The junction on Messingham Road with Chancel Road has been making the news recently with Bottesford Town Councillor Freda Urry questioning whether it would benefit from some for of traffic control. Suggestions have included a traffic light controlled junction or some type of roundabout.

To install traffic lights is no small undertaking and would be by far the most expensive option so would be less likely to happen, a roundabout could provide a cheaper solution. However the type of roundabout installed would has various cost associated with it, if it were to be a large one it would require some widening of the verges to provide enough room for HGV’s to negotiate. The cheaper option would be to paint a white circle on the road with accompanying Give Way markings and signage, examples of which can be seen in other areas of the town.                                                      

                                                                                                Messingham Road Junction

There are currently no plans to change the layout at this junction and like others in the town it does have busy periods though on the whole traffic seems to flow quite freely.  Would there really be any benefit to either changing the layout or introducing traffic control at this junction.

Bottesford Town Council meet again on Monday 4th July at 19:15hrs where items on the agenda include both Chancel and Greenacre Parks, whether this topic of the junction is brought up remains to be seen.