to be adjusted.

Lancashire County Council have now released funding for the project, which will see intelligent lights at the junction. The new lights will be fitted with Microprocessor Optimised Vehicle Actuation (MOVA) technology which senses when traffic queues are starting to build.

The sensors are then able to efficiently programme light changes to clear traffic flows quickly and easily. Drivers’ main complaint was that the current lights system does not allow a filter lane for traffic from Henry Street and Church to turn right, causing major queues as drivers have to wait for a lull.

Engineers at LCC assessed the result of traffic counts and developed options using computer programs to assess impact elsewhere. LCC are also to install central white line marking to help position waiting right turners.

Coun Pritchard, who said the scheme will cost approximately £30,000 said: “It’s fantastic news. This junction has been a misery for drivers for so long and now a plan is place to make things better. Hopefully it will see an end to queues in this part of the borough.”

Comments (17)

10:26pm Sat 7 Jul 12

jaffa90 says...

Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them.
I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on.
Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them. I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on. jaffa90

11:11pm Sat 7 Jul 12

s_smith says...

jaffa90 wrote:
Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them.
I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on.
Oh really? Well the roundabouts at Junction 6 and Junction 5 worked well as roundabouts didnt they. Oh wait, hang on, they do now, AFTER they put traffic lights on them.
[quote][p][bold]jaffa90[/bold] wrote: Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them. I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on.[/p][/quote]Oh really? Well the roundabouts at Junction 6 and Junction 5 worked well as roundabouts didnt they. Oh wait, hang on, they do now, AFTER they put traffic lights on them. s_smith

12:23am Sun 8 Jul 12

jaffa90 says...

Oh really,just look at the traffic flow inbetween light changes.
Oh really,just look at the traffic flow inbetween light changes. jaffa90

1:18am Sun 8 Jul 12

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...

I still find it hard to ignore my natural instincts and GO at a traffic light on a roundabout when a wagon travelling at lord knows' what speed is approaching me to the right.
I still find it hard to ignore my natural instincts and GO at a traffic light on a roundabout when a wagon travelling at lord knows' what speed is approaching me to the right. Michael@ClitheroeSince58

1:33am Sun 8 Jul 12

s_smith says...

jaffa90 wrote:
Oh really,just look at the traffic flow inbetween light changes.
I dont need to. I look at the road that I used to have to queue on, but dont any more.
[quote][p][bold]jaffa90[/bold] wrote: Oh really,just look at the traffic flow inbetween light changes.[/p][/quote]I dont need to. I look at the road that I used to have to queue on, but dont any more. s_smith

7:15am Sun 8 Jul 12

DoyouknowhoIam? says...

jaffa90 wrote:
Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them. I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on.
Spot on!!
[quote][p][bold]jaffa90[/bold] wrote: Roundabouts are the way forward but motorists need to be trained how to use them. I always give way to those ON the roundabout and not them 50metres to my right waiting also for those 50metres to there right and so on.[/p][/quote]Spot on!! DoyouknowhoIam?

9:24am Sun 8 Jul 12

burner says...

Can we extend this and install "intelligent" drivers in east Lancashire?
Can we extend this and install "intelligent" drivers in east Lancashire? burner

9:25am Sun 8 Jul 12

Info-warrior says...

There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church. Info-warrior

9:27am Sun 8 Jul 12

Cheese gnome says...

Info-warrior wrote:
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.
[quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.[/p][/quote]So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3. Cheese gnome

9:36am Sun 8 Jul 12

banned again phil.m says...

Cheese gnome wrote:
Info-warrior wrote:
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.
can we have some of these intelligent lights installed instead of steve kean:)
[quote][p][bold]Cheese gnome[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.[/p][/quote]So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.[/p][/quote]can we have some of these intelligent lights installed instead of steve kean:) banned again phil.m

10:38am Sun 8 Jul 12

davidinburnley says...

The lights are already staggered for traffic travelling towards Accy / Ossy from Dunkenhalgh Way and for those travelling towards the M65 from Hyndburn Road.
The problem is anyone wanting to turn right travelling up or down Dill Hall Lane.
Wouldn't it have been a much cheaper option just to stagger those too in a similar way to the Asda junction on Hyndburn Road itself?
The lights are already staggered for traffic travelling towards Accy / Ossy from Dunkenhalgh Way and for those travelling towards the M65 from Hyndburn Road. The problem is anyone wanting to turn right travelling up or down Dill Hall Lane. Wouldn't it have been a much cheaper option just to stagger those too in a similar way to the Asda junction on Hyndburn Road itself? davidinburnley

10:59am Sun 8 Jul 12

Info-warrior says...

Cheese gnome wrote:
Info-warrior wrote:
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.
Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane..
[quote][p][bold]Cheese gnome[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.[/p][/quote]So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.[/p][/quote]Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane.. Info-warrior

11:55am Sun 8 Jul 12

sharonAccy says...

Info-warrior wrote:
Cheese gnome wrote:
Info-warrior wrote:
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.
Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane..
Erm I use this junction every day to go to and from work, yep I also pick up my kids from school on way home.......would you rather I drove car home then walked to the school......but wait....I'd still have to use the roads coming home from work !!!
[quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Cheese gnome[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.[/p][/quote]So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.[/p][/quote]Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane..[/p][/quote]Erm I use this junction every day to go to and from work, yep I also pick up my kids from school on way home.......would you rather I drove car home then walked to the school......but wait....I'd still have to use the roads coming home from work !!! sharonAccy

9:16pm Sun 8 Jul 12

Malthus says...

Not often you see intelligent and Hyndburn in the same sentence.
Not often you see intelligent and Hyndburn in the same sentence. Malthus

10:40pm Sun 8 Jul 12

Graham Hartley says...

Malthus wrote:
Not often you see intelligent and Hyndburn in the same sentence.
We did in that one.
[quote][p][bold]Malthus[/bold] wrote: Not often you see intelligent and Hyndburn in the same sentence.[/p][/quote]We did in that one. Graham Hartley

1:33pm Mon 9 Jul 12

Your ferret stinks says...

It maybe ok installing intelligent lights in hyndburn but is there anyone intelligent enough in hyndburn to programme them?
It maybe ok installing intelligent lights in hyndburn but is there anyone intelligent enough in hyndburn to programme them? Your ferret stinks

2:24pm Mon 9 Jul 12

Cheese gnome says...

Info-warrior wrote:
Cheese gnome wrote:
Info-warrior wrote:
There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.
So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.
Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane..
So congestion is the fault of lazy parents? Do you realise how mad that sounds?
How about congestion is the fault of workers who will not use public transport? I still do not see one bit of sense in blaming parents for congestion that usually happens after 4. Even if some parents pick their children up later it may put 10 extra cars on the junction. You are rambling, yes i understand that some parents are lazy and that some people use different addresses to get the better schools but what this has to do with a very busy junction is beyond me.
Im all for ranting, i love a good rant, but at least make sure you are ranting about the subject in topic or else it makes no sense.
[quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Cheese gnome[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Info-warrior[/bold] wrote: There isn't enough parents walking there sprogs to school.. Thats the simple basics to the traffic problem in church. "LAZY PARENTING" Best thing about it is the fact that its only a few hundred yards to any of the schools from Church.[/p][/quote]So the traffic at 5pm is all down to lazy parents? Erm, last time i checked schols were all shut by half 3.[/p][/quote]Some of these bone idle parents don't pick up their tax zappers untill way after 4pm 5pm in some cases. The congestion is caused by lazy parents clogging up junctions all over the country not just in Church if they are using their postcode to house their sprogs in Education establishments then they should be in walking distance from the school they should be using. But if these dodgey parents who use addresses of other members of their families to get a better schooling then we are going to have them running their sprogs all over the borough let alone clogging up Dill Hall Lane..[/p][/quote]So congestion is the fault of lazy parents? Do you realise how mad that sounds? How about congestion is the fault of workers who will not use public transport? I still do not see one bit of sense in blaming parents for congestion that usually happens after 4. Even if some parents pick their children up later it may put 10 extra cars on the junction. You are rambling, yes i understand that some parents are lazy and that some people use different addresses to get the better schools but what this has to do with a very busy junction is beyond me. Im all for ranting, i love a good rant, but at least make sure you are ranting about the subject in topic or else it makes no sense. Cheese gnome

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