New Road, Draycott

NO GO - ROAD CLOSED

'The' challenge of the area is closed...

SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT OF MENDIP PARISH OF RODNEY STOKE Temporary Closure of New Road, Draycott

TAKE NOTICE that in pursuance of Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, the County Council of Somerset have made an Order PROHIBITING ALL TRAFFIC from proceeding along New Road, Draycott from 5 metres east of the junction with The Binnings to 65 metres east of the junction with Vicarage Lane a distance of 90 metres.

This order will enable Somerset Highways to carry out drainage works in this road.

The Order becomes effective on 02 July 2012 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to last for 10 days excluding weekends. While the closure is in operation an alternative route will be signed as detailed below.

So everyone will have to wait. And get fit. And then get used to cycling with their underpants over their bike shorts...

What are we waiting for?

800m of 1 in 5.3 (that's 19% in new money) with a lead in and a lead out that total a climb of 217m in 2km. An average of just about 11% (1 in 9). In French terms this is hard to classify. Category 3 is 1km at 10% to 6km at 5%. This is both longer and steeper than the steep end of category 3 then. On the other hand, category 2 spreads from 5km at 8% to 15km at 4%. New Road isn't long enough to qualify for this, but then it is rather steeper than the 8% here. I reckon that this is the West Mendip area's only Cat 2 climb - well, Cat 2 and a half anyway!
Good luck. Enjoy the wait. Keep eating the spinach.
DP