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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread
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Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Anyone drove over Wearmouth bridge today? Path resurfacing starting on there for the rest of the week. They were start to close lanes on the approach roads when I went over at 9am, causing chaos up West Wear Street.
bobster999
Striker
It's only for 4 days and the path definitely needs it as well. There's patches missing all over the place and hopefully it'll be a long smooth stretch again
Mackemansj1
Striker
I’ve nearly went flying a few times over the years kicking a hole or a little lip. It’s been a bit of a mess for years now.
Dave Herbal
Striker
Because there’s another bridge nearby that does the same job. It’s not like it’s the Tyne Tunnel and it’s saving people a huge amount of time. It saving you 10 minutes walk. However, since I said that I learned that we (Sunlun folk) didn’t pay for it, in which case they might as well have built it regardless of usage.
errant
Striker
i think you're slightly underselling the link between the hub of the city centre & the opening of commercial/housing ventures.
Nah. People don't even walk to 10 minutes to use Sunniside
Jimmy Sprouts
Goalkeeper
Dangerous having all them people crossing at once on Saturday. Any news from the engineers on the reported swinging yet? Could be a situation I've seen on smaller bridges where you can only have a max if say 10 people crossing at any given time.
Dave Herbal
Striker
Yes. People will, of course, use it every day but they could use the other bridge instead.
Mackem00
Striker
They could with adding in the rather large diversion. Didn't have you down as a fan of big unnecessary walks like but fair enough.
He's just being daft really.
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Dave Herbal
Striker
Do you think people are going to start including the sheepfolds as part of their town route cos there’s a bridge there now?
The only realistic scenario I can envisage would be to start there, maybe to get some food, then cross the bridge to start the town route. We’d just get a taxi to do that if there was no bridge so it might save a coupon for quid, but that’s probably offset by the extortionate drink prices in the stables. It’s not like you’re going for a few cheap ones to start the night off is it?
Just thinking it will be canny quiet non match days as its only a short cut to the sol and sheepfolds at mo .
I'd love my name on a disaster plaque in town
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Why wouldn't they? KS and Sheepfolds are 5 mins apart instead of 15. They are visible to one another, it's just like walking from 3 Stories to KS. That's the whole point of the bridge. Where have you been?
You sound like a tight arse.
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Dave Herbal
Striker
Which is what I’ve been saying. Even when they build the houses down there, what percentage of new residents do they think will be walking over to work in the town centre?
People will just include it in the town route,as its only a two minute walk now. You dont have to start or finish there. Just pop across the brridge for some food,or a pint of pit pony. Its a class addition
Haven't read full thread . I'd say it's main aim is leisure . Encouraging movement of people, connecting the areas . Saying that it won't be mega busy . It's not been done to take footfall from the Bridge other than matches really.
Fast walker ? Nearest bar would be Keel tavern. No way you'll walk to stables in 2 minutes . People moan about the bridge vaults in high St
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Ok then. 3 minutes
