Britain’s longest road works diversion

We had a similar thing down here in Dorset. They decided to resurface the main road through  Wareham because of the Olympics and it is the only main route down here from Bournemouth. To do this, they put a major diversion in place. Not as long as this one though, but long enough to add 45 mins to your journey. The thing is though, no sooner had they finished the resurfacing,  the local water company then decided that they needed to replace some pipes and dug it all up again so the road was closed for months.....the length of the diversion, 9 miles...the length of the road that didnt actually need resurfacing, 1/2 mile....time the diversion was in place, 3 months......The thing is, the idiots in charge of our roads live on a different planet. There was advanced warning that the road was going to be resurfaced so why did the water company wait until it was all done to replace their pipes ( which incidently were not leaking, just old ) and more to the point, why did the local council let them dig it up when they had just spent a load of money resurfacing it which was wasted as it had to be done all over again. You have absolutely no redress because none of them are elected so you cant get them out of their jobs, even when their total incompetence is very clear to see. It is total madness and these idiots are not held accountable to anyone.

What do you expect with country councils, "we must avoid my street being part of the diversion" probably had a lot to do with it.Weak bridges may affect hgvs, but all  other traffic should be directed by the shortest route,Where is the planners environmental common sense?