Road closed tonight for maintenance - why so many?

[saaby93]

Listening to the traffic news tonight and passing a big yellow sign - this road will be closed for 2 weekends- how did they get away with tarmacing the road in the past by only setting up traffic lights either end?
Now it's either close one carriageway and convoy system in operation or close the whole road and try and find your own way through the resulting car park

Why?
Because we can?

[14-7]

1) Because to do it quickly it is easier to shut the road completely?
2) Because shutting it for weekends only means that people trying to get to work on time aren't inconvenienced as much?
3) Because it gives some people something to moan about?

Which one do you fit in to (3 by any chance?).

HTH

[saaby93]

14-7 said:

1) Because to do it quickly it is easier to shut the road completely?
2) Because shutting it for weekends only means that people trying to get to work on time aren't inconvenienced as much?
3) Because it gives some people something to moan about?

Which one do you fit in to (3 by any chance?).

Possibly
Theres no doubt that 1 applies but they have to weigh that up with the inconvenience of everyone forced to find another way through.
Previously theyd have struck the balance so that it wasnt the quickest or easiest way to repair but still allowed traffic through although not as quickly for them either.

Why the decision to go to the end of the scale in so many places (according to traffic news) and close the road completely
Does inconvenience count for nothing?

[rj1986]

I've also heard in September, some councils do a half year budget re-forecast. So if it isn't spent, it's gone next time round. Spend it while they can.

[DMN]

Easier to do it now, than in January under 2 feet of snow.