Loose chippings - Resurfacing
Discussion
Quinten said:
I probably need the whoosh parrot for that, but that looks to me a nicely photoshopped signed placed there by a disgruntled motorist?
Just what I thought, couple of houses a few hundred yards before the sign and I'd bet they get really pissed off with a drive full of loose stuff.Love the "Chips with that" quote
Fact is, if it was done properly with a little care and attention unlike the quality of workmanship by some of the road wombles that work for Lincs Highways, then this particular stretch would indeed benefit from dressing. Only problem is, this stretch of the A17 has been dressed and swept, and swept, and swept and been coned and swept for almost 2 weeks now and the end result is there are patches of the old surface showing through already. And still the bloody stones rattle up your wheel arches. At one stage there was a foot wide ridge at the side of each carriageway like a rumble strip. It's just a bloody mess.
GreatGranny said:
Is this the Sleaford to Newark stretch OP?
I drive this every day.
I thought drivers have been pretty sensible on the whole during the works.
The actual dressing was done over night to reduce delays.
Speeds were kept low and it was only few a few miles so no real delay in journey time and it has been swept and lined now so all good :-)
Also there was a section of resurfacing done as part of the works otherwise it would have been easily less than a week for the dressing on its own.
This stretch is from Holbeach to Long Sutton. 'Work' has been done overnight ( Darjeeling is their fave I understand ). I stand corrected on the timeline, they started on July 18th apparently. The dates on the electronic sign have changed many times.I drive this every day.
I thought drivers have been pretty sensible on the whole during the works.
The actual dressing was done over night to reduce delays.
Speeds were kept low and it was only few a few miles so no real delay in journey time and it has been swept and lined now so all good :-)
Also there was a section of resurfacing done as part of the works otherwise it would have been easily less than a week for the dressing on its own.
MrBarry123 said:
We had this a few weeks back and I'm sure I annoyed a few people by crawling at 5mph for 3 miles.
I apologise to those people.
Yep annoyed I would be too if I were behind you. 5mph is just plain stupid! I'm sure you exaggerate wildly.I apologise to those people.
The 20mph that is often posted on these stretches is just about right. If a stone is going to fly up from a tyre squashing it, it'll fly up at any speed.
As said earlier its the d
head in the transit / Audi that doesn't give a st about his company vehicle that needs to slow down.MrBarry123 said:
No, it's not an exaggeration - I was using no throttle i.e. allowing the car to creep in first gear.
It was a dual carriageway so people could go past me to the right.
I also saw a DB9 going the other way which looked to be doing a similar speed to me.
Aaah.. Now it's all 'clear'.... cough... That was you It was a dual carriageway so people could go past me to the right.
I also saw a DB9 going the other way which looked to be doing a similar speed to me.
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