Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

[Captain Slackbladder]

It will be fine man...

There was a huge parade that crossed for the rugby that included hundreds of others who'd tagged along.....it will of course be busy but also safe....

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Is it wise to open the same day as a match

It’s a bridge mate, not SpaceX

 

[Shandy drinker]

They won't all be crossing the bridge and won't all be doing it at the same time.
As long as the people fannying about with flags are finished by the time I get there, I don't have any concerns about being held up.

Good to know

It will be fine man...

There was a huge parade that crossed for the rugby that included hundreds of others who'd tagged along.....it will of course be busy but also safe....

Risk assessment
Complete and approved

 

[Fletch]

Lookin forward to using it wolves match

 

[dred73]

Hopefully a lot of people use the extra time it has generated to stay in the pub a bit longer.
We'll leave the town at 2.30 like usual.

48,000 at the match , how many come from the south side of the river... Maybe 30,000 or more ?

That's a lot of people to get across a footbridge in an hour

There will be a lot using the town bridge.

 

[EDGE]

It's 30 feet wide. Think we'll be alright.

 

[scott934]

Bearing in mind all the cuts to council budgets it remarkable what’s been achieved
Although some will say how come before the cuts not even half of this was achieved

Cyclists don’t take any notice

It's crazy how much Sunderland has improved in the Brexit and Covid era.

 

[Cheese n Ipa]

Some sad sack with eaphones/pods, head down, slack jawed looking at Tiktok while heading in the direction of an oncoming 46000 supporters.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

There were food outlets on the town side of the bridge for us rugger types in August. It was really good. I hope the council encourages the same sort of thing every match day.

Be amazing if we get some more varied food truck offerings too. Burger vans have their place, but street food these days is so much better than it was 10 years ago.

Wood fired pizza, Mexican, bao buns etc.

 

[Shandy drinker]

Some sad sack with eaphones/pods, head down, slack jawed looking at Tiktok while heading in the direction of an oncoming 46000 supporters.

Or an old gran with one of those shopping trolley on wheels

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Bearing in mind all the cuts to council budgets it remarkable what’s been achieved
Although some will say how come before the cuts not even half of this was achieved

Cyclists don’t take any notice

The cycle lane on the town bridge isn’t really a cycle lane. Is a ripped up bit of tarmac that people just walk on anyway.

The cycle lane down the beach gets a lot of use.

 

[Shandy drinker]

The cycle lane on the town bridge isn’t really a cycle lane. Is a ripped up bit of tarmac that people just walk on anyway.

The cycle lane down the beach gets a lot of use.

Does it
Most cyclists seem to use the road to antagonise tax paying motorists

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Does it
Most cyclists seem to use the road to antagonise tax paying motorists

Do cyclists not pay tax?

 

[North Yorks Mackem]

Im worried sick about the bridge opening at 1:30. Think it may fall over.

Very risky.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Im worried sick about the bridge opening at 1:30. Think it may fall over.

Very risky.

Especially with that massive crack in it.

 

[Town End Farmer Giles]

No dedicated cycle lane on the bridge is a bit of a flaw.

If its anything like round here they'll just ride on the path anyway.

 

[Shandy drinker]

Do cyclists not pay tax?

Sorry vehicle excise duty and car insurance premium tax

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Sorry vehicle excise duty and car insurance premium tax

Do cyclists not own cars?

 

[Shandy drinker]

Do cyclists not own cars?

Hope not
As they are worlds worst virtue signallers

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Hope not
As they are worlds worst virtue signallers

How many cyclists do you know?