Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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12 November 2009
20:0632936Annoys me every day to see the money wasted on the A20 roadworks at the mo.....
££££ to create a new sliproad that goes from a junction to a building 100 yards up the road - why ? Can't see the benefit for the use it will get
££££ for the small layby that has spaces for 2 lorries, they tear up the banks and bollards, and already they are parked up each exit lane and into the main road
££££ for the others that will again become toilets and rubbish dumps, and again the bollards will be pushed over and the verges torn up !
Why not do it properly and have a small lorry park with loos and bins ????
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 November 2009
21:0132944Paul, ever since that tunnel through the hill has been built, there`s always been lane closures in there or shut for maintanance. It must cost a small fortune. Railway tunnels don`t get that much attention. But then of course, the Victorians were brilliant architects and builders.
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Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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12 November 2009
21:3332945Similarly, the Folkestone Road excavations are really making local residents' lives a misery. Relentless mind-shattering cacophany.
Two weeks now in the same spot and looking set for a third - all for the sake of widening the pavement by a couple of feet. Not worth the disruption for such non- essential work.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 November 2009
21:4632946i thought it was all connected to the station improvements?
there seems to be a lot of work going on, supposed to last until march.
surely the pavements are wide enough in the folkestone road?
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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13 November 2009
08:1232950Folkestone road, yes pavement wide enough, but they havre made area look better and yes howard all part of priory stn improvements which people wanted improved
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 November 2009
08:5832964Part of that disruption is because they are moving the pedestrian crossing and steps up from the station to the Folkestone Road.
I agree it is a pain though - a big pain. Isn't there something not making omelettes with breaking eggs ?
Roger
Brian Dixon
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13 November 2009
09:0532968whats the b2011 got to do with the a20,two compleatly differant roads.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 November 2009
09:0832970Diversity Brian - like all threads, they diversify.
Roger
13 November 2009
09:1332972And long may it continue....................I love a good conversation.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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13 November 2009
17:2532994roger,this post is about wasting money on the a20,folkestone road is a differant matter.i do believe there is another thread running about that particular area.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 November 2009
19:5933018Have I got the wrong location?
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 November 2009
20:2233020I should have used my sat nav on here.
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Terry Nunn
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13 November 2009
20:4033023Anyone know what the "bridge works" are on the A2 north of Aylesham?
Terry
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 November 2009
21:0333027For a new bridle path !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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13 November 2009
21:1033030Unbelievable! Does the horse riding fraternity have some influence then?
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 November 2009
21:2333032Been nice knowing you :)
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Only good thing that I notice is that the outside lane is now restricted to under 7.5 tonne going up the A20 away from Dover
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Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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You call that good? You want to be stuck in the inside lane behind an overloaded/underpowered Lithuanian. My gearbox got a good workout while I wasted fuel this afternoon! At least my truck has a Cat 5 rating so I wasn't causing too much additional pollution - unlike the Lithuanian. Five trucks behind me the driver ended up stopping, which caused even more problems as he tried to pull off up hill. The resulting queue would not have been pretty!
Sorry Scotchie but that "enhancement" to the A20 will cause a few problems, not least from those that will ignore the new restriction. It's a pity this wasn't thought about when the road was built, and a crawler lane included. Just another example of the powers-that-be pandering to the car driver.
Phil West
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Phil, I think it was just lack of forethought and planning to omit a crawler lane. For all we know, the planners probably travel by bus and never have to deal with the problem.
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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You got that right Sid! Why is it that when anything gets planned they don't consult the end user? I saw the same thing when they were widening the M25 and decided to do away with the slip roads for a lot of the junctions. That particular lack of foresight causes the majority of delays we see on that road today.
Phil West
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