Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning

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Fri 13 Feb 2009 09:29
Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning - DP
M3 was solid between J4 and J2, and M25 anticlockwise from 11-15. The cause was reported on the radio as a broken down crane partially blocking the exit slip road at J11 of the M25. Then a short while later it came across the radio that the crane was not actually broken down, but was in use, repairing some road signs.

Was this so urgent it couldn't have waited until the end of Friday morning rush hour? This poor planning directly caused about 15 miles worth of queues across two roads. Personally speaking to get from J4 to J2 of the M3 took me well over an hour this morning, against the 15-20 minutes I would expect it to take on a Friday morning rush hour. Colleague coming from Watford is still sitting on the M25 now.



Edited by rtj70 on 13/02/2009 at 10:12

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Fri 13 Feb 2009 10:12
Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning - rtj70
I just heard the update on this too - fixing signs in rush hour. Surely they could have waited until after rush hour?
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Fri 13 Feb 2009 12:12
Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning - motorprop
heads should roll - stupid and incompetent
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Fri 13 Feb 2009 12:48
Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning - boxsterboy
Yes, I couldn't believe it either when I heard the cause of these horrendous hold-ups this morning. Couldn't it have been done outside the rush hour or overnight??
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Fri 13 Feb 2009 12:57
Chaos on the M25 and M3 this morning - Mr X
In my neck of the woods, a well used main road has been closed for several months for work to be done. There is a well sign posted diversion. Sure enough, two weeks in to the closure and road works ( non emergency ) appear on first one part of the diversion route and in the last two days, on another section. Result double the congestion, wasted fuel.

Nice one Mr Councillor in your Ivory Town Hall.
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