West Berkshire motorists endure another morning of traffic chaos

A section of Crookham Hill, south of the level crossing between the entrance to the south side car park and Chamberhouse Mill Lane in Thatcham, shut yesterday (Mon) for a period of two weeks.
This is to allow utilities to be connected before a development of 13 houses is built at Rainsford Farm.
Boundary Road in Newbury also shut yesterday and will be closed until Friday.
This closure will allow the works to replace the notorious Boundary Road railway bridge to continue.
Yesterday motorists vented their frustrations on the delays caused by the closures and today has been no different.
On Twitter, Sarah Spink, ‏ described the Railway Station / Andover Road bypass to the A4 and Waitrose as “horrendous” and @paulallenmedia said that it had taken him 90 minutes to complete a 40 minute journey.
Gridlocked roads in Newbury this morning included Queens Road, Sandleford Link, Newtown Road and all of the town centre roads.
West Berkshire Council spokeswoman, Peta Stoddart-Crompton said: “Because both projects are subject to time pressures and had to be fitted around other events, the council has reprogrammed other works on the A339 so that this can be used as an alternative route.
The council is monitoring traffic signals as much as possible while the work is taking place.
“However, there are likely to be delays while the work is ongoing.”
What do you think of the closures? Should the two sets of roadworks have been completed separately? How have the closures affected your journey?
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