Talk:M32 motorway

Parkway
I don't know exactly what is meant here by being "part of the Bristol Parkway", but I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean part of the railway station, and yet that's where it links to. Please link to the right page, if one exists.Tobycek 17:59, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Junction with the A4174. Clarification needed.
The article reads:


 * It is generally 2 lanes each way, though heading northbound it widens to 3 lanes as it approaches the A4174 ring road.

I think this might mean:


 * ... the northbound section widens to 3 lanes as it approaches the A4174 ring road.

However, if both sections of the road widen to three lanes, then the following wording would be clearer:


 * ... but it widens to 3 lanes near the junction with the A4174 ring road.

Could someone with local knowledge fix this? Michael Glass (talk) 02:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Southbound, it is 3 lanes between the M4 and where the sliproad to J1 (the A4174) diverges. It is then 2 lanes all the way to the end of the motorway, apart from the short distance between junctions 2 and 3 (the third lane comes as a lane gain at J2 and then forms a lane drop at J3).
 * Northbound, it is 2 lanes from the start, then 3 lanes between J3 and J2 (the same as southbound). There is then an extended (~⅓rd of a mile) merge from the J2 onslip, after which it reverts to 2 lanes until it widens to three and then four lanes for a total of about ½ a mile before the diverge for J1. It is 2 lanes through the junction. There is then a ~¼ mile of 2+1 lanes as the left lane of the onslip runs as part of the carriageway but separated from it by tiger tailing and then a solid white line, before it becomes a third lane for the remaining ~⅛ of a mile to the M4 roundabout.
 * The measurements are crudely taken from google maps air photos. I've not updated the article as I'm unsure of what phrasing would best sum up this. Thryduulf (talk) 19:52, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Wrong sector
M thirtytwo ?? But it's in the '4' sector, it's nowhere near Southampton. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.110.100.240 (talk) 13:21, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Rubbish. The M32 is South of the M4, and west of the M3. So its in the correct sector. Matt-thepie (talk) 10:57, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

wikiproject uk roads
Aiming to advance the article to B-class I have amended the following:-
 * Intro says 5mi long, infobox says 4mi, both changed to 4.6mi.Baldy Bill (talk) 01:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * On the History section, I have checked the Motorway Archive reference given; this actually does not state that the m32 is the SE side of a rectangle; it states that the Bristol City Development Plan envisaged a spider's web-like plan of radial and ring roads BOUNDED by the M4, M5, and River Avon without specifying where the SE limit of the plan lies, but could reasonably be assumed to be the border of the authority's area. Therefore I have amended it to read "to be a key radial link through to the hub of a network of radial and ring roads within a rectangle", and amended the reference slightly (access date, and url to point directly to the information concerned without having to navigate the website).
 * On Recent Developments section the reference to the bus lane appears as a raw weblink, so have converted to the citeweb template and added the chapter number as it is a lengthy document.
 * In the junctions table there are no references, so I have checked the claims using Google StreetView. There were two distance markers slightly misquoted - one at the junction with M4 stated 7.9 when in fact it is marker post 8.0 (both directions) and the other states an assumed 0.0 for the start marker when in fact it reads 1.1 (northbound carriageway adjacent to the road sign defining the beginning of motorway regulations). This may be due to forward planning by those assigning motorway labels to allow for the motorway to have been continued southward to Cabot Circus approx 1km away (compare with the "futureproof" gaps in junction numbering on the A1(M) motorway) and would explain the motorway being just over 7km long but having mileposts up to 8.0km. In the interest of verifiability it would be good if someone who has an atlas with motorway junction detail could check all signs and cite the publication.
 * As I see it this should be sufficient to meet the criteria in WP:WikiProject_UK_Roads. Baldy Bill (talk) 00:00, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ritchie333 (talk • contribs) 12:50, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Traffic section
Can I throw in a comment? It says: "During the morning rush hour, queues can tail back onto the southbound motorway mainline from the city centre". What is that supposed to mean? Which is the "southbound motorway"? What is the "mainline"? If anyone understands what is meant - and as someone who frequently uses the M32, I don't understand it - it needs to be reworded. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:06, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I probably meant "southbound carriageway", but from context we can just say "motorway", which I've done. If you can picture a crawl along the Eastville Viaduct towards Cabot Circus, thinking "why didn't I take the scenic route?" you'll know what I mean. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  18:05, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah, OK, thanks. Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:08, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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