Thursday, June 13, 2013

Cawdor Road/ Balblair Road junction - Removal of trees

On the agenda at the River CC meeting last night were the dead elm trees at the corner of Cawdor Road and Balblair Road. Gurnites will remember that there was considerable concern expressed at a previous meeting that dead elm branches at this junction could fall onto the road and cause an accident. See article here. River CC had written to Network Rail. 

Last night Tommy revealed that he had had a response from Network Rail. He said that they had informed him that they have put the job out to tender and once the job was accepted the trees would be taken down on both sides.

The Gurn spoke to Tommy later and he said that he was under the impression that both sides meant up the town side of the railway property on the station brae too. This would be the trees behind the station sign on the right hand side of the road in the picture below.



8 comments:

Anonymous said...

its not the trees that are the hazard,its the stupid new layout that is dangerous,drivers coming from queenspark area simply do not slow down,or give way at junction,there will be a serious accident there,and the numptys that dreamt up this,should have a rethink
narook.

Anonymous said...

Those trees don't look very dead to me!

Graisg said...

The dead ones on the junction are certainly a hazard narook.

Anonymous said...

ok,graisg.
point taken
apologies
narook.

Graisg said...

cheers narook, tell you what though have still not heard anyone with a positive opinion about the new road layout :-)

SensibleDriver said...

Well you have now. With an astronomical amount of money required for a new bridge it's the most appropriate solution given the width of the road. You cannot legislate for bad drivers who don't obey road signs. It's like all he idiots that don't know how to use the yellow boxes. They are so stupid they don't realise you can drive into the box if their exit is clear. Another reason there are hold ups in the town,

THE JACOBITE said...

Well Sensible driver the I have lived in Nairn all of my life and the only accident's at the bridge to my knowledge was after the hazards were installed and as for the volume of traffic have you ever gone under the bridge leading in to the Longman with no pavement and narrow plus leave crossing there is probably more traffic goes through that bridge in one hour than all day goes under the bridge no need for a new one just return it to as it was. And if you want to alter any thing alter the junction onto Balblair road by wilding the road into it by by removing part of the enbankment at the Council yard

Alec said...

I wonder how much of the concern was leaf-fall direct onto the roads.