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This is my new go to insult.You comment on echo articles don't you
Where you getting £25 from there?!? Don’t give up the day job fella maths clearly not your strong point, you’re only out by a factor of 625.
and it’s way more than a flyover, the infrastructure work to the surrounding road network including more than one bridge is all included.
125m/3.1bn=0.0485000 cars per day * 365 = 31m cars per year
x 100 yrs = 3.1b journeys
Divide by total cost of £125m = £25.
Oops, upside down.125m/3.1bn=0.04
A lot of people turn right at the roundabout to go to Sunderland or Newcastle or up or down the a19
A cross roads with traffic lights would of been a cheaper option
Totally agree ,i would love to see a breakdown of the costs , even if the land purchase cost 20m, construction materials 20m, labour 10m wheres the other 75m gone ? .Its absolutely unfathomable. I drove past it daily, and if there were 5 people working each time, that would be good. But let's say 50 people worked full time for all 2.5 years, and they were billed at £80,000 each per year. That's £10m.
So what did they spend the other £115m on?
Speaking personally I have no background whatsoever in large construction/civil engineering projects. They do seem to cost a lot of money but seeing as they're fairly important to get right first time and are built to the highest specifications I would hope they do cost a lot. Feel free to show your working out. How much is one of them bags of Tarmac, gonna need a fair few.Totally agree ,i would love to see a breakdown of the costs , even if the land purchase cost 20m, construction materials 20m, labour 10m wheres the other 75m gone ? .
I'm no expert mate,and if someone can correct me and tell me what i've missed out or where the moneys gone on other things, then i will put my hand up and say i was wrong,but till then it seems a lot of money for a bit hardcore drainage cement and tarmac .As PTR stated earlier whenever you went past you were lucky if you saw 5 workers .Speaking personally I have no background whatsoever in large construction/civil engineering projects. They do seem to cost a lot of money but seeing as they're fairly important to get right first time and are built to the highest specifications I would hope they do cost a lot. Feel free to show your working out. How much is one of them bags of Tarmac, gonna need a fair few.
I'm no expert mate,and if someone can correct me and tell me what i've missed out or where the moneys gone on other things, then i will put my hand up and say i was wrong,but till then it seems a lot of money for a bit hardcore drainage cement and tarmac .As PTR stated earlier whenever you went past you were lucky if you saw 5 workers .
Thats what i said in my last post, probably loads more stuff goes into it that i don't know about , just to Joe public driving past you think 125 million ???.You're trying your hardest to belittle engineering that is benefitting everyone for some reason, "a bit hardcore, drainage, cement and tarmac."
5 people as well? Every morning there'd be workers in JCB's etc working down to to just by the Nissan turnoff and the side opposite and, workers on the roundabout
Not been down that way in the last couple of years after I stopped working in Durham. That looks pretty impressive - am assuming Testos has been a nightmare during this time?Sorry if SEB.
The flyover is now open to traffic, which will significantly reduce journey times.
All go on the A19 as traffic is allowed to cross new £124.5 million Testo's Roundabout flyover
Jesus f***ing Christ85000 cars per day * 365 = 31m cars per year
x 100 yrs = 3.1b journeys
Divide by total cost of £125m = £25.
Ok, I mixed 2 numbers up. 25 cars for a quid, not the other way round. You make it seem like I just sent a thousand people over a cliff.Jesus f***ing Christ
I’m absolutely raging mate.Ok, I mixed 2 numbers up. 25 cars for a quid, not the other way round. You make it seem like I just sent a thousand people over a cliff.
Also, its already been pointed out above, and I've already thanked that person for correcting me.
Maybe calm down, a bit?
I’m absolutely raging mate.
Eh?That's good news but I'm not sure where the benefit will be for those travelling east-west.
That said I'm looking forward to seeing it on my way home this afternoon!
If the traffic is going to be so light due to the flyover why do they need traffic lightsOh, I see now. Well angled.
Yes, you're quite right, it is strange that I couldn't see that. Perhaps it's that you are more intelligent than I am: in fact, thinking more, that must be it. And you've shown real persistence all day to get to your point, too. Well done!
Meanwhile shall we see how the traffic lights at Testo's are set, though... if it's the same as in Sunderland I'll carry a book in the car and get through a chapter each journey.