THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WEIGHT RESTRICTION ON
THE C426 !
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Once
again the Copdock Mill Interchange became blocked and once again
large HGVs tried to escape the congestion by using a very NARROW C
Class Road. There are a number of places along the C426 from
the A12 through to the A137 where the bends can catch out the
unsuspecting motorist. The road is also very narrow in many
places which makes it very difficult, if not impossible, for large
(over 7.5 Tonne) vehicles and HGVs to
pass.
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The approach
to the Village sign from the A12 heading towards Tattingstone and
the A137
(This area has seen a few
cars turn over due to the adverse camber - the SLOW sign is there
for a very good reason!) |
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The bend
a short distance further on towards the A137 is 'blind' with no
room for two large vehicles to pass easily.
Please take extra care
here! |
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TAKE EXTRA CARE
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DANGEROUS
JUNCTION |
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The
C426 - C424 East Bergholt Road junction is a very dangerous
junction.
It is 'blind' as you can see for motorists coming from the
C424 onto the
C426.
It is also 'blind' for motorists heading towards the camera
position from the A137 at Tattingstone.
(Please see the next
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Where
is the junction?
(It's round the corner on the left but you
can't see it - the car in the above picture would not be
visible - 30 MPH seems to be far too
fast here!)
Accidents have happend here but so far
thankfully none have been serious!
Surely a mini roundabout would aid
traffic safety in this
location!
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Access from Link Lane onto the C426 looking
towards Capel St
Mary
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Moving slightly
further along the C426 towards Tattingstone there is another
'blind' corner near the Village Hall.
Please slow down and watch out for pedestrians crossing to go to
the Hall and for vehicles coming out of West Mill Green on the
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Moving along the C426 towards Tattingstone there is
very narrow section near the level crossing -
please slow down and
watch out for oncoming vehicles as you will not be able to pass
each other.
(Drivers of very low vehicles
beware - You may scrape the bottom of your car because
the level crossing is not 'level' due to requirements of
the 'high speed' Inter-City
trains.) |
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The hill
travelling towards Tattingstone after the railway crossing is also
very narrow - take care here!
(Note the broken down banks where
larger vehicles have had difficulty passing each
other!) |
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A view
of the same section looking from Tattingstone towards Bentley
showing the broken down banking.
Isn't it
now time for the NARROW C426 Road through Bentley to be
given the Weight restriction the Parish Council have, over many,
many years, campaigned for? |
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FINALLY -
TAKE EXTRA CARE HERE!!! |
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The junction with the A137 can be very
dangerous.
Watch
out for motorists, travelling
from Manningtree towards Ipswich because your view of them is very
restricted due to the hedge as shown in the
picture.
If they are approaching the juction doing in
excees of the 30 MPH speed limit you may not see them when you pull
out!
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Unfortunatey there have been a number of accidents at
this junction but still no 'Safety Cameras' have been
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Finally watch
out for drivers coming from Ipswich who, though there are
continuous white lines, have actually been seen overtaking cars
turning into
Tattingstone!
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