Whoever thought it was a good idea to change it from this

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Needs shooting.

The alterations seem to have worked from my experience. There used to be long queues to get through the junction at ATS, with queues on match days going all the way back to Goose Green Labour Club and beyond. Those queues seem to have now vanished with the removal of one set of lights and merging the roads and altering the sequence of the lights. Crossing lanes is not ideal but its less frustrating than queing up for 15 mins to get through the lights.

Why dont they relocate the businesses on the island and build the road straight to keep the traffic going?

I came down the road from Pemberton the other day where the roads merge and it was a bit unnerving and a definite accident blackspot.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AB4hGBlmfE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AB4hGBlmfE

Anyone else noticed how traffic flows freely if the traffic lights are broke

I have a mate who works in a highways (not in wigan)... they get paid thousands to sit in a room and mess around with the layout of a juntion. They should just keep it as simple as possible.

Giant Scalextric cross-over for adults, it could only happen in Wiggin.

Wigan is awful for driving around. I was once in a traffic jam from Caroline Street (not that that is unusual) all the way to Abraham Guest school. The cause of the problem, a lollypop lady.

The bus garage is closing at the end of next week & Wigan MBC take over the site week commencing Mon 4th July.

I travel to work through the Saddle from Ashton & must admit that the traffic congestion on approach to the Saddle has improved since the road remodelling but it will be interesting to see what it's like on a match day when the majority of traffic needs to turn left towards the DW

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Useless, try crossing 2 lanes of flowing traffic in a van which has obscured visibility due to it being a van. It really is a case of left indicator on turn and hope for the best & I WORK FOR THE USELESS WMBC.

I've noticed that myself... However, I'm not convinced that it's because of the new layout. I think it's partly down to the fact that most people are avoiding it and going down Poolstock lane instead, as that route has gone noticeably busier.

I've been wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I keep wondering if it's going to change but when you're coming along Warrington Road and heading to the cinema, it doesn't seem to make sense to have to try and barge into the left lane now or just stop and wait for someone to let you in. If there's no traffic from Pem it's fine but otherwise it's a nightmare.