Friday 29 June 2012

Fences on Ashworth Lane

Ashworth Lane, the B6174 from Hattersley to Mottram in Longdendale, just after the grass verges have been cut.

It is a busy little road used by the #201 bus from Manchester which turns left by the pedestrian crossing into John Kennedy Road.

It is also used as a "rat-run" by traffic trying to avoid the queues on the A57.

Soon it will be even busier due to the Tesco superstore that is under construction close by.

The low wooden fences are there to prevent traffic straying on to the verges.

See the grass-cutters on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Friday Fences.

14 comments:

  1. What a beautiful neighbourhood. Thank you for the memories of home. Please have a good Friday.

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  2. it looks like those verges have had quite a beating!

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  3. The fences looks like they were built to stop anything the guard rails did not.

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  4. Those fences look like they'd make a great balance beam!

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  5. definitely a good solid fence line. :)

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  6. This is a fence built with safety in mind--for walkers as well as drivers. I have a long time friend who lives near Manchester. Hear from him mostly at Christmas.

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  7. Nicely composed. Fences are wonderful things. They keep neighbors out, and cars in. Thus, fences make good neighbors. Or something like that.

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  8. I like that expression 'rat run'. I can picture it.

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  9. the guard rails are a bit different than ours here! like those zig-zags in the road!

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  10. These look like they keep the pedestrians very safe. :)

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  11. I can just picture it at rush hour!

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  12. Fun to see a different roadway than what we usually see here...

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