mo wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message
news:zm20e.3623
No point. It's a longer way round, and you'll hit the roadworks on
M25 near Heathrow and quite possibly a queue on M4 approaching
Chiswick. M3 to its end, then A316 is much more direct.

i notice that the A316 goes onto the Chiswick roundabout - so would
it have been quicker for me to have used this route to the Chiswick
roundabout all those times i went there in the past rather than the
M4 route???


http://multimap.co.uk/map/browse.cgi...=6&right.y=142

The A316 meets the A4 at the *Hogarth* Roundabout, which is by the "k"
of Chiswick on the above map. The Chiswick Roundabout is where the A4
meets the North & South Circular Roads, underneath the start of the M4
(marked as Junction 1 on the map).

so are you suggesting i take the A316 onto the chiswick roundbaout
and then the A4?

A316 to the Hogarth Roundabout, then the A4.

whats the a316 like - is it 1 or 2 lanes and is traffic free flowing
on it - is it as easy to drive on as the M4 would be and how much
time would i be saving?

It starts off as 3+3 dual carriageway and progressively degrades to 1+1
single carriageway. Mostly 2+2 lanes, though, and 40 mph limit with
about 6 roundabouts and various traffic lights. On a Saturday, I would
expect it to be reasonably free-flowing unless there is a big match at
Twickenham, in which case use M4 instead. M25/M4 tends in my experience
to be more prone to queues.
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