On the road to nowhere
They say that 'all roads lead to Rome', meaning that ultimately any route will get you where you want to go. That might have been true in the days of the Roman Empire, but when Caesar Augustus had the Milliarium Aureum built in 20BCE as a focal point for his empire's road system he didn't have to contend with Blackpool Council digging up massive sections of it right in the middle of school term time. The roads around Blackpool and the Fylde are woefully inadequate at the best of times, but in the past few months we have had Crossley's Bridge closed (for a full 6 months), complete closure of Anchorsholme promenade and the junction at Watson Road, as well as roadworks with temporary traffic lights along Blackpool promenade. Traffic around Blackpool is at breaking point. All of this work happening at once is so ill-thought-out that anyone would think they’d done it on purpose. Perhaps Blackpool Council think six months of absolute hell on the roads will mak