Queuing traffic on a wet A361.

It's unusual for traffic to be queuing back this far in both lanes.

One of the signs warning most traffic to get in the left lane, which makes the queues a lot longer than necesarry. This will change with the opening of the bypass.

An upside down 'give way to oncoming traffic' sign.

One of the new VMS signs in Barnstaple giving information about the town's car parks.

Hmmm - lots of choices of where to park!

Erm, how can you nearly have spaces? Either the 'Nearly' should have a number, or the spaces should read 'Full'.

Very odd arrows indeed. This is the third set of arrows for this sign.

An odd set of bus stops outside Barnstaple railway station - the bus lane ends at a car parking bay! The markings will make more sense once the Barnstaple bypass scheme is complete when there will be a bus only road from here to the old Sticklepath Hill.

The works now finished with some highly dangerous bollards in the middle of the road to prevent overtaking.

A mini roundabout sign in Barnstaple - even though the roundabout itself was removed over a year ago! EDIT JULY 2006 - this sign has now been moved 50 yards up the road to another roundabout.

Changes implemented on The Strand - traffic heading away from the Square now has to give way.

Close up of the warning sign.

OK, it is a Sunday evening, but it's spooky seeing this road this quiet.

New temporary signs.

Now, if you get to this point and you're in a vehicle that's longer than permitted, what do you do? I saw exactly what a few days later (without my camera) - go the wrong way down the one way street and emerge on the Long Bridge.

No traffic on here anymore.

Any need for the pedestrian crossing to stay switched on?

The blocked off exit onto the Square. Some of the traffic lights have been removed.

new signs restricting entry onto the Strand. No idea what's on the other side of the flip panel.

The temporary layout on The Square.

Taw vale is now closed to all traffic except buses and taxis.

Roadworks on the A361 Barnstaple bypass through the infamous bollards. Note that a load have been removed.

I wouldn't like to have been the person who had to walk down the middle of the road removing the bollards.