Part of my driving today was M6/M5 junction south to Bristol. There were 4 sets of roadworks with narrowed lanes and 50 mph limits and specs (not in use on one section). On 2 sets of roadworks there was no sign of any activity - no diggers, no workmen, nothing but cones. On one set there were 2 workmen half hidden by a crash barrier just standing there chatting. On the other there were 6 workmen each with a spade seemingly digging up the central crash barrier.
It's very frustrating!! all these hol-ups and little going on!
Went up to Edinburgh last week (A50, M6, A/M74, A 701) and there were 14 sets of roadworks from Stoke to Carlisle, some with 50 mph limits, some without: some with specs cameras and some without. The common feature was that very little work seemed to be going on.
Why???!!! If they are going to set up cones (by the million!), cameras and narrow lanes why don't they get on with it???
And having got on with it (M1 roadworks J25 to J28) and having seemingly finished it why don't they get rid of the speed limit and cones??
Rant over! Sorry - bad day today!!
Phil
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Roadworks rant! new
Roadworks rant! new
