Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#1
if the above has been put into operation yesterday lunch time,then why has the a20 been at a standstill for the last 18 hours.the que starts at the eastern docks and tails back past aycliffe to folkestone.phase 2 has been reported to have started but hgv's are still parked 2 abreast on the a20.
this is not good enough,and all lorries should be sent back to m20 at the earlist possable moment.radio stations have stated that op stack is still on causeing traffic choas.not that i am anoyyed but it dose wind one up when people like them [radio stations] cant get it right.
Guest 744- Registered: 20 Mar 2012
- Posts: 412
#2
Radio stations often do so Brian, often reporting accidents and getting the name of the road wrong. I was once driving along Wincheap in Canterbury and according to the local traffic report it was gridlocked. Think they must have got the wrong town because at that moment there were hardly any cars about.
Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
- Posts: 468
#3
Helen T wrote:I follow Kent Police Traffic reports online. They state all cars were being diverted off of the a20/m20. The chaos would be further back than you could see from Aycliffe. As for the town clogging up. It's times like this we realise just how many HGVs there are on our roads using the port/tunnel. The ferrie/trains can only cope with as much as they can take. In saying that I expect drivers are also told by their bosses to only to go with certain companies so the loads are not spread evenly.
Keeps politics to myself
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#4
this was taken by brian at 8 a.m. today.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#5
just got back from town,it took 30 minuits to get from the ropewalk to prioy street normaly takes no more than 5 on a normal day,traffic was allso baking up to the docks folkestone bound section.it was utter chaose there this morning,still busy folkestone bound and at a standstill dock bound.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#6
ps,there has allso been a prang [lorrie/car ]on the inside lane to make matters worse.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#7
ps,the number 16 route buses to canterbury via hawkinge are now via the a20 and dover.
Guest 717- Registered: 16 Jun 2011
- Posts: 468
#8
Lastet from Kent police online. Op stack will be In force for the rest of today at least. Only lorries with op stack stickers being let in the Port or they will be diverted back. 1500 lorries still in Op Stack. I also hear Calais had issues due to weather. Lets hope spring is near!
Keeps politics to myself
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#9
some good news,rain from friday.hopefully it will melt whats left on both sides of the channel.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#10
there has been more snow in the nord pas de calais than we had here.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#11
yep half a meter they say,only a couple of centimeters more than we got
