Surprising fact number one: this junction was originally built for traffic volumes of 80,000 cars a day. It now handles nearly 220,000. That’s like trying to fit an entire music festival into a phone booth.
Surprising fact number two: the new interchange will have no traffic lights. All that chaos, all those cones, and the final result is a big concrete loop-de-loop. It’s like a rollercoaster designed by a very stressed accountant.
Surprising fact number three: during the 2026 test closures, traffic actually improved because so many people avoided the area. Yes, the solution to traffic is to make the road so awful that everyone just stays home. Genius.
How to Survive the Cone-pocalypse
Your first weapon is surrender. Accept that you will be late. Text your boss, light a candle, and put on a podcast about the history of cheese. You have time now.
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Your second weapon is the back roads. Learn the secret pathways through Ockham and Ripley. You will look like a local hero, even if you’re driving past a field of very confused sheep.
Your third weapon is humor. When you see a line of brake lights stretching to the horizon, don’t scream. Instead, imagine the workers are installing a giant bouncy castle. It’s not true, but it’s more fun.
