No idea what the cause was on this particular occasion but long tailbacks at Bulls Bridge roundabout are a sad fact of life throughout the day. When I was working shifts at the airport I would avoid it like the plague, knowing full well I would be held up for at least 20-30 minutes on the by-pass, waiting to get through the ridiculous set of traffic lights on that junction.

The Hayes By-pass was just another example of short term planning in my opinion. A proper north-south route through the borough to the worlds busiest international airport should consist of flyovers and underpasses to keep the traffic flowing, not a series of traffic light controlled roundabouts guarenteed to bring everything to a standstill. Still at least they managed to squeeze in another tesco superstore.

I have just been looking at the plans for the proposed new Asda store on the old Westlands site. That should do wonders for local traffic, especially North Hyde Road which of course funnels into .......Bulls Bridge roundabout.

I would love to sit on some of these planning committees. On second thoughts. ....