Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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14 February 2009
10:4415431#1
Just clearing up in the kitchen after breakast and see that there are huge lorries coming down the Folkstone Road.
Obviously this is not their preferred route, so there must be a problem on the A20 between Capel Le Ferne and Dover Town.
If you can avoid this until it's cleared (?) please do.
I'll see if I can find out why.
Roger
Guest 682- Registered: 19 Jan 2009
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14 February 2009
10:5415433#2
I've just put this on the front page Roger - accident on A20 Dover bound - closed since about 0430 this morning apparently so looks as if it could be serious but, as I've siad on the front page, let's hope noone is seriously injured.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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14 February 2009
11:4015441#3
Crashed lorry causes chemical alert
Three fire crews and a chemical support unit were called to the A20 between Dover and Capel this morning after a lorry crashed into the central reservation.
The road was closed for a while following reports that chemicals were leaking from the vehicle.
But fire fighters discovered that only the batteries on the vehicle were leaking, and there were no chemicals involved.
The Polish lorry driver was unhurt.
The accident happened just after 6am as the vehicle was heading towards Dover, between Capel and Aycliffe.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash and Highways Agency officials are repairing a length of the central reservation barriers.
Source Kentonline.co.uk
Just seen on the BBC traffic reports that there were two accidents closing that piece of road but no details of the other one.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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14 February 2009
12:5315449#4
didnt aycliffe know about it,lots of unwanted traffic on the estate trying to get to folkestone and beyond,only to find they couldnt.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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14 February 2009
13:4415458#5
the folkestone road was choc a bloc, a lot of horns tooting from exasperated drivers.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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14 February 2009
14:5315462#6
.............and what's all the police activity near the old WERU building yesterday and today?
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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14 February 2009
15:0715466#7
Ah, just spotted something on the UDI thread.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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14 February 2009
15:2815467#8
the a 20 is know fully open thank god.
Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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14 February 2009
18:4215471#9
Terry
Big bust, bit more of the streets
Sheila
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 February 2009
07:5415489#10
Thanks Sheila.
Presumably a drugs bust ? Another crack-house closed.
Maybe the scaffolding and sheeting wasn't there to protec the public from dust and muck while work is in progress, but to stop people seeing inside ??
Hope the owner and perpetrators are punished adequately.
Roger
Guest 682- Registered: 19 Jan 2009
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15 February 2009
08:4715494#11
All the more reason why we need to get the A2 upgraded and an automatic switch when there are problems on the A20.
Using Variable Message Signs they could immediately re-route from the M25 or from the M20 at the A249 junction eastbound and direct from the Docks westbound, straight up Jubilee Way.
The battle continues at Regional Transport Board level.
15 February 2009
09:0915498#12
Re. the folkestone road incident,according to the K.M. website, it was a raid on quite a large cannabis factory.
Guest 682- Registered: 19 Jan 2009
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15 February 2009
10:1215502#13
Both of these incidents are reported at KentOnLine
Looks as if a few skips of 'stuff' was taken from Amsterdam House as we all know it hwile is was a chemical spil from the abtteries of the truck and repairs to the crash barriers resulted in the road being closed.
BRIAN - Just seen your posting at 1153 - thought we had this one licked - will you Email me some details with accurate timings please and any photos -
cllrnigelcollor@dover.gov.uk - and I'll take it up again.