O/T Parkway junction

[Brin]

But Millmoor days has a valid point Brin, it’s a dodgy junction now, the changes will make it more confusing and potentially dangerous

A sensible driver will be able to navigate it all. If it wasn't deemed a safe passage for drivers to deal with, the highways dept would never have agreed to it. They all have to go through a feasibility study before being granted anything and not be able just throw in a new junction anywhere they please. Plus it will all be controlled by traffic lights so where's the issue?

Sounds like Millmoordays isn't a confident driver.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

A sensible driver will be able to navigate it all. If it wasn't deemed a safe passage for drivers to deal with, the highways dept would never have agreed to it. They all have to go through a feasibility study before being granted anything and not be able just throw in a new junction anywhere they please. Plus it will all be controlled by traffic lights so where's the issue?

Sounds like Millmoordays isn't a confident driver.

The problem lies with the left hand lane to go on M1 northbound. Drivers get in that lane thinking they can go straight on to Rotherham and realise it’s the wrong lane and try to force their way into the correct lane. The new development only adds to this confusion

[Brin]

The problem lies with the left hand lane to go on M1 northbound. Drivers get in that lane thinking they can go straight on to Rotherham and realise it’s the wrong lane and try to force their way into the correct lane. The new development only adds to this confusion

Grist, are you talking as though you have left the M1 northbound and got off at Catcliffe and taken the left hand slip road because you want to go to Rotherham?

If so, if any driver looks into the road as you leave the M1 to go to Rotherham, it is clearly marked Sheffield, M1North, Rotherham and M1 South in that order left to right. What is hard to understand and follow the correct lane?

I know as you cross over the M1 to go to Rotherham, and after you have gone through the traffic lights, there is now only one lane feeding into Rotherham where there use to be two lanes and may catch drivers out if they are not paying attention. This does however split out to two lanes as you head down towards the roundabout.

As for the new service centre it doesn't roll out until 2025 so there's plenty of time to rejig any layout if deemed unsuitable/dangerous. Maybe it's too late now for a public consultation where people can air their concerns?