Britain's Abandoned Roads - Episode 10 - A4500 Northampton
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- čas přidán 6. 12. 2021
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They built it.. but no one came. The Sandy Lane relief road in Northamptonshire is a road that's sat abandoned for nearly 14 years. So far a tragic waste due to poor decisions... but is life soon to begin finally.. let's take a look.
Welcome to Britain's Abandoned Roads. In this series, I go out to explore some of the UKs abandoned or disused roads. Old roads in the woods, motorway junctions or forgotten slip roads, this series has it all! Join me as I travel all over the country seeking out forgotten and abandoned infrastructure.
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This would make a perfect car meet location if you could persuade the council to give access. Plenty of room, away from houses and anyone else. Maybe they could turn the street lights on.
It would be great. One of the streetlights was on... only one though... I bet that's burned through some cash over the years.
@@AutoShenanigansAs street light columns and most street furniture isn't metered, it may have had a free run all this time, just no one been to pull the fuse! No doubt when this road is finished, all the columns will be boring LED ones, if the road is even lit in these eco times!
@@8skellerns Waste aside.. incredible that no one pays for it! How can I set my house up like that... :D
All local authorities have to declare their assets to the power companies, as Sam said its unmetered (although half hourly readings is starting to change that). So authority says I have 25 streetlamps with. bulb type x, and the power company has an agreed tarriff for that item and bills. I’m involved in this for my authorities traffic signals.
I’m guessing that as this road has not been adopted, and the original developer long gone, that the power company is footing the bill without knowing, as these lamps won’t exist on the Northants County Council inventory.
The traffic signals at the end where is meets the A4500 will be being declared, as the junction on the main road will have been adopted/handed over. So unless the authority are very good with their signal inventory, the opposite may apply her3, and the traffic signals that are not in use and bagged over might actually be being paid for as I expect the complete junction is being declared.
Bit of swings and roundabouts, so probably averages out for the power companies nationwide.
@@derekmarshall6332 yes Derek my mate worked for a council and they do pay for electric for street lighting.
and its an eye watering amount of money.
This is a very interesting place, I've walked down here a couple of times. Its cool to get some context on why it's there
I've been there too
I’m seriously getting addicted to this channel!!
Yeah, likewise.
This road is (under current plans) to form part of a semi circular road that will run across the back of Duston, Kingsthorpe and I think end up somewhere out on the Kettering Road. It is a mix of private and public enterprises, including Highways Agency, (local) Highways, Northampton Borough Council and Northants County Council- the latter two there no longer existing having been reformed into West Northants Council.
When will it start and finish?
Ah, Northants County Council, so useless the goverment got rid of it! Only for the local numpties to vote all the uselss bunch back in to run West Northants Council. Repeat until hell freezes over.
i don’t know but it started in June 2023
I live in the next estate to this road. Bizarrely, in the latest house building proposal, the developer has said they're not going to link the road up to Sandy Lane! They seem to imply that it will still remain a dead end of some kind, with some other links popping out via smaller streets in the new development.
It was built to connect up to the new sandy lane and remove the two roundabouts at the top on Port Road. The old Heygates land is now being built on and due to the sheer number of houses being built they’ve got to complete the road at some point to get rid of those two daft roundabouts surely?
There is an other abandoned road in Northampton, near the River Nene.. it was the old Bedford Road (A428) but abandoned when they realigned the A428 and A45.
It’s right behind the hotel near the rafting centre towards the river: you can still see cats eyes and the tree alignment
is this visible on google earth? cant seem to find it?
Love this series as well as the motorway series. keep going. appreciate the effort!
Thanks for watching, appreciate it :)
Building of houses has started up the field from this road, so we may just start to see some action here soon,
It wasn't that long ago it was still lit at night!
Interesting how there's a little bit of the road right at the top that's cut off from the rest of it. I presume that they must have cleared the treeline there to build the road, and when the road then didn't happen, they just reinstated the treeline straight over the top of it.
It's odd... not sure why they'd do that.
When I used to live in Northampton, I would always pass this road on the way to the M1. Never thought you would come to Northampton! But sadly by the time you filmed this, I am in Poland, my home country.
Another excellent episode, to think of all these abandoned roads and the costs involved....
It's madness, especially as Northampton council went bust not too long ago. Oops!
@@AutoShenanigans I mean, A major council going bust in a wealthy highly industrialised well connected county? Yep, Stuff like this really happens and regular in good old blighty! As well as billions of notes thrown away through bad management (in all public and private sectors). This country is laughable, Sad, And in a much poorer state than the official stats and the government on the world stage portray. This country has always been about the elite, From the empire days to this day. I look at America and can see why the revolution happened 😂 No wonder Brits carry an attitude like no other country.
Micheal Faraday Avenue in Rochdale is another one of those types of roads... Was built as an extention to Kingsway Business park, was built 3/4's the way around and then suddenly stopped. There's a Metrolink stop there which serves JD Warehouse and the surrounding area but most of it is just fields...
I presume in a way you could blame if that is the word the councils here for leaving this as it is. As the comment below says, there is now one council there, West Northamptonshire which hopefully will give better services from what I have read than the ones before. We will see I guess too of course I wonder in time too?
They are finally starting work on this in the next few weeks.
Of course the intersection needs redoing
Slightly different but on the outskirts of Blackburn many years ago, two office blocks were constructed just off the M65 near Blackburn Services. They remained empty for years, nobody ever moved in, they fell into disrepair, got vandalised and eventually got knocked down and the site cleared. Someone lost a lot of money there I think.
I lived in Wellingborough from 1996 and shortly after I arrived the Northampton floods hit, I worked for a few transport companies in the area and did quite a bit of work out of Swan Valley as well as the other estates in Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby. Left in 2005 but had the odd trip back afterwards, there's always talk of more industrial estates/freight traffic in the area with the M1 and A14 being close by. Bits here and there to deal with bottlenecks that just shove the problem somewhere else down the line seemed common yet the big schemes that would take the heavy traffic away from the already busy routes never seem to materialise as shown in this example.
I grew up in Harpole right next to there and I always wondered when they were going to finish building that when we drive past to visit family! Really interesting series, thanks :)
I actually just saw this road in a random satellite image and immediately remembered your video! 😅
Latest update, the new section of road has been built right up to the other side of the hedge from where this road stopped. Apparrently they are to be linked and opened before Christmas. But I’m hearing that the reason that bit hasn’t been built is because someone else owns that few feet of trees!
Yep, went past on Sunday and it's still not used.
The joys of Norfhaaamtun
I've lived in Northampton for over 20 years and I never knew this existed.
Mate, numpton is a strange old place
There's a rather creepy abandoned road near the Holiday Inn on the A428, still with some tarmac and a line of trees. It heads to the River Nene and just stops. Seems to be where the A5095 used to come down from Abington, but the bridge must have been demolished when the Nene Valley Way was built as part of the New Town expansion. Can't find any photos of the old bridge.
Google is starting to shiw new satellite photos of here, looks like its going to continue straight up aways through the latest new housing
they either did not install the visirail guard rail or the panels have been unbolted and carted off to the scrap yard.
You can see my house in this video haha, I walk down this road very regularly
Just looking on google maps and the road is still the same I remember it cause that’s where I got stuck in the snow when I used to deliver in the artic class one lorry
remember driving past this and my dads mate joked when he said they were building a new st crispins😂
Hahahaha the state of parts of Upton now
Despite being abandoned there does appear to be some basic maintenance. For example someone is mowing and the road looks clean although the gutters have soil build up. Do the lights go on at night?
Agreed, I think the council look after it on occasion. One of the streetlights is on, the rest aren't.
RAAACE TRAAACK!!!
Typically it's been kept lit the entire time. There's a very derelict pub on the A5 near Atherstone, warwickshire, that the last time I went past it at night still had timer lights on. Either that or it's a ghost..............??
I wonder who pays the bill in these situations!?
michael is that the Bull? near the mancetter/carlyon rd estate? apparently it was an insurance job - used to go there loads years ago, was always a really good pub with a massive passing trade, no idea why you’d give that up
@@robbutterill1426 Yes I'm sure that's the one. It looks even more knackered now than it was before. Although I'm not local and I've never been able to go in, it's a real shame when pubs close.
The road is to the West of Northampton, not East as stated in your opening sentence.
I bet that road was built when Northampton Council was in so much debt. Goes to show how poorly maintained it looks. Unless it’s now been improved with traffic using it. And as part of new development with new homes being built on.
There is a sign that says security dogs patrol this are or something.. never dared to walk inside. Maybe it's just a deterrent.. but I didn't want to risk it!
Do the street lights come on at night?
Sooooo, building has started, to the west of the road, and farther to the north as well, soon to link Harpole and St Crispins, whoopee....
Not sure if the stabiliser you use is build in your camera or software but it makes my eyes hurt
Yes, the software stabiliser is a bit harsh due to my poor filming efforts. Working on it :)
And it still sits empty 🤦♂️ surprised it’s not been used for a dumping ground although looking on Google, it’s quite visible!
It's difficult to get a flat bed in. I heard they were going to finally open the road as part of housing developments.. but it seems not!
They were complaining that they didn't have a busy road next door?
cool
Thanks for watching!
Can see the add now. FOR SALE: One road and roundabout with junctions....never been raced complete with planning permission for 1900 houses or would make a great drive way for one huge mansion!
I'd love it if they offered unused roads out for sale!
A dead road network of Northampton from 2008/9 ... just before Gordon Brown was ousted.
How are abandoned roads like this handled on sat-nav map data? Are they shown?
A lot of the time, no, they don't show up as they've never been officially confirmed/opened as roads.
@@AutoShenanigans Thanks. Around 20 years ago before the it opened, the M6 Toll road was shown as a black line on the Navteq system in my parents car. Although it was shown, the system didn't recognise it as road that could be used for navigation guidance.
Hi John. I wanted to ask if there is access for cars? I am shooting a shot film and I need a empty road to this one ☝️. Please if you can let me know. I need ASAP. Thanks and good luck.
I'm sure if you speak to the council they'll grant access for a cost. Otherwise.. no.
This has a new chapter. It looks like the Sandy Lane Relief Road will soon be completed. This is not a positive as Sandy Lane itself has been closed for well over a year and there is no confirmed date for opening this new link. But wait! Once this is connected, the council have decided that they cannot be without a road to nowhere, so have spent millions building a new eyesore, causing huge disruption and habitat loss from meadow to ugly attenuation ponds. Please come and review the Northampton North-West Relief Road, due to be completed in 2024. Note 'completed', not 'opened'...
Thing is I love progress and roadbuilding. This council is unable to do either.
I drive past that every day
I assume there's no change still? Thanks for watching!
@@AutoShenanigans No nothings changed. I also drive past it every time I go to rehearsals with your father.....😉
What a waste of money!
It stopped short due to the land owner would not sell the land( Lord Spencer)
I commend Earl Spencer,all the planners do is tarmac green fields perpetually.Just destroying any countryside.Absolutely thrilled that petrol is going to become unaffordable BCOS despite the inconvenience of not having a car they are an absolute curse
@@leopaddy3535 bit hypocritical of earl spencer seeing as how he has a london mainline railway station in his backyard serving him and just about nobody else in the middle of nowhere. As for the road, I'm sure they'd build a concrete motorway flyover for his duck pond so as not to spoil the wildlife.
P.S. "thrilled" is a word I associate with being flat out in a 300+ horsepower petrol rear wheel drive car, laying clouds of tyre smoke. Only on race tracks and unfinished roads obviously.
@@leopaddy3535 So because you don't own a car, no one else should either.
Righto
@@mrglide7078 I do drive a car but I am having to reduce that very much because of the cost.As inconvenient as it is I still think less tarmac and huge estates built on green fields would be worth it
This road will ecome a new road to Dustin whe they mve further down hll with the new houss
Surprised it hasn't been taken over by travellers.
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Karen Ref to angry white woman..! Brilliant … jog on
Karen, ref to any angry woman, doesn't necessarily specify ethnicity....and it shouldn't .
Don’t other colours moan and get angry in your little world……oh wait……
@@no-oneinparticular7264 no, she’s definitely white.