Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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As anyone who lives in the affected roads will know, A20 roadworks has meant lorries have been clogging the town's streets for several nights no w does anyone know how long this is due to continue?
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
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Scheduled to last 12 mths!
Arte et Marte
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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12 months,and there is a 30 mph speed limit between western hieghts roundabout and York street roundabout.and oh before I forget its down to 1 lane each way between the 2.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
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It seems astonishing that these road changes will take nearly a year to complete.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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When this originally came up with the time scale mentioned I opined that it was a bit of spin from the usual source. Once the job gets done in 3 to 6 months they will say that they pulled all the stops out for the town that they love!!
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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So we will have to put up with lorries diverted through the town all year? It doesn't bear thinking about.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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no different than rumberling past aycliffe 24/7/365.andrew.
PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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Dover 'Snarlgate' Street photos through the roadworks today. The two blue light ambulances just managed to get through thanks to a considerate foreign lorry driver.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Thanks for those Patrick photos make the story clearer.
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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My worry is that I've got to go along there in an hour's time and Traffic England is showing it as snarled up already! It was moving smoothly yesterday but Tuesday is always a bad day......
Lew Finnis
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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it was backed from the docks back past the bp garage at 0720 this morning,got stuck on a bus at the prince of wales roundabout for a good 10 minuits this morning.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Some turn into my road do a left into Clarendon Street with the intention of getting back onto the Folkestone Road via Malvern Road, doubt if they gain access easily.
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/Residents-nightmare-roadworks-diversion/story-28798650-detail/story.htmlBrian Dixon- Location: Dover
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it seems that residents of Folkestone road are getting more traffic up the afore said road,aycliffe and the streatch of A20 to the docks get that noise etc 24/7/365 days of the year.
ps,folkestone road used to be the main drag for that traffic to the docks befoe the A20 was built.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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Not quite the same thing Brian, though neither area should have to put up with it!
Arte et Marte
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Actually in the 60s and 70s it mostly came down the A2.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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True but far less and much smaller lorries, noisier back then though.
Arte et Marte
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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And it all had to thread its way through Canterbury in those days.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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It is only for two years 24/7:
Andy B
- Location: dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:True but far less and much smaller lorries, noisier back then though.
Much slower back then and not anywhere as many as now,also didnt carry the amount of weight like today, i think they are rated at 44 tons gross?
