When the London County Council (LCC) built the roads on their brand-new Britwell Estate in 1955 or 1956, they exhibited professional competence. In those days everyone took great pride in their work.
The corners of Long Readings with Monksfield and with Long Furlong were wide enough for buses to easily drive round without causing traffic jams.
In 2001 Slough Council employed Gillian Ralphs from the London Borough of Hillingdon. Mrs Ralphs lacking professional qualifications in either planning or in transport, became the council's Assistant Director of Transport & Planning.
Mrs Ralphs is associated with several major expensive disasters including:-
One of Mrs Ralph's actions was to 'square-off' the corners of Long Readings with Monksfield and Long Readings with Long Furlong.
As you can see, buses are now forced to drive on the other side of the road
to get round the corner. What type of overpaid nincompoop spends the public's
money on bonkers improvements
like this ?