Pebble Hill (nr Box hill)

vimfuego

Closed for 5 months (apparently - the blurb says to January but a mate called them and was told 5 months - so probably actually 7) from 8th September - just thought I'd share. No doubt the road surface will be even worse than before.

http://www.waterplc.com/pages/news/curr ... bble-hill/

drlodge

That closure is going to make hell look like a holiday in the sun!!!

chris_bass

is January not 5 months?

drlodge

Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec-Jan = 5 months!

chris_bass

vimfuego wrote:

the blurb says to January but a mate called them and was told 5 months - so probably actually 7/

drlodge wrote:

Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec-Jan = 5 months!

That's what I thought!

tehtehteh

sigh... that's on my route, must be a better way than the A217, I'd only cycle the full length between Tadworth and the motorway if I wanted to die, guess it's time to get some off road tyres

btw if you think Pebble Hill Road is bad try cycling down Gatton Bottom, absolutely terrifying

alex222

Damn that's my cycle commuting route. Had seen a sign from the car without reading it properly.

vimfuego

Chris Bass wrote:

is January not 5 months?

January is one month no?

rafletcher

You'll probably find that cycles will still be able to get through - after all there are houses on the "closed" section, and the residents will certainly want to get in/out.

vimfuego

Apparently not - that's why my mate contacted them originally and was given a flat "no" to his question about being able to get through by bike. Mind you he was also told that residents the wrong side of the works would have to follow the (10 mile) diversion to get to the station - whether that's just some jobsworth at the water co being officious I don't know. You'd like to think common sense would apply, but I suppose depends on how much of the road is actually dug up.

cougie

Still worth a look see on a bike. Maybe week days it is a no no - but at the weekend - will they be working ? I don't think I've found a road to be impassable before.

thefd

Chris Bass wrote:

is January not 5 months?

drlodge wrote:

Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec-Jan = 5 months!

Erm 5 months means it won't open till Feb not January - it closes on 8th Sept

7th Oct - 1 month
7th Nov - 2 months
7th Dec - 3 Months
7th Jan - 4 months
7th Feb - 5 months

chrisaonabike

TheFD wrote:

7th Oct - 1 month
7th Nov - 2 months
7th Dec - 3 Months
7th Jan - 4 months
7th Feb - 5 months

Nevertheless, from the Q&A...

Q: What will be the full duration of the scheme?
A: The scheme is broken down into phases, namely; Main Laying, Testing and
Chlorination, Service Transfers and Final Connections. The estimated completion date for all the phases is March 2015. However, Pebble Hill Road is due to be reopened in January 2015.

Morris Cat

TheFD wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

is January not 5 months?

drlodge wrote:

Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec-Jan = 5 months!

Erm 5 months means it won't open till Feb not January - it closes on 8th Sept

7th Oct - 1 month
7th Nov - 2 months
7th Dec - 3 Months
7th Jan - 4 months
7th Feb - 5 months

Did you really just do that? I assume it's in The Rules?