What's Going on with road closures?
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I went to see my sister in Sutton yesterday.
I left to come home to Windlesham at about 11pm. Saw 2 big signs on my way up the A217 towards Reigate telling me the A3 would be closed between the M25 and A247 on the weekend of 29 September to 3 October.
Why didn't they tell me the M25 clockwise would be closed that night!
I had to backtrack to Burgh Heath, down Reigate Road and around the Ewell by-pass to get to the A3 at Tolworth which was the posted diversion.
Lovely I thought, but that was closed at Cobham so I had to detour through Weybridge to get back to the M25 at Chertsey which had 2 lanes closed before I got to the M3 which had an overnight closure between J4 and J4a, but I left a J3 to join the A322 - that also had a lane closed.
I didn't see anything happening apart from some cones being moved! How does this help sustain non-renewable resources or improve air quality?
I left to come home to Windlesham at about 11pm. Saw 2 big signs on my way up the A217 towards Reigate telling me the A3 would be closed between the M25 and A247 on the weekend of 29 September to 3 October.
Why didn't they tell me the M25 clockwise would be closed that night!
I had to backtrack to Burgh Heath, down Reigate Road and around the Ewell by-pass to get to the A3 at Tolworth which was the posted diversion.
Lovely I thought, but that was closed at Cobham so I had to detour through Weybridge to get back to the M25 at Chertsey which had 2 lanes closed before I got to the M3 which had an overnight closure between J4 and J4a, but I left a J3 to join the A322 - that also had a lane closed.
I didn't see anything happening apart from some cones being moved! How does this help sustain non-renewable resources or improve air quality?
I feel like changing my user name to Jonah!
On Saturday I was going to Castle Combe, but the A420 was closed due to a serious collision. Thankfully Google Maps found another route on country lanes.
Then I got onto the M4 heading home, but around 17.20 everything stopped between J14 and J13. Google said 8 minute delay, but we were were stationary for 4 hours. Word of mouth suggested a potential fatal accident less than half a mile ahead of us.
Saw 2 Ambulances and 3 Fire tenders so it was always going to be a long wait. Especially when the floodlights went on, presumably for forensic investigation which can only be done when the road is closed.
Then I realised that less than half a mile from the crash I was between 20/30 seconds from being caught up in it.
Latest media reports suggest it was a single vehicle collision involving a Nissan Pathfinder. What I finally got to drive past didn't seem to have a straight panel or any intact glass.
I really hope anyone involved is OK, but the poxy pick-up driver might benefit from some retro-flection.
On Saturday I was going to Castle Combe, but the A420 was closed due to a serious collision. Thankfully Google Maps found another route on country lanes.
Then I got onto the M4 heading home, but around 17.20 everything stopped between J14 and J13. Google said 8 minute delay, but we were were stationary for 4 hours. Word of mouth suggested a potential fatal accident less than half a mile ahead of us.
Saw 2 Ambulances and 3 Fire tenders so it was always going to be a long wait. Especially when the floodlights went on, presumably for forensic investigation which can only be done when the road is closed.
Then I realised that less than half a mile from the crash I was between 20/30 seconds from being caught up in it.
Latest media reports suggest it was a single vehicle collision involving a Nissan Pathfinder. What I finally got to drive past didn't seem to have a straight panel or any intact glass.
I really hope anyone involved is OK, but the poxy pick-up driver might benefit from some retro-flection.
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