A20 holiday traffic.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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22 July 2017 08:06331657if any one is thinking of using the a20,dont bother its blocked from the docks to Folkestone on the coast bound carriageway,london bound is just as bad because all juntions are blocked.and yes TAP is on. - 22 July 2017 08:38331658No great surprise on the first day after the schools broke up, every year the same. If some people left it a few days they might get a less stressful journey.
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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22 July 2017 09:23331660apparently it stated late yesterday evening with TAP being put in early.and it don't help dhb not letting traffic in by holding then at the dock entrance. - 22 July 2017 14:52331670Quite a lot of overseas registered trucks and cars using the Folkestone Road earlier trying to beat the jam.
- 22 July 2017 15:15331672Lemming Saturday!Lew Finnis
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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22 July 2017 19:14331682a20 now clear. - PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
23 July 2017 11:18331689Highways England -Traffic Speed Deflectometer (TSD)
HE's vehicle seen on A20 Townwall Street this morning.
"The TSD is a fully functional research tool capable of measuring the structural condition of asphalt road pavements at traffic speed."
Read on if you must.
http://www.highways.gov.uk/knowledge/projects/traffic-speed-deflectometer-tsd-scheme-level-development/
What it means:
We have a vehicle that sees if our roads are cracking up. And what we might do about it if we had the money.Jan Higgins likes this - 23 July 2017 12:27331690Perhaps you could let KCC know of its existence Patrick!!Jan Higgins likes this
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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23 July 2017 16:58331700PatrickS wrote:
What it means:
We have a vehicle that sees if our roads are cracking up. And what we might do about it if we had the money.
Which in turn translates into....We know a lot of the roads and pavements are in a bad way but we will do sweet FA about them.Brian Dixon likes this-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
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23 July 2017 17:46331704Paul Watkins wrote:Perhaps you could let KCC know of its existence Patrick!!
Paul, I would be very surprised if KCC were unaware of the existence of the TSD program. Especially as our DDC Castle Ward Councillor is also a KCC Councillor, and on their Environment & Transport Cabinet Committee.
Mind you these vehicles obviously move around swiftly, which is more than you can say for movement on the state of our potholed highways (both due to tarmac degradation and sunked metal service covers, although unsure which authority is responsible for the latter).
I have advised KCC anyway. - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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23 July 2017 20:18331707Patrick,you got my condolences on that subject. - PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
23 July 2017 21:35331708Graciously accepted Brian - 29 July 2017 11:02331895Traffic's beginning to back up to Crabble Hill at the moment.
- 29 July 2017 11:15331896York Street came to a standstill earlier with buses unable to access Worthington Street for a period, people trying all sorts of diversions but end up in a queue somewhere.
- PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
29 July 2017 13:46331906Townwall Street this morning
Families getting out of their cars in stationary traffic looking for a toilet; cars and lorries blocking the hatchings at Woolcomber Street; Enterprise car transporter backing into Townwall Street traffic; port delays due to weather and "technical issues". Emergency vehicles having to weave through queues of stationary traffic.
I thought that TAP and the A20 "Intelligent Traffic System" was meant to stop queuing traffic on Townwall Street allowing better traffic flow into the Port and relieving local residents of car and hgv petrol and diesel fumes. It quite obviously is neither effective in this respect nor very "intelligent".
Dover's holiday season in full swing!! Bliss!Jan Higgins likes this - Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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29 July 2017 13:58331907As per usual the port's traffic chaos disrupts the lives of those living in Dover.
I guess the one in charge of TAP is not available to push whichever button it is that should have been pushed prior to this chaos starting.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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- Location: Dover
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29 July 2017 14:08331908TAP didn't come on operation until 0830/0900 this morning,evan though the problem started at 0700 this morning.take note this is the second saterday in a row that this problem has happened.,
Folkestone road busier than useall with York street/woolcmber street also backing up.one report that masion dieu road was baked up to morrisons at one point.Jan Higgins and PatrickS like this - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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29 July 2017 14:21331911 - 29 July 2017 14:48331912Brian Dixon wrote:Take note this is the second saterday in a row that this problem has happened.,
Folkestone road busier than useall with York street/woolcmber street also backing up.one report that masion dieu road was baked up to morrisons at one point.
Many buses had to divert in order to avoid Maison Dieu Road. People waiting in Market Square for the 68 were left disappointed.PatrickS likes this - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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29 July 2017 14:52331913understandable howard.
