M20 Weekend Closures

[scousebird]

For those heading to Dover/ Eurotunnel in January some information for you. The M20 will be closing for 2 weekends for bridge installations so the M2 will be the route to use.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/m20-to-close-for-two-full-weekends-196096/

 

[dryad]

plus a load of roadworks planned west and eastbound with lanes closed (partially or totally) on the M2 during january and february..

https://www.trafficdelays.co.uk/m2-traffic-delays/

 

[jongood]

For those heading to Dover/ Eurotunnel in January some information for you. The M20 will be closing for 2 weekends for bridge installations so the M2 will be the route to use.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/m20-to-close-for-two-full-weekends-196096/

Thanks We got caught out with this in November. HSE no doubt.

 

[Emmit]

HSE no doubt.

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[jongood]

HSE no doubt.

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The random closure of arterial roads predominantly for elf and safety reasons seems to be endemic these days.

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[scousebird]

The random closure of arterial roads predominantly for elf and safety reasons seems to be endemic these days.

They are installing 2 new bridges so I think H&S is quite important

 

[jongood]

They are installing 2 new bridges so I think H&S is quite important

Fair enough but they used to do it one half at a time so that a contraflow can be used instead of a total closure. IMHO not enough account is taken of the impact on the surrounding network when these 'risk assessments' are done.

 

[Jaws]

Life is all about timing.. We will be using the M20... on the 14th .... so will just miss it

 

[grumps147]

They are installing 2 new bridges so I think H&S is quite important

Spot on. The problem with leaving the other carriageway open even if it is a half way only bridge is motorists using the other carriageway, anything could, and probably would happen. We are talking of the great careful and considerate British drivers here. Add in a few continental truckers way past hours watching television while driving and you have the perfect storm, even before the wannabe film makers start recording it.

 

[scousebird]

Fair enough but they used to do it one half at a time so that a contraflow can be used instead of a total closure. IMHO not enough account is taken of the impact on the surrounding network when these 'risk assessments' are done.

They are installing the bridges across all the lanes, it's a new junction going in.

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[barsteward]

Fair enough but they used to do it one half at a time so that a contraflow can be used instead of a total closure. IMHO not enough account is taken of the impact on the surrounding network when these 'risk assessments' are done.[

Life is all about timing.. We will be using the M20... on the 14th .... so will just miss it

I will be using the M20 next weekend so hopefully will be long gone.

 

[scousebird]

Reminder.

 

[jongood]

Does anyone know if its closed this weekend?

Kent online have it closed today as well - I think.

Thanks
Jon

 

[scousebird]

Does anyone know if its closed this weekend?

Kent online have it closed today as well - I think.

Thanks
Jon

It's due to close next weekend for the second half of the bridge to be installed

 

[scousebird]

Th M20 will be closed again this weekend
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashfor...-for-another-m20-closure-this-weekend-197604/

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